Packers quarterback Jordan Love didn’t deliver the Lambeau Leap he promised the Fox broadcast crew while meeting with them earlier in the week.
Rather than jump into the crowd after his 1-yard rushing touchdown vs. the Saints during his first career start at Lambeau Field, he prepared for the next play as the Packers made the broadcast booth and many others wonder why they decided to go for two points after trimming the deficit to eight points with 6:58 left in regulation.
I, too, was baffled by the decision and began doing the math in my head. It took me way too long to figure it out—longer than SpongeBob SquarePants staring at his notepad while he tapped a pencil on his head. But once it clicked, I realized it was a brilliant decision by Packers coach Matt LaFleur, one that must have made the analytics community happy, regardless of whether it worked out.
