[Goose]

Worth noting, I suppose that on our last real possession, we actually ran it five times.  Love got three yards, then eight and a first down, then he ran it for one yard on his last touch.  Then we had the Scarlettcat for -1 yard, then, instead of plowing down the line and taking another 40 seconds off the clock, we attempted a pass, which was incomplete.

Utah got the ball back with 3:47 left; it could have been 3:07.

BC

Or, better still, the back could have caught the very catchable, normally "safe" short pass and run for a few yards. He had a chance to get a first down, not a given, but possible. That could have taken even more time off the clock. Unfortunately, the back was looking to run before completing the catch and dropped it. Would have been nice if he had realized that keeping the clock moving was just as/more important than the yards, but he didn't. Mostly a mental error by the receiver. In any case, it wasn't full turtle mode at that point. It is very reasonable to expect that pass to be caught.

[Goose]

Worth noting, I suppose that on our last real possession, we actually ran it five times.  Love got three yards, then eight and a first down, then he ran it for one yard on his last touch.  Then we had the Scarlettcat for -1 yard, then, instead of plowing down the line and taking another 40 seconds off the clock, we attempted a pass, which was incomplete.

Utah got the ball back with 3:47 left; it could have been 3:07.

BC

Or, better still, the back could have caught the very catchable, normally "safe" short pass and run for a few yards. He had a chance to get a first down, not a given, but possible. That could have taken even more time off the clock. Unfortunately, the back was looking to run before completing the catch and dropped it. Would have been nice if he had realized that keeping the clock moving was just as/more important than the yards, but he didn't. Mostly a mental error by the receiver. In any case, it wasn't full turtle mode at that point. It is very reasonable to expect that pass to be caught.