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Originally Posted by tredadda
Correct, we don't know what could have happened had he not sacked Burrow. But what we do know is Jones sacked him and that was a critical play that helped KC to get to a SB. So yes, without speculating and throwing "what if's" in there, KC most likely does not make the SB without Jones' sack.
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Based on ****ing what exactly, if not what ifs and pure speculation?
We don't know the outcome of the play if Jones doesn't sack him. Why are you automatically assuming that it's a first and 10 or better?
What you SHOULD be speculating on, is the ACTUAL game sealing play, which was Ossai's late hit out of bounds on Mahomes.
Pacheco was a dumbass, and did not get out of bounds on the previous play when he easily could have. Now we've blown our last timeout with what, 17 seconds left from the 48.
Mahomes ran for the first down to the 44. Out of bounds with 8 seconds left and no timeouts. 9 seconds wasted scrambling for that 4 yard run.
Maybe we get fg range, maybe we get tackled in bounds again and end up going to OT. We don't know.
It's as easy to say without Ossai's stupidity we don't win the game as it is to say that if Jones doesn't sack Burrow, the ball is 1000% completed and the Bengals get the rest of the way down the field to win, and equally as stupid.
The sack was a big play, but it was not the deciding play.