Lovie Smith didn’t need a night to contemplate his scrutinized decision to punt on fourth down in overtime Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, a choice that meant the Texans’ first game of the season would end in a tie. texans kprc2 housports
– Lovie Smith didn’t need a night to contemplate his scrutinized decision to punt on fourth down in overtime Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, a choice that meant the Texans’ first game of the season would end in a tie.
“That’s what I did then, that’s what I’d do now,” Smith said Monday. “I said the plan when we had third-and-1, the plan was to go two downs then. Once we got to fourth-and-3, we didn’t like our odds. The way we had played the previous plays and how we were playing defense, didn’t feel like giving them the ball on the other sides, so you have a decision to make then on whether a tie, to me a tie or a potential loss as I saw it right then. All week, going through that day, I felt okay with that.
Led by veteran quarterback Matt Ryan and All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor, the Colts took control in the fourth quarter and didn’t relinquish it until overtime when they squandered a prime chance to put the Texans away and complete their comeback. Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship shanked a 42-yard field goal try wide right of the upright.“Disappointment is still there,” Smith said. “We can’t lose sight of the big picture with what we have.
The Texans could have had Ka’imi Fairbairn attempt a long field goal, but that wasn’t what Smith wanted to do. The Texans’ defense ran out of gas as several players were on the field for every snap. That may change going forward.
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