stewartjack wrote:
Andrew, it was 4th down and at the start of the 2nd quarter. You take the points. At the start of the 4th quarter maybe.


Bull. Everything is context dependent, and in that context that field goal attempt was a surrender. You're trying to get some momentum and steal a little wind from that crowd. A field goal would have done none of that; to the crowd, 3 points was going to be a victory.