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2. The WORST play calling I have ever seen was...
Mon Jan 6, 2020, 09:59 AM
Jan 2020

and I have been a football fan since 1962 when I arrived in Chicago.

It was the 2nd time Seahawks were in Superbowl going against New England Patriots and Tom Brady.
Seahawks had the ball on 1-yard line of Patriots. It was 2nd down (may be 3rd down but not 4th).
One yard away from Victory! Seahawks were behind in score at that moment but a touchdown scores a win for them with time expiring in 4th quarter.

The Beast Mode Marshawn Lynch was having a very good day rushing. So what play does the doofus coach Pete Carrol call for? A throw in the end zone, where there were 11 New England players all bunched up!
Lynch had gained 5 yards on every run all day long. With minimum 2 chances he was a certain play to score touchdown with only 1 yard to go. Instead Russell Wilson throws the ball which of course gets intercepted with 4 defenders all around the Seahawks receiver. It was the dumbest play calling in my 47 years of watching football.

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