Lol I've seen so many posts saying "Boo hoo Sark played for the field goal, he's such a pussy, wah wah wah"
Anyone who actually thinks that watches this game way too emotionally and doesn't know what they are actually watching and everything is filtered through your own confirmation bias.
Just to remind you of the sequence. With two time outs left.
First down-shot at the end zone, incomplete.
Second down - 7 yard rush, time out. If Sark was playing for the field goal, you let the clock run down here. But they took a time out expecting that they would be able to convert on 3rd and 3. I guarantee you that if this second down run gets stuffed and it's a 3rd and long, then it would've been a shot at the end zone. But since it was third and short, now you're thinking, we have a chance to get a first and get extra chances.
At this point, Wisener is averaging about 4 yards per carry. Not great, but he just got a 7 yard run. You expect him to be able to pick up 3 yards. In fact, watching the game back, Sark calls the exact same run play with just a slightly different motion because Arky is playing the exact same defense. He's expecting to get the first down there. If Tre gets the first down, clock stops, now you've got THREE shots at the end zone with 30 seconds left instead of one shot on a 3rd and 3, which is apparently what many of you wanted instead. That run had just gone for 7 yards...Sark was playing for the first down, not for the field goal. Again, get the first down, now you've got 3 shots at the end zone with 30 seconds left and a time out.
Third down - Alas, Tre does not get the first down. Penetration in the right A gap forces him to improvise. Not getting the first down there screwed up the plan.
Now it's 4th down, in FG range, and you get the ball back coming out of halftime. Take the points.