Falcons: Grantland on The Loss

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(11-13-2012 10:29 PM)Drathdon Wrote:  Ok, I see what you are saying now, how missing the 2 would not hurt us, as we would still need a TD to win, but that is said with the knowledge that NO only got another FG and we ended up down by 4. If NO had gotten a TD instead, missing that extra point by going for 2 instead would have had an impact.

The problem with monday morning QB talk is that it is done already knowing what happens after the decision could have been made, while in the live game, no one knows the later variables.

I agree with the after thought but it never even crossed my mind to go for 2 there because field goals don't beat the Saints. Touchdowns are needed to beat the Saints. That's why we lost. Because we had to kick 2 field goals and the Saints only had to kick 1. Change one of those field goals to a touchdown and we would have won.