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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Shit, if anything I think the clutch gene is still in tact. Anytime we absolutely need a drive with points, he delivers.
Our last drive against the Broncos yielded points that took the lead. The last drive against the Bills yielded points to make it a 2 point game. It was the clutch factor itself that caused the 4th down conversion from Buffalo. They knew they couldn’t give us the ball back with a 5 point lead.
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That's part of it too. People define clutch differently. Burrow has done what you said here. Gotten the team close, gave them the lead, etc and either the defense or kicker has failed to hold/win. I think that's a valid way to define being clutch; getting or keeping your team close enough to win.
Then there's
the drive that extends your lead beyond where an opponent can come back or gives you the win. That's the part where Burrow has come up short, mostly this year but also in 2 critical post season games and some other regular season games.
Dunno. Maybe someone needs to come up with another word that goes beyond clutch in the most critical situations.