Falcons: 2 point conversions - Is Smith Allergic?

[Drathdon]

(01-13-2013 09:58 PM)hitwriter Wrote:  We go up 28 to 7 and and that three TD comeback would have left us tied with a chance in OT if Matt misses the FG...

We miss the two point conversion and it's 26 to 7... Three TD's makes it 28 to 26 and that last FG still wins the game for us.

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It gives us an extra out, and cost us ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! It's like playing with house money.

Unless you think they will score 24 points in one quarter, having 26 or 27 points is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE. Nothing (except safetys... and no one was playing for extras of those off of kickoffs) would matter for our score. If they score 3 Td's, they win, whether we have 26 or 27, but if we make the 2 point conversion, it's a tie.

Having 26 or 27 does not matter, as one field goal from us makes us beat 3 TD's from Seattle. With 1 quarter left, you have to figure a limited amount of scoring opportunities. Go for 2, and we don't need a FG to prevent losing from 3 TD's. The extra point only protects us from 2 TD's and 2 FG's (you really think Seattle would have 4 scoring drives in the 4th?).

Missing the 2 point conversion is meaningless. Either we make it, and are better off (and would have saved ourselves the possible grief today), or miss it, and are exactly where we would be had we kicked the extra point.

Don't just dismiss this, guys. Think about what I'm saying! The math doesn't lie!