Kevin Stefanski explains Browns fateful

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Kevin Stefanski may have become the latest line worker in the Factory of Sadne  Anzejs Pasecniks Jersey s.Cleveland was to stunning the world and tripping up the Chiefs in their AFC divisional matchup on Sunday, with a chance to win the game andtime winding down in the fourth quarter.But facing a fourth-and-9 situation with just over four minutes left, the Browns decided to punt the ball away to the Chiefs and quarterback Chad Henne, who was under center in . The Chiefs would go on to win after a series of heroic playsfrom Henne and guts from Andy Reid.The punt, though, wasn't seen as the best decision, according to some:CLE decided to punt to KC from the CLE 32 on 4th & 9 with 4:19 remaining in the 4th while losing 17 to 22.With a Surrender Index of 7.46, this punt ranks at the 92nd percentile of cowardly punts of the 2020 season, and the 90th percentile of all punts since 2009. Surrender Index (@surrender_index) So, why didn't Stefanski go for it there?MORE:  Kevin Stefanski put it simple following the game: The decision to punt came down to the down and distance, according to the head coach."Nah, it was just probably just too long there, Tony, that distance," Stefanski told Browns reporterTony Gro si postgame. "If it was tighter, without a doubt."The decision ultimately proved costly, with the Chiefs taking the ball and eventually running the clock down on a 22-17 victory.Hindsight, of course, is 20/20, but in real time, some were disappointed with Stefanski's apparent lack of intestinal fortitude to try and win the  Ish Smith Jersey game in that spot:So they take their time like it's all down to this drive and then they punt? ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) Waste timeouts, play slow, and punt. 5th quarter is the time to strike! Jeremy White (@JeremyWGR) I cannot believe the Browns punted the ball back to the Chiefs with le s than 5 minutes le s in the game and one timeout. Ari Wa serman (@AriWa serman) Kevin Stefanski, young and inexperienced as he might be, did not impre s me today. He might be Coach of the Year but  Bradley Beal Jersey he got outcoached today. Skip Bayle s (@RealSkipBayle s) Others speculated that Stefanski's decision to punt was a direct result of who was throwing pa ses for the Chiefs in the moment: With Henne in, there was le s of a supposed threat that the Chiefs would score  or move the football  with around four minutes left in the game.Smart punt...even with the KC weapons, Cleveland has to feel like they can get a stop vs Chad Henne Bob Wischusen (@espnbob) Punt is fine when Chad Henne is gifting interceptions. gifdsports (@gifdsports) If Mahomes was inBrowns couldnt punt here.With him out-they can Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7)  If the Browns really thought they could get a stop against a Henne-led offense,why go for it in that position? Well, a few reasons: The Browns were on their own 32, and a few plays and a field goal could ice the game  or at least widen a lead  with time winding down. A Raul Neto Jersey  suming the Chiefs go three-and-out, a field goal from that spot would have been roughly 50 yards.Regardle s of the philosophy, the decision to puntproved not to be wisest, because Henne was, apparently, playing to win. A key third-and-14 run followed by a stunning fourth-and-inches play call punched Kansas City's ticket to the AFC Championship game.This effort from Chad Henne  : on CBS: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app:  NFL (@NFL) And as Andy Reid and Kansas City have proven time and time again in  Rui Hachimura Jersey the league: No guts, no glory. The Chiefs icingthe game with a fourth-down pa s from Henne to Tyreek Hill was sogutsy that even Tony Romo was shocked that the Chiefs ran the play.HENNE THING IS POSSIBLE PFF (@PFF) Herculean, shocking, surprising effort from Henne aside, at least the Cleveland head coach feels convicted in the decision to punt.