A question arose: the team was leading in the score and had control of the ball with sixty-three seconds left in the game. What should their offensive strategy be next?
Any football fan would give the same answer: Run the ball. Run the ball. Run the ball.
Simply put, it involved using ground advancement to consume game time.
Moreover, at that moment, the Kansas City Chiefs' starting position was at the New England Patriots' 43-yard line in their half, which was a perfect offensive location—
If the third-gear running play managed to advance a certain number of yards, the Kansas City Chiefs could easily attempt a field goal to kill off the game; if not, no worries, they could opt for a more secure and safer method by exhausting all four downs, consuming as much of the game time as possible.
Of course, could something unexpected happen?
Yes.
More than one kind.
