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Super Bowl champion Michael Strahan said he does not understand the coaches who go for it on fourth down all the time. Strahan, 54, lamented Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton for choosing to go for it on fourth down when the Broncos were up 7-0 early in their loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.
'Denver, I thought that they should have kicked that field goal, gone up, taken the points,' Strahan said during a recent appearance on 'New Heights.' CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM 'I don't get these coaches now, because fourth down now is automatic go-for-it more than not. And I get analytics, but you got to feel the team, you got to feel the situation.' With the Broncos starting backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham, and knowing that the weather was going to become a factor later in the game, Strahan wished the Broncos had taken the points and gone up 10-0. Strahan, who played under Payton during his time with the New York Giants, said he felt bad for the coach. 'I felt bad for Sean Payton, cause Sean Payton coached me back in 2000 or something like that. I love Sean, and I talked to him the day before the game, very confident what they were doing but in the playoffs,' Strahan said. 'NFL REDZONE' HOST SCOTT HANSON EXPLAINS WHY PATRIOTS-SEAHAWKS SUPER BOWL LX MATCHUP IS THE 'HOPE BOWL' 'I felt like just take the points, man, take the points, put pressure on New England, especially on the road, to beat you with a great defense like they have.' Strahan also pointed out that the Patriots have a very good defense, and that when you get down in the red zone, you have to take the points you can get. Had the Broncos elected to kick the field goal, and made it, they would have gone up 10-0. A two-score lead, with the weather that ended up coming in the second half, could have changed the outcome of the game. Strahan thought the Broncos should have won the game. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Instead, the Patriots advanced and will take on the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8. Strahan, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a 15-year career with the Giants, recorded 141.5 sacks in 216 games and is considered one of the best defensive ends of all-time. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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