Quote:you give the ball to the best power runner in the league 4 times..... Then you expect your defense to hold Brady with 20 seconds left...

 

Problem is, they didn't have enough time plus timeouts to run the ball 3 more times.   It was 2nd down and they had one timeout left and the clock was running.  

 

Also, the Pats put in their goal line defense.    A pass play can be justified under those circumstances.   I'm not saying I would do it.  

 

The thing that is being overlooked is that Belichick did not call a timeout to preserve some clock for a desperation comeback if the Seahawks scored.   Not calling timeout threw all the pressure on the Seahawks to get a play called and executed.  Tick tock tick tock, call the play, hurry up.   Belichick may or may not have done it on purpose, but him not calling timeout put a lot of pressure on the Seahawks sideline. 

---