The New England Patriots were stuck between a rock and a hard place Sunday late in the fourth quarter.
Down five points to the Green Bay Packers with 2:40 left in the game, head coach Bill Belichick had to decide whether to go for the first down on fourth-and-18 or attempt a 47-yard field goal.
Belichick picked the latter, Stephen Gostkowski missed, and the Patriots had to force a three-and-out on defense, which they failed to do.
So, did the thought of going for it even cross Belichick’s mind?
“No,” he answered succinctly Monday in a conference call.
Perhaps it should have, according to Pats Pulpit’s Rich Hill:
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The Patriots lost 26-21 after the Packers were able to convert on third-and-4 before the two-minute warning.
Thumbnail photo via Tom Lynn/Associated Press
