I don't thing going for the 3 is all that bad.
If he goes for it on 4th and goal.
-maybe a 35% chance of getting the TD
then:
-maybe 50-60% chance of converting the 2pt conversion
then:
Brady gets the ball back with around 2:00 with all there timeouts, just needing a FG! I think Brady gets it done at least 75% of the time.
So if they go for the TD on 4th down they have what , a 10% chance at winning max giving all of the above factors.
The best move is probably kicking the FG then letting TB score a TD as fast as possible and getting the ball back with around 2:00 minutes and down 5. Letting TB run the kick back would have been the ideal move. Rodgers down 5 with 2 minutes left is probably at least 30% shot, way more then the first scenario.
This could also explain why the TB return man slid down with 2:02 left on the clock saving GB a timeout. It seemed inexplicable, but he might have been instructed to just go down by coaches thinking BG might let them return the kick for a TD.
If he goes for it on 4th and goal.
-maybe a 35% chance of getting the TD
then:
-maybe 50-60% chance of converting the 2pt conversion
then:
Brady gets the ball back with around 2:00 with all there timeouts, just needing a FG! I think Brady gets it done at least 75% of the time.
So if they go for the TD on 4th down they have what , a 10% chance at winning max giving all of the above factors.
The best move is probably kicking the FG then letting TB score a TD as fast as possible and getting the ball back with around 2:00 minutes and down 5. Letting TB run the kick back would have been the ideal move. Rodgers down 5 with 2 minutes left is probably at least 30% shot, way more then the first scenario.
This could also explain why the TB return man slid down with 2:02 left on the clock saving GB a timeout. It seemed inexplicable, but he might have been instructed to just go down by coaches thinking BG might let them return the kick for a TD.