Despite trailing by 16 with under six minutes to play, the Las Vegas Raiders made it a close game in the final run of last night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. They came up short, and many point to one specific decision with 2:25 to play.
At Pittsburgh’s eight-yard line facing fourth and 4, Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels decided to attempt the field goal to make it a 23-18 game. They could have tied with a touchdown and a successful two-point conversion, but he passed up that chance.
“You’re gonna need another possession anyway”, he said after the game in explaining his reasoning, noting that anything they did on that particular drive couldn’t have ended the game in their favor with a win.