2061 Week 12 Complete - Saturday Sim Tomorrow!

Shane, good game.

Indeed, this one was a contest of shifting momentum.  We got off to a strong start in the first quarter, you then had the mo until late in the fourth.  We get the winning score on a 51 yard catch-and-run by a WR4-5 that wasn't even supposed to be on the field, apparently subbed in by the AI due to Hodges' low endurance.  So compared to the egg we laid last week, did we play well, but were we still lucky to win?  Yes and yes.

And while this may not have made a difference in the outcome, courtesy of the sometimes-questionable end of game logic, this last play of the game puts an exclamation point on the absence of luck for you:
4-9-CIN34 (4Q: 00:10) Bennett Gamboa pass completed to TE Corey Webster for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Tyler Diaz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Webster gained 8 yards after the catch. PENALTY: S Erick Marzluf of Minnesota was called for Defensive Holding. The penalty was declined.

Cincy completes a long pass with 10 seconds left to get into Minny territory and have a shot at a Hail Mary to try to win it.  We were flagged for Defensive Holding, which Cincy declines to take the yardage giving them better field position.  The only trouble was, the clock expired.  Accepting the penalty would have given them one more play.