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Why Mike McCoy Was Right To Try a Field Goal

We all know what happened. Mike McCoy called a field goal on 4th and 1, with 2 minutes left, on the Oakland eighteen yard line. This would have made for a 35-yard field goal. For those of you who don’t know, Josh Lambo is perfect on field goals under 40 yards in his career. I’m talking about field goals, not PATs by the way.

So, statistically, there’s roughly a 100% chance based on history that Jake Lambo makes this kick. How often do you hear of a botched snap on a “chip shot” field goal? Not very often, so I guarantee there was no thought of this when the call went in.