The strategy was in place, and it was a good one. But things don’t always work out the way you plan.
The Cincinnati Bengals had just moved the ball 53 yards in just under a minute and faced a first and goal at the Denver Broncos 6-yard-line with 1:39 left to play. The idea was to run the clock down as far as possible and then either kick the winning field goal or punch in a game-winning touchdown.
Chase Brown went up the middle and probably could have scored pretty easily. Instead, he dropped down at the one, looking to keep the clock running.