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[bainsey]

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.

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.

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.

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.