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How many of the ot games were at home though? Most of them ( Arz x 2, Seattle, ) have been on the road.
Go For 2 ... No More Playing For OT
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Those 'sample of one' rationales don't always work out. 
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Those 'sample of one' rationales don't always work out.
I just think it's funny people around here don't even know that going for 2 is actually starting to become a mainstream trend in the league.
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There have only been a total of four two point attempts with teams being down by one point in the last minute of a game since the start of last season.
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Well, yeah, but not with 17 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter when a successful extra point guarantees the game be extended.
If you can provide statistics that show most teams are opting to go for 2 and the win in that situation, versus taking the extra point and playing for overtime then you would have a point. But I don't have to see those numbers because I already know what it will show.
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And right on cue, capt with the stat.
Just because a few teams have tried it does not make it a mainstream trend. The league actually reduced the OT period from 15 minutes to 10 this year in response specifically to last years unusually high number of OTs that went the distance.
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Fortunately this last Sunday we were playing against the Bungles who've had issues with their offensive line all season and in this one time, our D gave Rodgers the ball and for the first time ever ... we won in OT in the Rodgers era.
But trust me, if this was Atlanta or somebody with a quick-strike offense they were running against us, I'd never take a chance that they win an OT coin toss. Never ever. If I'm MM and we score a TD with 17 seconds left to trail 1 point against them, I go for 2 every time.
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I guess you would be one of McCarthy's harshest critics if the Packers end up losing by not converting the two point attempt though.
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It's a start, but that coin toss has absolutely got to go.
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We've discussed about the overtime format in-depth on the forum before. Unfortunately there's no perfect way to solve it though.
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What do you suggest? Alphabetical by starting QB first name?
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I would be good with that! We got two "A"s in a row (Aaron), which will come in handy when we go to OT against Alex Smith in the SB.
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Have the refs kick a 50/50 onside kick and make the teams have to fight for the ball. At least then they're earning it and not relying on a silly guessing game with a coin being flipped.
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Okay, you must have been an XFL fan.
I can see this now, complaints that the refs kicked it to the opposing team's best hands guy and we get 3 guys injured on the play. No thanks.
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Purely a coincidence, I had no idea.I would be good with that! We got two "A"s in a row (Aaron), which will come in handy when we go to OT against Alex Smith in the SB.
