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Originally Posted by Undertoad
And although the wisdom would be to fall on the ball
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They don't preach that anymore. If you can pick it up and advance it then go for it.
Very little about that game made any sense starting with the first drive. Skins drive to the Dallas' four yard line. First and Goal from the four.
Then...
Portis left for 1 yard gain
Portis right for 1 yard loss
Pass interference on Dallas - first and goal from the two.
Portis right for 1 yard gain
Portis up the middle for no gain
Betts left for no gain
Portis up the middle for no gain
Skins fail to convert - Dallas ball.
Seven cracks from 6 to 12 feet and nothing to show for it.
But wait, it gets better.
On Dallas' first snap from the one inch line, the Skins gang tackle J. Jones for a safety accomplishing in one play what the Redskins offense couldn't do in seven plays.
2 - 0 Skins.
Dallas punts back to Skins who march in for a FG.
5 - 0 Skins (at the bottom of the third inning :-)
Both teams trade 3-and-outs and punts till Dallas puts a drive together and scores.
6 - 5 Dallas (pending conversion)
Dallas goes for two. Fails to convert (we'll come back to this).
Skins get a TD and Dallas boots two FGs.
12 - 12 at the Half.
19 - 12 Dallas at end of 3RD QTR (TD + extra pt)
19 - 19 late in 4TH (Skins score TD)
Now pick it up in UT's post. But what's significant is that if Dallas had booted the extra point on their first TD, then they would have been up 20-19 and would have just taken a knee on the last two plays for the win.
I thought Parcells was going to cry at the post-game press conf.
