Should the Pats be running up the score on everybody in garbage time?

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If they are using last weeks game as an example I don't think they ran it up. At the end the score was 41-27 a 14 point difference. If they took a knee and turned the ball over on downs it was still remotely possible for Dallas to score, recover an onside kick and score again.

The last score was a straight dive into the line by their 5th string running back. If Dallas was that concerned about losing by 21 instead of 14, stop the 5th string running back from scoring on a straight ahead play.

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They could have kicked a FG and still made it a 3-score game. Instead they went for it on 4th-and-1.

[Toro]

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If they are using last weeks game as an example I don't think they ran it up. At the end the score was 41-27 a 14 point difference. If they took a knee and turned the ball over on downs it was still remotely possible for Dallas to score, recover an onside kick and score again.

The last score was a straight dive into the line by their 5th string running back. If Dallas was that concerned about losing by 21 instead of 14, stop the 5th string running back from scoring on a straight ahead play.

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They could have kicked a FG and still made it a 3-score game. Instead they went for it on 4-and-1.

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Actually if they kicked the FG they would have had more haters saying they ran the score up.

[Aces McGee]

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If they are using last weeks game as an example I don't think they ran it up. At the end the score was 41-27 a 14 point difference. If they took a knee and turned the ball over on downs it was still remotely possible for Dallas to score, recover an onside kick and score again.

The last score was a straight dive into the line by their 5th string running back. If Dallas was that concerned about losing by 21 instead of 14, stop the 5th string running back from scoring on a straight ahead play.

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They could have kicked a FG and still made it a 3-score game. Instead they went for it on 4th-and-1.

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Bad stuff can happen when you attempt a fg. Diving into the line isn't nearly as dangerous.

-McGee

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Wow. Reading this thread has made me go from disliking the Patriots and their coach to actively hoping that their team plane goes down, preferably into a standing room only Gillette Stadium.