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Your team has the ball, 4th and 3 on your opponents goal line with 4:53 left in the game, the scores tied at 21. Do you go for the touchdown or kick the field goal?

Here is the information about your team, and your opponents:

About your offense...

1. Your SR RB is a stud, having rushed for 1,300 yards the previous year averaging well over 5 yards a carry. He doesn't have any super qualities in speed or tackle-breaking, although he is good at both and is a solid downhill runner.

2. Your JR QB is a solid passer with decent speed. He has decent WR's, and a 6'4 Soph. TE that has a lot of potential and can get open, but is known to drop open passes.

3. Your line is solid, but not great.

4. Your kicker isn't a superstar, but he would easily nail the field goal.

About your opponent's defense...

1. Although the D-line as a whole isn't super talented, a mammoth 6-5 320 lb. defensive tackle can wreck havoc all by himself.

2. The linebackers aren't the fastest, or strongest - but make very good reads. Same with the secondary, although a safety (who is the overall anchor of the defense) is a first-team all state candidate.


Game stats:

QB: 7/15 for 163 yards (an 89 yard pass to narrowly avoid a safety helped set your team at up at the goal line). Thrown for 2 touchdowns and 2 INTs.

RB: 22 carries for 87 yards, including a 16 yard run for the second score of the game.

The WR has 3 receptions for 101 yards, the 89 yarder of which was primarily set up by a play action pass. The corner chased him down. The TE has 2 receptions for 35 yards, and a dropped pass on the first drive of the game that would have been a for sure touchdown.

The opponent has an offense that primarily consists of passing the ball, and the QB is 11/18 for 190 yards for the game, with 2 touchdowns and 1 INT. Running the ball, they have done surprisingly decent for a weaker running offense, having 102 total yards on 27 carries between various backs.

Your have a good secondary with fast corners that make smart plays, but except for that 6'4 soph. TE that also plays DE, your line struggles to get to the ball. Against the run, your defense has normally been good except for giving up a 30 yard run for a score in the second quarter.

So, do you go for it, or do you kick the field goal?

Let's hear it BGR coaches!