Well seems to me then you’re saying that the Patriots aren’t that good either since they barely beat us...in fact I think we beat us.
There was luck the other way too....tripping not being called on the Pats, etc.
I’m not an ‘us’ guy even though I’m from Boston. I believe the Patriots are the better team this year, and would win 3 of 5 in a series that sanded off the rough edges of random luck plays. 12 or 13 of 20.
And I could be wrong. But I think the Patriots are a consistently better team, and that the Seahawks luck, which made up for their inconsistencies over the past 2 games, ran out.
My post was more about -> what would make Pete and/or staff make a call like that? - he’s obviously no idiot coach. Why would he accept the risk? And my best guess is: he was feeling lucky/cocky in the realm-of-passing ... so his judgment was clouded. But for the risk, and given that Lynch was a marked man, it’s a good choice. ... But only without the risk.