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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Lions’ controversial penalty on 2-point conversion leads to a Cowboys win  Yahoo Sports Source link

The great debate over going for two found fresh fodder on Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens gambled the outcome of their game against the Green Bay Packers on one final play.  Video released on Monday showed how the decision went down on the Baltimore sideline. After the Ravens scored a late touchdown to cut their deficit to 31-30, head coach John Harbaugh rolled the dice on a two-point conversion with the game on the line. Convert, and they take the lead with 42 seconds remaining. Fail, and… Source link

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh didn’t care if you criticized him for his decision to go for two on Sunday. He knows it was the right call, and he’ll try to explain it to you.  For most of NFL history, the common approach for coaches was to keep a game alive. You’d see plenty of suboptimal decisions made in the name of not practically ending the game, but staying within a possession or two. There are many field goals that have been kicked to pull a game within 14 points in the fourth… Source link