What’s more fun than second-guessing NFL coaches? Nothing, that’s what. So let’s do it every week, right here. We start with a question of overtime strategy: keep driving or kick for the win?
The scenario: Baltimore at Cincinnati, overtime. Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson has just fumbled the ball, and the Bengals have the ball at the Baltimore 38. Any Cincinnati score now ends the game.
The options available to Cincinnati head coach Zac Taylor: Push forward with an offense that had been humming all day, or set up for a field goal to get the victory.
Push or kick? Your call.
The case for pushing: Joe Burrow threw for nearly 400 yards and five touchdowns on the day, and he’d hit three straight touchdowns to start the second half. Cincinnati had 6:28 on the clock and two timeouts to work with, standing 38 yards from the end zone. Yes, Burrow had thrown an interception late in the fourth quarter, but he’s also …