Fuck you. Your avatar says it all. We'll see if it comes back to haunt them or not. The only way not making the two comes back to haunt you is if you let the Cowboys drive for another TD & then you're 9 down. But, if that's your worry there, it sure doesn't show much faith in your defense. Now, if the Cowboys drive & kick a FG, you need a TD instead of a FG.
The original poster is 100% correct. This is simple Math. The SCORE of the game should dictate whether or not you go for 2 NOT the juncture of the game. This old school notion of "it's too early to go for 2" is a farce. Now it might not come into play but McCarthy made a mistake by kicking the XP being down by 2 instead of going for 2. There is no risk in going for 2 being down by 2 as you still need a FG to take the lead whether you're down by 1 or down by 2. Whereas, you're taking a risk not going for 2 to at least ATTEMPT to tie the game should your team not score again. Stupid.
I don't give a damn about any wagers I, or anyone else has on the game. I'm talking about having a chance to tie instead of being down 1 with 16 minutes to go in a playoff game. Maybe it won't matter, but if they lose by 1 I'd be sick. If it had been early or even halfway through the third quarter I'd agree with not going for it. Now that they've scored, you definitely go for two here obviously.
