Sep 15th 2008 11:09AM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Broncos, Buccaneers, Chargers, Falcons, Panthers, Redskins, NFL CoachingA lot was made about the Denver Broncos going for two at the end of their game against the San Diego Chargers. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you can go on about the blown call … but this isn’t about that. Go here if you want to moan about it.

That was the first time in a while that a team went for two to win at the end of regulation instead of the PAT that would have just tied it.

I love it!

I always believed this was the smartest move … yet never saw anyone try it until 1995. That was the first year of the Carolina Panthers and they opening their life at the Atlanta Falcons. After a furious comeback, the Panthers scored a very late TD to trail by a point. Instead of kicking the PAT, Carolina decided to go for two and a win in their franchise’s first game. There was a false start, which pushed them back five yards and they ended up kicking the point. The Falcons ended up winning in overtime.

I saw it again in 2005, when my Washington Redskins fell victim to Mike Alstott and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After trailing much of the game, the Bucs scored a very late TD and then went for the two-point conversion and the win … and they got it.

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