Re: Should the Pats be running up the score on everybody in garbage time?
This has already been discussed ad nauseum, particularly on FO. Because the Cowboys called a timeout, the Pats had to run a play because taking a knee would NOT have run out the clock on 4th down, and in fact would have turned the ball back over to the Cowboys. After witnessing the absolutely absurd luckboxing of the Cowboys on MNF the previous week, I think it is safe to assume that no team will ever give the opposing team a chance to come back, no matter how slim the chances. They ran the weakest play possible and the Cowboys still couldn't stop them. This issue has been settled and is not at all worthy of discussion.
As for other games, there might be some arguments to be made claiming the Pats were laying it on. But they DID take a knee on 4th down to run out the clock against the Bills within the red zone, and took Brady out with like 8 minutes to go in the 4th quarter in a previous game (I forget which one, doesn't matter).
People are really reaching right now trying to find ways to hate the Pats.
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