Bill Belichick is the greatest head coach in NFL history, but even the all-time New England Patriots great can be criticized once in a while.
Saturday night, the criticism is probably justifiable.
The New England Patriots are trailing the 20-10, late in the fourth quarter. Belichick made the odd decision to kick a field goal down 13 points, rather than going for a touchdown.
It’s a bizarre decision, because it turned a two-possession game into a two-possession game. Most head coaches would be crushed for a move like that.
Belichick is facing some major criticism for the move on Saturday night.
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Why the hell would you kick FG?
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) December 19, 2021
Did literal Bill Belichick just kick to make a two possession game a two possession game?????
— Brenden Schaeffer (@bschaeffer12) December 19, 2021
You kick that FG ONLY if you don’t fear Wentz.
You are still at a two score game so you know that one more score from Indy ends it.
Belichick doesn’t think the Colts will score again.
— Dawgs By Nature (@DawgsByNature) December 19, 2021
Listen, I’m not gonna try to pretend I’m smarter than Bill Belichick…but why would he kick that??? It went from a two possession game to a…two possession game? I don’t get that one.
— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) December 19, 2021
C’mon, Bill.
Kick a field goal down 13 with only 9 minutes left?
That decision cost the #Patriots nearly half of their win probability.
That’s why Belichick is 30th in our CCI metric, which analyzes 4th down decision making.#NEvsIND #ForeverNE #ForTheShoe
— EdjSports (@edjsports) December 19, 2021
Perhaps Belichick’s questionable decision will pay off later on Saturday evening, but it’s not looking good right now.
New England trails Indianapolis, 20-10, with about four minutes to play in the contest.
The game is airing on NFL Network.
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