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Buckeye_Democrat

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29. I was confused by it too, especially since...

Sun Jan 2, 2022, 10:05 AM

Jan 2022

... they used their last timeout before the field goal with 12 seconds left on the clock. That struck me as asking for trouble during the ensuing kickoff to Utah, who were a proven threat to return it for a TD.

It's possible that Day was thinking they could have a bad snap during the FG attempt, and he wanted enough time for the holder to possibly throw an incomplete pass before time expired. Then attempt the FG again.

I probably would've instead attempted a running play for a TD, called timeout if it didn't work, then tried a FG.

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