SEATTLE -- It would have been bold -- one of the most daring decisions of his 13-year coaching tenure -- but Mike McCarthy stared the moment in the face, pondered it and then punted.
The Green Bay Packers coach decided to give the ball back to the Seattle Seahawks with four minutes and 20 seconds left on Thursday night at CenturyLink Field. In his mind, one timeout plus the two-minute warning with a depleted defense gave his team a better chance to win than going for it on fourth-and-2 from his own 33-yard line.