I was actually wondering about that. In my mind i had no doubt they were out there to run a play, and I'm glad Joe asked the question. Faith restored!
One thing that caught my attention was the discussion (both Gumbel/Archuletta - and the sideline reporter) about going for it on 4th down at the end of the half. How was that EVER a discussion? It was 4th and 7 on the Patriot's 42. Critically, though, there were only 24 seconds left on the clock and the Patriots were out of timeouts. I would have been absolutely LIVID if the Dolphins had punted. It was basically a free play - with a turnover really the only risk and even then the Patriots would have had to return the turnover into field goal range (or really close) since it would be difficult for them to run a play and get the field goal team out in time for a kick.
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