I was impressed that Tomlin really seemed to learn from that first Baltimore game.
When they were down to about two minutes, and just running conservative run plays
to wind clock and get in position for the punt, I thought it was bad strategy. They really
needed to pick up a first down. If they did, the Ravens would be toast, since they were out
of time outs. Putting the ball in the air in my view was well worth the risk as opposed to giving
the ball back in decent field position with time on the clock, which is what happened that
ultimately cost them the game.
When he shocked Rex Ryan and the press by running that pass play to Antonio Brown,
it was clear Tomlin had come to the same conclusion. Guess we should thank Joe Flacco
for getting us to Super Bowl XLV.
