They said that NE lined up with 8 down line men. they didn’t think it looked good for a run, so they thought let’s try for a pass, and if there’s a chance for a score pass otherwise throw it away.
I agree. Throw that ball into the third row of seats if the opening isn't there. They had two timeouts and two downs to push it in with Lynch or even a bootleg by Wilson. But Butler made a quick move on the ball and its possible Wilson didn't see that coming. He saw the shotgun and knew enough to hang back rather than clog the middle against the run which obviously wasn't coming on that down. Like I said a pass play in that situation isn't necessarily a bad call, it just has to be the right pass. I still say a fade to the deep corner with a tall wideout rather than a slant would have been a better call if you're going to pass in that situation.
But what do I know? I'm just an armchair general who didn't have a dog in the fight. Just wanted to see a good game between two good teams and I think we got that.