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Josh McDaniels' decision to kick a short field goal backfires, Raiders fall to Steelers

There probably is a case to be made that NFL head coaches go for it on fourth down too often now. They went from never going for it to being too aggressive over the past few seasons.

But what Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels did Sunday night in their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't make a lot of sense.

McDaniels made a very conservative call, kicking a a short field goal with a little more than two minutes left and trailing 23-15 instead of going for it on fourth-and-4 from Pittsburgh's 8-yard line at Allegiant Stadium.