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Originally Posted by mbyron
You're dodging the point. A bad call in the first quarter puts a team at a disadvantage which they have time to overcome.
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Not dodging anything, mb. If anything, I'm disputing it. Just because something can be overcome does not change the fact that an early kick still can affect a game. That was my point.
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In that respect, the late bad call is distinct from the early one, and in a close game might be sufficient to decide, determine, or otherwise affect the outcome.
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Never on its own. There's too much going on in the course of 32 (40, 48, etc.) minutes for one play to decide anything.