I'll leave this here

[Mufasa]

This. Because even if you turn it over on downs the Viking were going to have a hard time killing the clock from where they were at.

Going for it basically meant you would get a chance to win the game on offense. Punting would have probably been the end of the game and a likely FG victory for the Vikes.

[Phunnypharm]

@Luke

@Spiel54man

“I’m going to do whatever the analytics say.”

Literally nobody does that. It’s not a thing that people actually think or do.

Actually… you did… when you cited that “analytics” gave the Lions a very specific 4% better chance to beat the Browns by going for a 4th down with an UDFA that has looked terrible actually trying to play the game (and is certainly more likely to throw an INT than lead a TD drive in the redzone… analytically speaking)… even though an overwhelming amount of the data was gathered when a real starting caliber NFL QB was taking the snaps.

Now We Know Why Dan Campbell Hasn’t Been A Coordinator

https://mobile.twitter.com/ben_bot_baldwin/status/1462521775816904714 Going for it in that exact situation increases the Lions chance of winning by more than 4%. It would have been the right call. Both mathematically and in actuality. Totally cool if you’ve convinced yourself otherwise, but I’m moving on from this particular debate with all due respect.