Sam Darnold
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I wanted him to kick the field goal.
I had picked the Broncos and the points, so I was rooting for the Broncos.
I wanted that field goal there, obviously, for that reason.
The only devil's advocate that I could play is that at that point, Denver had all the momentum.
And he just gave it back to them.
Well, I know, but right.
I know that if you miss it, you'd give it back to him.
But I'm thinking he's feeling great about his team.
Foot on their neck.
Let's go get it.
Score a touchdown.
Make it 14-0.
And then this place is going to be going crazy.
And I thought he got caught up in the moment a little bit and didn't want to feel like he was playing scared with his backup quarterback.
And it just wasn't the right decision.
So, ultimately, when you look at this game from a Denver perspective...
Jared Stidham is a good athlete.
He hasn't played in two and a half years.
He looked rusty.
He had a couple nice throws.