It’s the NFL playoffs, and you know what that means. Some team, somewhere, is going to make a questionable decision to punt.
This year, it was the Seattle Seahawks, and the decision could not have come at a more pivotal time in the divisional around against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
After a Russell Wilson sack that backed the Seahawks to 4th-and-11 at their own 36-yard line with around three minutes left, head coach Pete Carroll faced the choice. Punt, and let his defense, ranked 18th in the league in DVOA, try to stop Aaron Rodgers or try to gain double-digit yards with Wilson and his offense, ranked fifth in the same metric.