11-01-2019, 10:23 AM
I don't think any foot was taken off any gas pedal. It was more like Shanahan had a 2 TD lead and wanted to see if they could run the ball. The efficiency at which they convert 3rd downs because of Jimmy G makes it possible to go run heavy.
The thing to really keep in mind is that they converted most of the key 4th Q first downs by passing.
The 88 yd TD was kind of a fluke play - based on almost half a season of games - that made the game seem closer than it was. Had the D got a stop that drive it doesn't get interesting at the end. I'm glad it did, because this team just hasn't been tested in close games too much. The only other one was Pittsburgh, and had they not given the ball away 5 times, that game is a blowout win. So in the first half of the season, they had two close games, one at home and one on the road. I'll take it.
The thing to really keep in mind is that they converted most of the key 4th Q first downs by passing.
The 88 yd TD was kind of a fluke play - based on almost half a season of games - that made the game seem closer than it was. Had the D got a stop that drive it doesn't get interesting at the end. I'm glad it did, because this team just hasn't been tested in close games too much. The only other one was Pittsburgh, and had they not given the ball away 5 times, that game is a blowout win. So in the first half of the season, they had two close games, one at home and one on the road. I'll take it.