Cardinals kick field goal instead of going for TD, WTF!!!!

[gusmahler]

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The fact that coaches NEVER go for it here, regardless of circumstances, makes it a lot more likely that Wiz was just doing what every other coach does in this spot.

[/ QUOTE ]As I posted before, just this season, the Cards have gone for it twice in the same position in the first half. (4th and goal from the 1 with 6 seconds left in one game, an untimed final play of the half from the 1 (due to a defensive penalty) in the other game.)

Obviously, there's a difference between end of the half and end of the game. But he still would have been criticized had he missed in those two earlier situations, but went for the TD anyway.