Nancy Young > wrote in news:4f2f5089$0$533
:

> On 2/5/2012 10:42 PM, I'm back on the laptop wrote:
>> "Polly > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Wasn't that fun? First time I ever saw a guy sit down and refuse to
>>> put his feet over the goal line. I don't know much about the
'running
>>> the clock' rules. Glad Mr. Esther was here to explain or I would
have
>>> been awake a long time wondering, "What was he doing?" Polly
>>
>>
>> So the clock kept running till he put his feet in goal?
>>
>>
>> I was scratching my head for awhile after that one!!
>
> The Patriots let him score, they wanted him to score because
> then there was plenty of time for them to get a touchdown.
> But if the Giants didn't score there, and took their time
> about it, they could wind the clock down and win with a field
> goal.
>
> I say all it would take is a bad snap and a missed kick and
> that strategy wouldn't look so great.
>


Oh well, the Patriots took a gamble and lost. No guts, no glory :-)

Congrats to the Nuu York Giants..... it's always good when an underdog
gets up and wins.


--
Peter
Tasmania
Australia