McVay's NFC Championship Regret: Clock Management

0:00On March 31st, Rams coach Sean McVey is still kicking himself over a key call in the NFC championship game against the Seahawks. With one minute 13 seconds left in the first half, on first in 10, he went for passes that fell incomplete twice. That forced a punt, leaving the Seahawks enough time and timeouts to drive for a touchdown right before half time. McVey broke it down himself, saying he should have run the ball on first down, and maybe even on second. Instead, those and completions gave Seattle three fresh downs, flipping the momentum heading into the break. He admits that's the one spot where clock management went wrong. Fans and analysts ripped him forward back then, and it's stung because it shifted the whole game's energy. But McVey stands firm on other tough calls, like that failed fourth down. Try late in the fourth quarter, he'd do that one the same. These days, he's all about those after action reviews, dwelling on situational football to level up. No point beating himself up over old losses that don't push him forward.

1:01McVey is taking those lessons into every game now, sharpening that game management edge for the long haul. That's the story for today, NFL News Today, Driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.