The biggest botch in the game has happened to all of us. Clock management. It's like all these coaches went to the same TED talk on how to improperly manage the game clock. If you've watched any amount of games, you've surely seen the mysterious "spike" play. Spiking in the NFL happens all the time, yes, no argument from me there. However, you never see it happen with a minute left and your team inside the redzone. Let me run you through the standard set of plays. 1st and 10 from the 15, 90 seconds left, team down by 3. Team complete an 8 yard pass to the 7. 2nd and 3 with 70 seconds left, QB spikes the ball. Now 3rd and 3 with 60 seconds left. Incomplete pass on 4th down, tie the game with a FG but leave 50 seconds for the other team to inevitably march down the field and kick a game winning FG. Great clock management! Way to save time and waste a down! Lovely as always.
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