Why did Rivera go for two?

[charlottenian]

If you or anyone else doesn't understand, you shouldn't be posting on a message board.

It's one of the easiest calls in football to make.

thanks for explaining it

[Mother Grabber]

Here's why I agree with the OP:

After TD, we're up by 4. At this point, if they score another TD we tie with a FG and need a TD to win.

We have a 95% chance to hit the PAT. If they score at TD, we need a FG to win.

We have a 40%ish chance to get a 2pt conversion. Which only helps us if they score two TDs in the last 4min.

Up by 5 >>>> Up by 4

Up by 6 > Up by 5

The right play is to take the high percentage PAT to go up by 5, which gives us a huge advantage over being up by 4. It was a bad risk to go up by 6, which doesn't give us much of an advantage over being up by 5. High risk for low gain...bad gamble.

[Davidson Deac II]

IF you don't get the two then we're up only four and if Jax gets a TD then a FG only ties the game instead of giving you the W

True, but they probably felt that they had a good chance of keeping a rookie qb out of the end zone in rainy weather. Jacksonville was playing very conservative, running the ball a lot and they probably felt that Gabbert wouldn't be able to get it in the end zone a second time.

Not saying I agree with their thinking, but thats probably the rationale.

[Cat'sGrowl]

I don't get it.

We had 14.

If we fail to complete it, and they score a TD, then they go up by 3, and another FG by us would only tie. If we kick the XP, they go up two and another FG by us would win.

So, no, I don't understand, but praise God we made it, and then held on D, so it made it irrelevant.

[Jangler]

why not.

[Mother Grabber]

Because it was a bad risk to potentially only be up by 4.

[Lord_Vader]

I still can't understand the benefit of being up 6 instead of 5

If they score a td you still have a shot to force OT with a blocked extra point where as 5 point lead you lose on the TD

[Woodcookedbbq]

Two field goals would have won it. Plain and simple.

[davos]

Well we converted it and got a win...so...

I'm not think about this :)

[Lord_Vader]

Being up 6, if the opposition scores you still have a chance to block the extra point and keep the game tied. If you only go up 5, the importance of that extra point is lost since they would already have the lead if they scored a TD.

What he said

[Nemesis]

Here's why I agree with the OP:

After TD, we're up by 4. At this point, if they score another TD we tie with a FG and need a TD to win.

We have a 95% chance to hit the PAT. If they score at TD, we need a FG to win.

We have a 40%ish chance to get a 2pt conversion. Which only helps us if they score two TDs in the last 4min.

Up by 5 >>>> Up by 4

Up by 6 > Up by 5

The right play is to take the high percentage PAT to go up by 5, which gives us a huge advantage over being up by 4. It was a bad risk to go up by 6, which doesn't give us much of an advantage over being up by 5. High risk for low gain...bad gamble.

I hope you don't coach football anywhere.

[Sword]

to show everyone how awesome greg olsen is when used in red zone.

[Lord_Vader]

I'd like to think he knew I had Olsen on my fantasy team and I needed the points!

[edromeo]

because there is no benefit in being up by 5...doesn't matter either way so why not go for 2

+1

Did anyone notice that it seemed like Cam didn't know or didn't hear the play call in the huddle?

Then Olsen starts talking as if he knew or was calling the play?

lol then it just so happened that the play Olsen knew/called was an iso fade to you guessed it Olsen