I don’t watch NFL anymore but this is just idiotic. Take the 2 score lead for padding. If you are up 40 I can see running out of bounds to not run up the score.
I will never forget Joe Pisarcik. True, he tried to handoff rather than take a knee but still fumbles, bad snaps, weird things have happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7-komLkBsI
Not idiotic at all. Kick to Houston with a minute left, or take victory formation and never give them a chance. Victory formation was the correct choice.
Here’s a link where the pats beat the browns being down two scores with a minute remaining. While very rare, this scenario is WAY more possible than a QB fumbling a victory formation snap. And to reinforce this, Houston didn’t even try to disrupt the final two victory snaps.