I agree there you’re going to need him to throw the ball eventually. You don’t have to force it there though with 45 seconds deep in your own territory. I could see running the ball once and seeing if you can spring one off for 20 yards. That’s not without risk, though.
From your own 8 with a backup QB? Nah I’m good and I lean aggressive.
Too much can go wrong and too little of a chance for things to go right. You probably need 60 yards just for a shot at a FG.
No, they’ll just start from the 35 and wind up down 6-3 to go into halftime. If you go for it here, they’re probably not getting into FG range anyway, so this is probably a wash. I’d rather try for the 7.