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After the Vikes seemed to march downfield, at will, on their first 3 possessions, while the Skins first couple possessions were perhaps their most inept of the year, many fans probably expected a blowout by the Vikes, and many Skins fans probably had already written off the game AND the season.
So, what would you say was the turning point in the game ?
I'd have to say that ballsy move by coach to go for it on 4th and 3, when we're down 9-0. Normally, you don't go for it when you're down by that little points, that early in the game, and when you have that far to go for the first down, AND you're already in FG range. But coach clearly saw there desperately needed to be a momentum shift, and I believe that's the reason for going for it, not because 9-0 is virtually an insurmountable lead in the 1st quarter for ANY team.
And it worked. Momentum shifted. No, it didn't merely shift. Momentum swung like a pendulum to the opposite end of the spectrum and it stayed there. It could not have worked more perfectly than it did.
The 4th down call was brilliant. And not just because we made the first down, or even got a score out of it It was the right thing to do. Shanahan could have easily rationalized, "Well, technically the Vikes havn't scored a TD on us yet, so why not just kick a FG, as this could end up a battle of FG's". But he didn't take the wuss move. He did the smart thing.
So, that's my turning point. Agree or disagree ?
So, what would you say was the turning point in the game ?
I'd have to say that ballsy move by coach to go for it on 4th and 3, when we're down 9-0. Normally, you don't go for it when you're down by that little points, that early in the game, and when you have that far to go for the first down, AND you're already in FG range. But coach clearly saw there desperately needed to be a momentum shift, and I believe that's the reason for going for it, not because 9-0 is virtually an insurmountable lead in the 1st quarter for ANY team.
And it worked. Momentum shifted. No, it didn't merely shift. Momentum swung like a pendulum to the opposite end of the spectrum and it stayed there. It could not have worked more perfectly than it did.
The 4th down call was brilliant. And not just because we made the first down, or even got a score out of it It was the right thing to do. Shanahan could have easily rationalized, "Well, technically the Vikes havn't scored a TD on us yet, so why not just kick a FG, as this could end up a battle of FG's". But he didn't take the wuss move. He did the smart thing.
So, that's my turning point. Agree or disagree ?
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