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[WhoAmI?]

It's not like we forced a couple turnovers or anything.

 

It's not like we gave up 37 points prior to that. Oh wait... WE DID. Our defense was absolutely getting gashed and if it weren't for their stupid kicker, we would have lost.

 

[carolina-chuck]

NO!!!! Dumb to go for it. Correct call by Rivera.

I'm pissed off bc of calling a dumb play on 3rd down. SHULA!!!!

[Matthias]

Generally, no. A tie is better than a loss and there was enough time left to get the ball back and score again.

 

There was only about 2 minutes left on the clock, and we had no timeouts.  The Bengals were definitely going to keep the ball till the end, unless we got a turnover.  We got lucky today.

[SgtJoo]

Hindsight bias, also known as the knew-it-all-along effect or creeping determinism, is the inclination, after an event has occurred, to see the event as having been predictable, despite there having been little or no objective basis for predicting it, prior to its occurrence. It is a multifaceted phenomenon that can affect different stages of designs, processes, contexts, and situations. Hindsight bias may cause memory distortion, where the recollection and reconstruction of content can lead to false theoretical outcomes. It has been suggested that the effect can cause extreme methodological problems while trying to analyze, understand, and interpret results in experimental studies. A basic example of the hindsight bias is when, after viewing the outcome of a potentially unforeseeable event, a person believes he or she "knew it all along". Such examples are present in the writings of historians describing outcomes of battles, physicians recalling clinical trials, and in judicial systems trying to attribute responsibility and predictability of accidents.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias

[dpanther69]

I disagree if Cotchry catch that pass game over; if Gano makes the FG it never goes to overtime; players need to excute.

[iamcline]

I'm happy with the decision.  No regrets, because had they not made it...then the same jackalopes on here saying we should've gone for it...would be on here complaining about not getting the FG.

[t96]

Yes because we should not have tied that game. 99 times out of 100 that kicker will make that kick to win it. If we had the #2 defense still, then no we shouldn't have, but right now and in that game our offense is our strength.

[Squirrel]

Yes because we should not have tied that game. 99 times out of 100 that kicker will make that kick to win it. If we had the #2 defense still, then no we shouldn't have, but right now and in that game our offense is our strength.

 

Our defense had 2 int's could have gotten a 3rd.

[t96]

Our defense had 2 int's could have gotten a 3rd.

 

Sure but 37 points....

[CPcavedweller]

Percentage chance favors my outlook not yours.

Care to elaborate sir? The Packers made it in last year because they tied a game.

[Guild]

Care to elaborate sir? The Packers made it in last year because they tied a game.

 

Is there a greater chance of a team in your division winning more OR less than your team (combined percentage) than there is winning exactly the same amount of games (only that percentage specifically)?  If so a tie is equal to a loss.

[B.BERSIN]

No.

[mbarbour21]

Like Cam said:

"Hindsight is 50/50......20/20......I don't know the number, no one cares."

Lol! He trips me out.

On a serious note, either decision could have been bad. Not knowing the outcome tho, I would say yes. As they should have made the FG at the end, and Cam would IMO picked up the yardage. We should have done plenty of things different and OT never would have happened.....sooooo we could play this game all day long. I vote undecided. Haha!

[CPcavedweller]

Is there a greater chance of a team in your division winning more OR less than your team (combined percentage) than there is winning exactly the same amount of games (only that percentage specifically)? If so a tie is equal to a loss.

I see the probability point you are trying to make. But as close as this division looks like it may end up being I do believe taking the tie is greater. The flawed logic in this 4th and 1 argument is there is no guarantee we would have scored a touchdown. The fact that Dalton had already thrown two picks and is prone to folding under pressure makes me believe that the odds of kicking a field goal AND getting the ball back were higher than the probability of converting on 4th and 1 AND scoring a touchdown. (Multiplication rule)