-i have not watched the broadcast and have not read much analysis, so it's possible i'm missing something here. But in real time (and especially afterward) i hated andy's timeout on 3rd-and-4 late in the 2nd quarter. the pats seemed content to go into half up 7-0 and the chiefs should have been thrilled with that. the worst-case scenario without a timeout seemed to be a pats field goal and a 10-pt deficit. the upside, let's be honest, was super limited. if the chiefs force a punt, maybe they respond with a field goal and cut it to 4. if the pats get a first down - more likely than unlikely - then they're barreling down the field for the net plus 3 with a FG. tragically, they got a touchdown (and nearly got the ball again after mahomes fumbed moments later). so to recap, the pats were likely going to half up 7-0 or, at worst, 10-0; and instead they went in up 14-0 and were a bounce away from 17-0. just a disastrous and costly sequence there.
I 100% agree with you and you're the first person I've seen talking about this since last night. I was irate when we called that timeout. If they want to eat the possession and give us the ball down 7 after halftime, TAKE IT. That was so frustrating.
By the way, the stadium was the best football environment I've ever been in. The entire stadium feels like the student section at K-State. Everyone standing 100% of the time. I honestly don't know how middle aged people endure it. I am physically exhausted just from being at the game and standing and yelling.
Yeah the end of the 1st half, the timeout, then the big screen pass, then the touchdown, was so deflating. I didn't hate the TO at the time, but I agree with the point.
And yes D-Lew, that was incredible. It was so loud and energetic every play. The way they cram people in there, with tiny aisles and crammed seats, at some point it will end. But man, that was an amazing thing to experience.
