In week 8 of this season, we had a rough start against Minnesota. We were behind 3 to 14 in the 2nd quarter. Minnesota had the ball on their 44 yard line at 3rd and 10. I was alone on that half of the field covering both number 89 and number 10 on the Minnesota offense. While I covered 89, 10 broke free and the pass to him was uncontested. I wasn't able to catch up to him until our 4 yard line, conceding a 52 yard gain to Minnesota.
Our offense was also struggling in this game and we never managed to score a touchdown. So it's unlikely that my mistake was the sole reason we lost. But regardless, the defense totally blew it in terms of coverage on that play. And I personally blew it by covering 1 of the 2 opponents while the other moved down field past me, instead of backpedaling to keep myself between both open opponents and the end zone so that I could more swiftly tackle whichever receiver caught the pass and give up less yards.
Had we won this game, we would be at the top of the conference instead of in a 3 way tie with MINN and KCC. And with how tight of a race we're having this season, this 1 loss might be the difference between making it to the playoffs or not.
Our offense was also struggling in this game and we never managed to score a touchdown. So it's unlikely that my mistake was the sole reason we lost. But regardless, the defense totally blew it in terms of coverage on that play. And I personally blew it by covering 1 of the 2 opponents while the other moved down field past me, instead of backpedaling to keep myself between both open opponents and the end zone so that I could more swiftly tackle whichever receiver caught the pass and give up less yards.
Had we won this game, we would be at the top of the conference instead of in a 3 way tie with MINN and KCC. And with how tight of a race we're having this season, this 1 loss might be the difference between making it to the playoffs or not.
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