# Hey Fox, can I see the game-winning play? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 11, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-can-i-see-the-game-winning-play/223903 "2004-01-11T01:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-can-i-see-the-game-winning-play/223903/41 "2004-01-12T05:25:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by eli\_the\_fanatic \* > \*\ ***mehndo** , weren’t you intrigued by the fact that neither defense made a legitimate stop? Sure, there were two lucky turnovers and a missed FG, but the lack of punting indicates that this may have been the worse defensive game in playoff history. It’s history, man! \*\* Sure, i guess. I was speaking more as a matter of general opinion. I just don’t like the sense of inevitability that i felt every time either team, especially the Colts, got the ball. I much prefer a good, tough defensive game. It’s not that i want every game to result in a scoreline of 6-3 or something–i love a good touchdown as much as anyone–but i just don’t feel the same sense of tension and anticipation when watching one of these shootouts. It often seems like little more than a matter of lucky timing, whereby whoever gets the last possession is likely to win the game. I don’t suppose there’s anything particularly rational about the way i feel, but like most people i follow sport for its visceral, rather than its rational effect on me. ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-can-i-see-the-game-winning-play/223903/42 "2004-01-12T05:41:30Z")
Up untill this point I had considered Martz a good coach. Not great, not horrible, but good… or mabe average would be a better word. He always seemed to gamble a little more than I would, but most of the time it worked for him. And then he does this… It just makes me realise that yes… most sports fans could be good coaches. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-can-i-see-the-game-winning-play/223903/43 "2004-01-12T05:45:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by eli\_the\_fanatic \* > **mehndo** , weren’t you intrigued by the fact that neither defense made a legitimate stop? Sure, there were two lucky turnovers and a missed FG, but the lack of punting indicates that this may have been the worse defensive game in playoff history. It’s history, man! I humbly submit that, based on score and the fact that neither team punted, the Colts-Chiefs game was far worse. Almost 70 total points scored in about fifteen minutes less. But then this was not a case of bad defense so much as a case of extremely powerful offense. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-can-i-see-the-game-winning-play/223903/44 "2004-01-12T05:55:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by whatami \* > \*\*It just makes me realise that yes… most sports fans could be good coaches. \*\* That’s like saying you could be a good Prime Minister because you can give speeches, too. Most sports fans don’t have the years immersion in the X’s and O’s of Pro football. You think they put in 80-hour weeks for fun?Most fans also have no chance of commanding respect and obedience from 350-pound millionaires who work themselves into emotional frenzies on game days, no clue about evaluating raw talent, managing the media, etc, etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-fox-can-i-see-the-game-winning-play/223903.md?page=2)