Winning the overtime coin toss

Game over. Always take the ball first in OT

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ball 1st. TD wins the game. FG forces the other team to respond.

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1. You obviously have to take the ball. BUT, I would be lying if the idea didnt cross my mind that we would be better off deferring. Our offense did not do anything in the second half--the only scoring drive was on a 20 yard field set up by a turnover. Our defense besides that one drive was really good and even on that drive Washington had to convert a fourth and four when Heincke was scrambling for his life. So, I was thinking kick the ball, hold them, flip the field, and go from there. And, as long as you hold them to less than a TD, you get the ball back. It is obviously not the right move, but it is not as crazy as you think given the circumstances of the game. (Now, I know not one coach would ever do it--so I am just hypothetically speaking given how the game unfolded before the coin toss).

The direction of the wind changes. Also, it is one quarter that is 10 min. A good drive can eat up that time.

It's an unconventional decision, but given the relative weakness of our O and strength of our D I think it was the right move. I didn't see us scoring a TD on that 1st drive. Or really at all starting in the 2nd half. Felt like a field position FG game, which it turned out to be in OT.

That said, I don’t think it was a terrible decision in terms of win probability- probably a close call and coaches will default to the conventional decisions in those circumstances

If we don’t score a TD they get the ball and the wind, whatever advantage, if any, that was.

But, how would we feel if we gave them the ball first and they score a TD? Not good, very angry. The thing is, they do have the scarier receivers in McLarin, Samuel, and Dotson who could take it to the house on any one play…and we do have a patched up secondary.

I am glad a few at least think that that should have been considered.

And in the game yesterday, look what had happened in first possessions. The whatever they call themselves now deferred giving the Giants first possession. Did they score a td? no, they turned the ball over and gave up a field goal. And in the second half the whatever they call themselves now took the opening kickoff. Did they score a td? No, they turned the ball over and gave up a td.

In comment 15933461 ZogZerg said:

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The wind was certainly having an effect on kicks going in that direction all game. I was in that end zone and I saw it over and over. It wasn't gusty, but it was doing something to the ball.

In comment 15933461 ZogZerg said:

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Exactly right.

I sit where both FGs were missed, there was some issues kicking (saw in warmups and halftime) but not nearly enough where you give up getting the ball.

Kicks over 50 yards were going to be an issue that way, but that's it.