dixichkn said:
Help me understand the modern coaching ideology
Tomlin explained this a bit during SNF
Basically that's a call based on the high-level QB play of Jordan Love and the crappy DET defense.
If they kick it there they give the ball right back to Jordan Love and he probably marches it down field eating up the clock and they never get the ball back.
If they go for it and convert then great.
If they go for it and miss then yeah GB may score but they're already on the 25 yard line so they can't eat clock. At least now you get the ball in your offenses hands with more time to answer.
It's playing to your teams strengths and basically the worst-case scenario is it increases the likelihood of you having the last possession.