yeah LV was going to try to score either way, so little downside and they'd much rather get the Bengals than the Chiefs
It changed literally nothingThat Chargers timeout has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen
This. The Chargers only have their run defense to blame.I don’t think the time out mattered.
If the Chargers got a stop on third down at the 40 the Raiders let the clock run.
Miss the fourth and 1 from the 17?That Chargers timeout has to be one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen
This. How do you let that happen?Chargers not selling out for the run on that 3rd down was lunacy.
exactly - no nfl team or head coach wants to intentionally tie over a chance to winGood for the Raiders, they played to win the game
I don’t even understand why they wouldn’t try to win. No one wants to go to KC if they can avoid it.Come on, LV did not want to face KC.
I think to see what the Raiders would do.I mean, what was the point of the timeout?
Yeah, but they might have thought San Diego would take another timeout on a stop to try a punt block. And instead of letting the clock run at the end they kicked in retaliation.I don’t think the time out mattered.
If the Chargers got a stop on third down at the 40 the Raiders let the clock run.
agreed, and it did not really change anything..Raiders could still have taken a knee...the problem was the run that got them in FG rangeThe Chargers called a TO with 2-3 left in the clock to get a look at the formation, why is Collinsworth acting like they called it to save time?
The raiders called the same play after the timout they would have called before it. And if it had the same result they still would have kicked.So very disappointing. Chargers fucked it up with the TO. Raiders we’re down with the tie until then.
Exactly. LV was never playing for a tie.I don’t even understand why they wouldn’t try to win. No one wants to go to KC if they can avoid it.
All San Diego had to do is stop a run they knew was coming and they didn’t.
It SHOULD have been to set the run defense for a stop. It seems like Staley just shoved his thumb up his ass instead.I mean, what was the point of the timeout?
Come on. The Raiders we’re playing to win.Yeah, but they might have thought San Diego would take another timeout on a stop to try a punt block. And instead of letting the clock run at the end they kicked in retaliation.
How many of the big brains on this board defend the play tomorrow based solely on what a black box algorithm tells them?Miss the fourth and 1 from the 17?
This. Did people not pay attention to the numerous pass plays during that drive? The Raiders were definitely playing to win.The Raiders weren’t playing for a tie. Why the hostility about the TO?
Nah, they were gonna kick a FG if they could. Raiders wanted to win pretty badly, getting the Bengals instead of the Chiefs is pretty bigYeah, but they might have thought San Diego would take another timeout on a stop to try a punt block. And instead of letting the clock run at the end they kicked in retaliation.
But even with a stop to make it, say a 55 yarder, he would have nailed that kick.It SHOULD have been to set the run defense for a stop. It seems like Staley just shoved his thumb up his ass instead.
ThisIt SHOULD have been to set the run defense for a stop. It seems like Staley just shoved his thumb up his ass instead.
You think they kicked a field goal (which had almost no risk and fairly high reward) because the chargers took a timeout? Insanity.Yeah, but they might have thought San Diego would take another timeout on a stop to try a punt block. And instead of letting the clock run at the end they kicked in retaliation.
You’re almost certainly right, just annoyed that the more fun outcome that would have screwed the Steelers didn’t happen. Oh well.The raiders called the same play after the timout they would have called before it. And if it had the same result they still would have kicked.
Preview the LV formation/may not have liked what they saw. That was a huge play, difference between like a 55-57 yarder (and maybe a punt) and a 45-47 yarder.I mean, what was the point of the timeout?
they ran up the middle 3 times. They would have been perfectly happy to tie.Come on. The Raiders we’re playing to win.
The Chargers should have called both time outs I thought to basically so go ahead and kneel we can’t stop it.Yeah, but they might have thought San Diego would take another timeout on a stop to try a punt block. And instead of letting the clock run at the end they kicked in retaliation.
They stopped after the crosses the 50This. Did people not pay attention to the numerous pass plays during that drive? The Raiders were definitely playing to win.
Because they understood risk reward once they got in that spot.they ran up the middle 3 times
Also taking the play clock down to zerothey ran up the middle 3 times. They would have been perfectly happy to tie.
They were in FG range, anyway. He crushed that and down the middle.The Chargers should have called both time outs I thought to basically so go ahead and kneel we can’t stop it.
But the biggest fail was not stopping the third down run and letting them get in FG range.
Because they have an ace kicker and could drain clock and kick a 45-50 yarder.they ran up the middle 3 times
Playing for a win is different than playing for a TD. Of course the Raiders minimized risk, and it was going to come down to a long-ish FG.they ran up the middle 3 times. They would have been perfectly happy to tie.
I mean they had to at first. Too much time to go three and out.This. Did people not pay attention to the numerous pass plays during that drive? The Raiders were definitely playing to win.
They have to not let the Chargers have a chance to winBecause they understood risk reward once they got in that spot.
They also threw deep the first play of the possession.
I also think that the Raiders have had a huge chip on their shoulders since the Gruden disaster, they like their interim coach, and, yes, playing the Bengals instead of the Chiefs was a motivatorGotta wonder if getting up to the #5 seed made a difference there.
I don’t know if you try a 57 yarder. Puts block on the table.They were in FG range, anyway. He crushed that and down the middle.