There was a shootout in Los Angeles between the Buffalo Payments and Rams that left Tom Brady upset on the finish.
The Rams outlasted the Payments, 44-42, with a questionable play-calling choice by the Payments on the finish of the sport that performed an enormous function of their defeat.
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A call Brady vehemently disagreed with.
Going through a first-and-goal on the Rams one-yard-line, quarterback Josh Allen tried to QB sneak it.
A QB sneak that wanted to complete in the long run zone, versus getting stuffed, which is what occurred to Allen.
As an alternative of operating again on the ball, McDermott known as a timeout.
A call that proved pricey.
The Payments scored on the following play after the timeout, however by no means noticed the ball once more.
They by no means noticed the ball once more as a result of they have been compelled to try an unsuccessful onside kick with solely two remaining timeouts.
Brady did not agree with the play name earlier than the timeout, and thought they need to have simply thrown it three straight occasions, to protect all three timeouts.
“To me, you’re taking three photographs throwing it,” Brady mentioned.
“Do not use a timeout. Then you’ll be able to kick it deep, use your three timeouts and nonetheless get the ball with good time.
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“That adjustments the complete complexity of the final minute and two seconds of the sport…
“You are gonna should go for a 3 % probability onside kick.
“I didn’t like that one bit.”
With the win, the Rams transfer to 7-6, a sport behind the 8-5 Seattle Seahawks within the NFC West.
In the meantime, the Payments drop to 10-3.
Buffalo clinched the AFC East in Week 14, as they’ve their eyes set on the one seed, which the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs presently occupy.
If the Payments need the coveted one seed, they do not have a lot room for error.
They should be maintaining tempo with the Chiefs, however as a substitute at the moment are shedding floor.
With simply 4 video games to go, they’re operating out of time.
In 4 weeks time, McDermott, Allen and the Payments could look again on this sport and want they’d have dealt with the ending otherwise.
Time will inform.