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That delay of game penalty with 2 minutes to go in the first half and the resulting Charlie Strong-like brain farts that followed, killed the Jags.
The penalty nullified the first down and they didn't convert the second time. They would have been in FG range. Instead they punt with time on the clock, which gave the Pats an extra TO in the form of the two minute warning. They could have run the clock down to the two minute warning and taken that away. Then of course Brady takes the Pats down the field for a TD. Seemed like a small little thing, but it sure hurt 'em. Probably a 10 point swing.
No doubt the Pats are the better team. I was surprised the Jags made a game out of it.
The penalty nullified the first down and they didn't convert the second time. They would have been in FG range. Instead they punt with time on the clock, which gave the Pats an extra TO in the form of the two minute warning. They could have run the clock down to the two minute warning and taken that away. Then of course Brady takes the Pats down the field for a TD. Seemed like a small little thing, but it sure hurt 'em. Probably a 10 point swing.
No doubt the Pats are the better team. I was surprised the Jags made a game out of it.