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1:58 - 1st & 10 at Rams 13: (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short left to M.Thomas. (Rams with 2 T.O.)
1:55 - 2nd & 10 at Rams 13: A.Kamara right end to LA 13 for no gain (M.Barron). (Rams T.O., 1 Remaining)
1:49 - 3rd & 10 at Rams 13: (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to T.Lewis. (Rams with 1 T.O.)
1:45 - 4th & 10 at Rams 13: W.Lutz 31 yard field goal is GOOD (Rams with 1 T.O.)
If Payton does what most coaches would have done in that situation, which is run on 1st and 2nd downs forcing the Rams to use both timeouts. Then run on 3rd down and you can run the clock down to about 1:00 after the FG. By giving the Rams a timeout plus an additional 41 seconds was huge. It allowed the Rams some "breathing room" by allowing them to get down the field without being in complete panic mode.
Yeah the non-call on 3rd down was not good, and as many pointed out, good teams overcome adversity. The Saints had the ball first in OT, at home, and could have won the game. Brees throws an INT and the rest is history. I mentioned this a few times last night, but the Rams victory will be marginalized by the national media over a single non-call late in the game. They won't discuss the poor play calling by Payton down the stretch, and the fact the Saints had first opportunity to win in OT.
Bottom line, the Rams had to over come many things yesterday, and continued to show the resiliency most of us have seen all year long. We continued to claw and scratch our way back into the game, when most teams might have tossed in the towel after the first quarter. The Saints had us on the ropes early on and didn't knock us out. Let the media, and haters focus on 4 seconds, while Rams fans can focus on the other 63 minutes and 13 seconds of the game. RAMS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!
1:55 - 2nd & 10 at Rams 13: A.Kamara right end to LA 13 for no gain (M.Barron). (Rams T.O., 1 Remaining)
1:49 - 3rd & 10 at Rams 13: (Shotgun) D.Brees pass incomplete short right to T.Lewis. (Rams with 1 T.O.)
1:45 - 4th & 10 at Rams 13: W.Lutz 31 yard field goal is GOOD (Rams with 1 T.O.)
If Payton does what most coaches would have done in that situation, which is run on 1st and 2nd downs forcing the Rams to use both timeouts. Then run on 3rd down and you can run the clock down to about 1:00 after the FG. By giving the Rams a timeout plus an additional 41 seconds was huge. It allowed the Rams some "breathing room" by allowing them to get down the field without being in complete panic mode.
Yeah the non-call on 3rd down was not good, and as many pointed out, good teams overcome adversity. The Saints had the ball first in OT, at home, and could have won the game. Brees throws an INT and the rest is history. I mentioned this a few times last night, but the Rams victory will be marginalized by the national media over a single non-call late in the game. They won't discuss the poor play calling by Payton down the stretch, and the fact the Saints had first opportunity to win in OT.
Bottom line, the Rams had to over come many things yesterday, and continued to show the resiliency most of us have seen all year long. We continued to claw and scratch our way back into the game, when most teams might have tossed in the towel after the first quarter. The Saints had us on the ropes early on and didn't knock us out. Let the media, and haters focus on 4 seconds, while Rams fans can focus on the other 63 minutes and 13 seconds of the game. RAMS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!
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