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The impact of clock management on the Bengals’ final drive

When a team takes the lead late in the game, it is common to immediately wonder if they scored too fast. It is just as common for someone to argue that when the team is losing, their top priority is to score, and it doesn’t matter how much or how little time it takes. They just need to take the lead.

The truth is somewhere in between. Using more time doesn’t necessarily mean changing the play calling. It can be as simple as waiting to snap the ball until the play clock is at three seconds if the game clock is running.