why did n.e. take a timeout at the end?

[IDENTITY]

why take a timeout and give vanderjagt a chance to regroup and the colts a chance to calmly line up and kick?

 

[FatTony]

To freeze him and also get a chance for a fg the other way??

 

[IDENTITY]

i thought about a fg the other way...but still, to me, them scrambling is a good spot for n.e.

 

[Brock Landers]

i actually thought they waited too long, give themselves the most time to kick their own FG if he hits it..

Not the first time I have seen Vandy miss a kick in the clutch, never forget the playoffs vs Miami.

 

[FatTony]

The Colts had plenty of time to kick the fg. The TO came with 28 seconds left.

 

[wilheim]

Very difficult kick in a swirling 15 to 20 MPH wind. The time out also gave the Pats time to get the personnel they wanted on the field for a possible block. Most likely he misses that FG either way.


wil.

 

[Fezzik]

A complete no brainer, and what separates the horrific NFL coaching bretheran vs. NE's coaching staff.

Of course, we burn our time out. We have 30 seconds, PLENTY of time to get a fg ourselves. In game betting would have NE maybe -125 for an OT, but maybe -150 if they were receiving a kick tied, with 30 seconds to play.

An obvious logical choice. That 9 out of 10 coaches would botch.

 

[Journeyman]

I feel he had 63% chance of nailing it...The ball didn t quite turn over completely, causing it to 'knuckle' off...damn shame anyone had to lose!

 

[yellowman]

I thought he had more like a 59.67% chance of making it

 

[-Slim-]

LOL, yellow man, you obviously didnt have as much confidence in Mike as did Journey....

 

[RobFunk]

bigger question to me is why didnt journeys boy brandon stokley just keep running on that huge gainer? he tried some little stutter stop zig zag crap he could have had the TD or been inside the 10

 

[RobFunk]

Indianapolis Colts at 01:43 4th QTR
1&10 1:43 P.Manning to B.Stokley to NE 19 for 45 yrds.<---right there he should have scored

1-10-NE19 (1:13) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass to M.Harrison to NE 17 for 2 yards (W.McGinest).
2-8-NE17 53) (No Huddle, Shotgun) P.Manning pass incomplete to R.Wayne.
3-8-NE17 49) (Shotgun) P.Manning sacked at NE 29 for -12 yards (W.McGinest).
4-20-NE29 24) M.Vanderjagt 48 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-J.Snow, Holder-H.Smith.

 

[tuleythetout]

Yeah, what everyone else said...there was no intention of freezing Vanderjagt...they were conceding he would make the kick and giving themselves the best chance to win without having to go to OT.

On a related note...

Everyone talks about how "Vanderjagt was perfect last year when he made every extra point and every field-goal attempt" -- while that's statistically correct and accurate according to the record books, most people forget that he missed a field goal vs. the Bucs last year in that miracle Monday night comeback, but the Bucs were flagged for "leaping" and he was given another chance.