Yeah as was discussed here there's no question there is an
by Carlos Huerta (2024-02-20 08:09:58)
Edited on 2024-02-20 08:10:19

In reply to: the 49'ers had the Chiefs in 4th and 1  posted by irishrock

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advantage to getting the ball second. There's an even bigger advantage to getting the ball third. The debate is how to weigh the uncertainty of there ever being a third possession. It doesn't seem like the numbers guys have come to a consensus which as jt points out means it's a pretty good system to have in place to determine the winner. I personally don't have a preference and would probably let how my defense was playing dictate my decision. I wouldn't like the possibility of letting Mahomes know what he needed which in the case I scored a TD would mean he has four downs to work with but I really wouldn't like the possibility of having Mahomes/Butker only needing a FG to beat me in the third possession.



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