Suppose you have the ball with time winding down in the 4th quarter, and you are down by, say, 9 points. Suppose you get the ball to the opponent’s 20 yard line or so with about a minute left. What do you do?
You spike the ball and kick the field goal. You have to score twice, you can’t waste time. Kick the f%^king field goal.
This happens in both the pros and in college. Maddening, especially when it is your team that does.