A team averages getting the ball at the 25 after the kickoff. To get within range for a 50 yard field goal you have to get to the other teams 33 yard line and that's no gimmie. That's almost 45 yards that the offense has to move before they have a long try. Both offense and defense are professionals. You have to make some plays on both sides of the ball to win games.

Nicely put.

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+1 It seems when someone's team loses they always complain like this...blame it on Favre...he always folds under pressure!

The Vikings did a lot at the end of regulation to lose that game. Too many men in the huddle?!?!? Oh better blame the refs and blame the rules.

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I hear you BUT...who was is the captain and should know the number of men on the field...the QB...trust me, when the Giants have been knocled off in OT I am the same way.. it's all good my friend.
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lol i wasn't disagreeing, i was just pointing out another thing they did wrong. it wasn't the fault of anyone but the Vikes. favre included. in fact why the hell would he pick heads in the coin toss, he's a 19 year veteran, he has to know "tails never fails!"

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I agree. By the time the regulation game is over, there isn't enough energy left for another whole quarter. The quality of the game would suffer and that's not fair to the players or the spectaters.

The difference between the winners and the losers can be very small. Just look at downhill skiing. All of the entrants finish within 1 1/2 seconds. The second place skier can be a few hundredths of a second behind!

Plus, you still have to respect ALL the athletes, winners or losers, for the work they do and the punishment they put their bodies through - (except golfers.)

Cheers, Gridlok

The point is it gives each team a chance to score. May as well just go by the coin toss.