Er..ah…this does not seem to fly.

When asked about his decision to punt on 4th-and-13 late in Sunday’s game, Childress said, “Based on the way we were playing defense, I thought we’d have a chance to get it back.”

Well, there are multiple things wrong with this statement, namely the fact that A.) the defense wasn’t exactly causing the Titans to run for their lives, and B.) the Vikings had zero timeouts left, meaning all Tennessee had to do was kneel down a few times and end the game.

I pulled Childress aside after the press conference and asked him to elaborate on his decision, and he said he didn’t like his team’s chances at 4th-and-13. He thought it would be better to back the Titans up with a punt, and he also brought up the Miracle in the Meadowlands as a reference for hope. Plus, Childress also reiterated his thought that the defense had a chance to get the ball back.

I disagree with Childress’ reasoning, because in reality, there was no chance for the Vikings to get the ball back unless the Titans’ victory formation team melted down.

Even then, the Vikings still needed two scores.

At 30-17, the game was likely over either way. But one more shot down the field would have made sense to me.  (Source, HT)