SEATTLE -- After a 2011 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks Pete Carroll had an interesting way of explaining what he admitted was a poor coaching decision. Down 17-3 with no timeouts and 14 seconds left in the first half, Carroll had opted against a chip-shot field goal to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the 3-yard line. It backfired when Marshawn Lynch picked up a first down but was stopped short of the end zone, and Seattle couldn't get lined up in time to run another play.
In a postgame mea culpa, Carroll famously said it's what happens when a coach gets "hormonal.