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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quientus" data-source="post: 257961" data-attributes="member: 1834">Yes, fourth and short ... - But there has also been a play where it was fourth and 13 I think (another game, - read the article, the links are all in there ...) where Belichick went for it and the Patriots converted ...If you look at the drives during the 4th quarter, BOTH of the Colts' (previous) TD drives was from their own 21 yard line and one took 2.04 minutes, the other took 1.49 minutes ...Again, had the play been succesfull, we wouldn't be discussing this, but more how much of a genius Belichick was (and actually is ... - regardless if you like the man or not ... Belichick is probably *The* Best coach in the NFL by far during the last decade ...).The Patriots' defense was being run over in the 4th quarter ... And given the success rate of 4th down conversions, Belichick actually made the right call ... - No doubt, if Patriots *had* punted and Manning had still driven the Colts' back to a TD, most likely, most of the posters and experts would have *blamed* Belichick for *NOT* going for it ...</blockquote>

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