The last four minutes or so of Saturday night’s Dolphins-Raiders game were absolutely bananas and it all ended with two certainties – Miami pulled off an incredible victory thanks to some wild Fitzmagic and Jon Gruden made a boneheaded decision that cost his team a win.
After falling behind by a point with less than two minutes to go, Las Vegas had the ball at second-and-goal from the Dolphins’ 6-yard line. Gruden and the Raiders then decided to not go for a TD on either second or third down, choosing instead to eat up the clock and settle for a short field goal that gave them a one-point lead.
It was very conservative move that instantly came back to cost the Raiders dearly as the Dolphins used a long pass and a stupid penalty on the Raiders to get into field goal range and win it, 26-25, with just a second left on the clock.
Gruden said this after the game about his decision to settle for the field goal:
"We felt the play was to eliminate all the clock and all the timeouts. I don't regret it one bit. I just regret the results." -Jon Gruden #Raiders. He cited the end of the Chiefs game where they left too much time on the clock
— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) December 27, 2020
Fans crushed Gruden after the loss:
Jon Gruden thinks he’s the smartest guy in the league, but in reality he’s the dumbest.
— Dwayne Head (@DHead_GGSN) December 27, 2020
.@Raiders HC #JonGruden is 113-110-0….I'm trying to figure out WHY @NFL people think this guy is a GREAT coach?….His record does not speak to being a great coach!!
— Dan Sileo (@DanSileoShow) December 27, 2020
Playing for a 2 point lead when you could have had a 7 point lead is insane
— David Kern (@dakern) December 27, 2020
Since NFL expanded the playoffs to 12 teams in 1990, 140 teams have started the season 6-3. 74% of those teams (103) made the playoffs. Jon Gruden is the 1st coach to miss it 3 times after a 6-3 start (also 1998 in Oak, 2008 in TB)
— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) December 27, 2020
That’s #JonGruden in a nutshell Has no F’n clue@Raiders #Raiders #RaiderNation https://t.co/o8qoUCOxWW
— Jack Christensen (@jackson3475) December 27, 2020
#jongruden is a FREAKIN IDIOT
How do you NOT go for the TD!?!?— Lew Fabricius (@LewJFab) December 27, 2020
Jon Gruden is the biggest joke of a coach. You come back to coaching and get a 10yr/100mill deal. These are the calls you make. Raiders wasted money on new stadium and a coach that has no sack to score a TD. Waste of money Raiders. @AdamSchefter @stephenasmith @maxkellerman
— Mooski22 (@mooski22) December 27, 2020
Happy holidays to everyone except Jon Gruden
— Chase Solee (@ChaseSolee) December 27, 2020
That’s what you get when you play for a field goal SCORE!!! >makes zero sense I get trying to run the clock out but your defense sucks 🤦♂️ Jon gruden makes a $100 million 😂😂
— Stacks jr (@Stacksjr1) December 27, 2020
No one is milking winning a Super Bowl over his former/current team like Jon Gruden https://t.co/9ikgTaDJAc
— Uncle Mark (@marksaenz3) December 27, 2020
Hahahahaha….jon gruden is an idiot. https://t.co/UQPTw0qNx3
— The Real B-Dub (@jbryanw821) December 27, 2020
