[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Is a 25-yard FG a "gimme"? Probably. But, I'll take "Probably" over "A Certain TD, then drive the length of the field in less than a minute", every single time.

Annnnnnd......IMHO, the Pats possibly would have gotten within FG range in 20-25 sec.

There would not have been 20-25 seconds left. More like 5. (See my earlier post.)

So, what it boils down to is this:

You trust your field goal kicker to kick a glorified extra point with under 10 seconds to go in the Super Bowl. or

You trust your defense to stop Tom Brady from engineering a touchdown drive with just under a minute to go and a timeout in hand.

And you would take the first option every time?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

You trust your field goal kicker to kick a glorified extra point with under 10 seconds to go in the Super Bowl. or

You trust your defense to stop Tom Brady from engineering a touchdown drive with just under a minute to go and a timeout in hand.

And you would take the first option every time?

I 'm sorry--I should have said I would take the first option every time.