Buffalo Bills: Perry Fewell Stakes Claim To Full-Time Head Coaching Job

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Published: November 29, 2009

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... in the fourth quarter. The Bills were tied against the Miami Dolphins at 14 with only 3:35 left to play in the game. 

The Bills had the ball at the Miami 47 and had just allowed quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick to be sacked for the sixth time by the Dolphins defense on the play before. The Bills were now faced with a 3rd-and-18 and they completed a seemingly harmless screen pass to Marshawn Lynch that took the ball down to the Dolphins' 38. 

Faced with a 4th-and-10, you realize at the 38-yard line you are in no-man's land.

Your options are quite limited. You can either: 

1) Risk giving the Dolphins great field position if you go for it and fail (risky choice, but possible)

2) Punt it and keep Miami bottled up deep in their own end (conservative and safe)

3) Kick a field goal, which is the last thing you would do if you were a rational and sane coach (crazy, loony-bin choice that would make Bill Belichick's decision against the Colts look like ...

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