I very much can see the NFL in 10, 20 years from now having stuff like this as the norm. Football is the most "risk adverse" of the sports as of now. It's my understanding real time metrics is being woven into in-game strategies to get away from this. Yep. It's why McCarthy went for it on 4th and short in the 4th quarter when a chip shot fg would have tied the game. Even if you disagree with the choice we can all agree it makes for more interesting and exciting football. More fourth down plays are a good thing in that regard.