The ScooterBlog

Bengals fans have understood what it’s like to have coaches who can’t count, leave points on the board, and seem to pull defeat from the jaws of victory at every possible moment. Of course, it’s easy to forget about these times too … when the final score is 38-10, a coaching decision won’t turn that outcome around!

The situation is this: The score’s 14-3, six minutes or so to go, 4th and Goal from the four yard line, and you’ve lost yards with every attempt at the end zone. If you kick the field goal, it’s a one-score game, you just need the 2-point conversion. If you go for it and don’t get it, you’re still down two scores. If you do score the touchdown, you are down just three (or five), you’ll need the two-point conversion either way.

The logical choice for me would be to take the points, get the game down to 8 and leave yourself a chance to drive for a score. The 20-yard field goal was a chip shot. This did not happen; they did go for it, did not get it, and most assuredly, they lost by three points, 14-11 in the end.

Welcome to our world, Browns fans!