Boswell could have tied the game

Best kicker in the league why did we not try for a field goal on 4th down????? Yes it would have been over 60 yards but good grief what a joke.

 

It would have been a 64 or 65 yard field goal. Boswell is the man, but his career long is 60 (and that was in a warm September).

I don’t know what the temperature was, but probably somewhere in the 40s. That would impact distance and probability of making it.

Years ago, I remember hearing that the coaching staff has discussions with their kicker about where they are comfortable in terms of distance (based on pregame work, etc). I imagine Danny Smith and Tomlin knew what was realistic.

 

Should never have even come down to a FG at this point of the game. So many earlier flub ups. MR is not BR.

 

Or don't throw short passes in the middle of the field on second and third down with no timeouts .

 

But it was such a deceptive time to do so when they never do so. You know!

 

I would think Rodgers would handle that last drive differently.

 

I think it would've been a 65 yard attempt, maybe a 25% chance he would've made it.

 

Fake FG at least.

 

With Boswell I would have given at least a 50/50 chance of making it. His 59, 60 yard kicks cleared the bar by several yards.

 

Tomlin isn't that smart

 

Yes, he possibly would have been horizontal for most of it. Still, his history at Soldier Field has been impressive - much more so than the Steelers dismal record. So...who knows?

 

Just the agreeable weather in Chicago should have been the reason to try a FG.
Normally you don’t even think about it.

 

What was more likely? Hitting the 64 yard FG or Mason flubbing the drive? Idk. He's got the leg for it. I would've at least tried.