Ron Rivera explains why Washington chose TD over short FG in Q4 over Seahawks

The Washington football team survived a close battle with the Seahawks on “Monday Night Football” in Week 12. Washington emerge with a 17-15 . victory thanks to a crucial Kendall Fuller intercept on the game’s potential two-point conversion chance by Seattle in the final seconds of the game.

The end of the game even surprised many, as Washington seemed to have had the opportunity to send the Seahawks late. The team had the ball on the 3-yard Seattle line in fourth place and a 2:25 goal remained in the game and a 17-9 lead. Washington just needs points in some form to get the game within reach for the Seahawks’ offense.

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However, Washington has a problem. The team was without a starter, Joey Slye, in the second half after he injured his hamstring following a blocked extra time point in the first half.

That injury messed up his team’s entire scoring run.

Punter Tress Way was the team’s emergency kicker in the competition. However, Way hasn’t started since his 2009 season at Oklahoma, in which he added 11 points but fell behind by 1 in 6 on the field.

Complicating matters further is the fact that Way operates as the holder of the scoring efforts, so backup quarterback Kyle Allen is next to replace him in that unit. Additionally, Way is left-footed while Slye kicks right-footed.

Allen and Way tried, but in the end, neither was comfortable enough with the activity for it to work, as head coach Ron Rivera explains.

“They tried and it didn’t work,” Rivera told reporters after the game. “Therefore [special teams coordinator] Nate [Kaczor] came to me and told me we didn’t have any goals or extra points. “

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So that’s why Rivera decided to take a touchdown from the 3-yard line in Seattle with 2:25 remaining. Although goal from 30 yards was the target in most situations, Washington wasn’t because of Slye’s injury, and Rivera didn’t want to risk another blocked kick.

Washington seemed to have conceded a goal in fourth at first, as Logan Thomas darted into a goal in the middle of the field and just over the goal line before he was sent to the ground.

However, officials ruled that the ball had fallen to the ground during the play, much to Rivera’s frustration.

“I disagree with that last call,” Rivera said. “That right hand is under the ball and that’s really all it takes. Because if you put your hand on the ball and touch the ground, it doesn’t matter. So I’m frustrated with it. But you you know, that’s what they say.”

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The overturned ruling nearly proved the outcome of the game, but Fuller’s lucid choice of a two-point conversion saved the NFL (and its referees) from too much controversy over the controversial call. .