"Down 16" is not a two-score game

[railbird]

I'm showing 3.

 

[Murphy’s Best]

2 TD’s & (2) 2-point conversions

 

[railbird]

2 TD’s & (2) 2-point conversions

thats 4

 

[brokerstip]

so is down 7, a 2 possession game?

 

[ComptrBob]

so is down 7, a 2 possession game?

No, you moron.

 

[Murphy’s Best]

 

[jimmythegreek]

Of course not, but moving back the xp try sure made and still makes things interesting.

Tonight McCarthy going for a fg down 16 was almost as dumb as Matt Lafleur kicking it down a TD late and handing the ball back to Brady last season.

 

[Wade]

technically you have to get into the end zone 4 times which is pretty hard.

 

[brokerstip]

No, you moron.

kidding right? I was making a joke to Railbird. How many scores is a 16 point game??

 

[ComptrBob]

kidding right? I was making a joke to Railbird. How many scores is a 16 point game??

Just please shut the fuck up,

 

[brokerstip]

Just please shut the fuck up,

2:00 left in game, down 16….how many scores are you down?

 

[brokerstip]

Just please shut the fuck up,

Why so upset? It was a simple question.

 

[ComptrBob]

2:00 left in game, down 16….how many scores are you down?

You're down 7, how many possessions are you down?

 

[brokerstip]

You're down 7, how many possessions are you down?

In my eyes, 1.

 

[ComptrBob]

In my eyes, 1.

So why the fuck did you ask if it was 2 possessions? Pathetic cretin.

 

[brokerstip]

Down 16, how many scores you down?

 

[brokerstip]

So why the fuck did you ask if it was 2 possessions? Pathetic cretin.

Calm down bud. Don’t live life so seriously.

 

[Bucky]

Calm down bud. Don’t live life so seriously.

Calm down bud. Don’t live life so seriously.

Agree with you! So, what is up Computer Bob? Very seldom I have seen you act like this! Why not apologize and show some class?

 

[NowshesmyRuca]

I don't know who needs to hear this but possessions and scores are 2 different things.

 

[John Kelly]

I liked BIRDIE's thread title.

Made me think.

 

[Gotcha]

I don't know who needs to hear this but possessions and scores are 2 different things.

Yea why are those terms being used interchangeably in this thread?

 

[Dell Dude]

Down 16, you have to have the mentality it's 3 possessions. Turns out to be 2, bonus whore. Also, don't listen to these moran announcers. If you are down 15 or 18, you go for 2. You want an outcome early so you know what you really need at the end.

 

[Dell Dude]

Also, partly because of the longer XP, unless there are special needs circumstances, go 2 and the win instead of OT. If you go down, at least you have a look. No guarantee any look in OT. Miss the XP, it becomes a sick badbeat.

 

[John Kelly]

Down 16, you have to have the mentality it's 3 possessions. Turns out to be 2, bonus whore. Also, don't listen to these moran announcers. If you are down 15 or 18, you go for 2. You want an outcome early so you know what you really need at the end.

People fail to recognize the information edge you gain when you get an early outcome, say late in the third quarter or early in the fourth.

 

[X-Files]

Railbird said: " "Down 16" is not a two-score game"​

Who ever said it was?

You'd need at least 3 scores to get ahead having a 16 point deficit, including at least 2 TDs. Three scores won't get you even.

Being "down 16" is often called a "two possession game". Assuming pick 6's + the ensuing 2 point conversion attempt count as a single possession.

 

[raycabino]

I'm showing 3.

Agree that calling a 16 pt lead a 2 possession game is ridiculous. It's a 2 score game about 20% pf the time, the other 80% it's a 3 score game.

 

[raycabino]

Of course not, but moving back the xp try sure made and still makes things interesting.

Tonight McCarthy going for a fg down 16 was almost as dumb as Matt Lafleur kicking it down a TD late and handing the ball back to Brady last season.

It was less dumb than him punting down 16 on 4th and 1.5 late in the 3q.

 

[raycabino]

Down 16, you have to have the mentality it's 3 possessions. Turns out to be 2, bonus whore. Also, don't listen to these moran announcers. If you are down 15 or 18, you go for 2. You want an outcome early so you know what you really need at the end.

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