Wait, you said “down by 4” - a safety is 2 points so that would mean you would still be only down by 3 so a FG would tie up the game. Right?
Duh! You are right. But my logic still holds. If you can’t kick a field goal, trailing by 1 or by 3 has the same effect. Actually, trailing by 1,2,3,4, or 5 would have the same effect. Thanks for correcting me.