“We don’t live in our fears.”
That’s Mike Tomlin mantra. In practice, there’s been plenty of cowardly decisions. His decision to punt instead of attempting a 56-yard Chris Boswell field goal late in the third quarter that, if made, would’ve cut the Colts lead to eight, ranks as one of the league’s most cowardly moments of the year.
Per the Surrender Index Twitter account, which provides a statistical analysis of decisions to punt versus go for the field goal and other in-game choices, Tomlin’s decision is one of the most scared of the year. It ranked in the 98th percentile of “cowardly punts” this year and in the 95th percentile of all punts over the last 24 seasons.