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

[gusmahler]

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It's because they're afraid of getting criticized in public if they do anything that could lead to an immediate loss.

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How true is it that they will get criticized? I don't recall any criticisms in the earlier Cardinals games I mentioned (though they succeeded both times).

To recap those situations, in the Rams game, the Rams were penalized on the last play of the first half. So the Cards were given a free play from the 1 yard line. Instead of kicking a FG (which I think most coaches would have done), AZ went for it and scored a TD.

In the Skins game, the Cardinals had 4th and goal from the 1 with 6 seconds left. Instead of kicking the FG, they went for it and scored a TD.

How many times this season has an NFL team been in this type of situation (or the PAT vs. 2 pointer situation) at the end of the 4th quarter and gone for the tie instead of the win?