I think you could legit argue it would've been a safer play to run the ball twice there, even on 4th down. It'd still be a three point game, yes... but you would've probably run the clock down under 50 seconds and Romo would have to go 99 yards in about 45 seconds with no timeouts to beat you. Makes a tie more likely, but a loss less likely. Worst case you go to OT. And then you've really played all out to win the game.
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