Vrabel backs up decision to play for win vs. Chargers Josh Woods Jersey Published: Oct 22, 2018 at 04:02 AM Herbie Teope Don't expect coach Mike Vrabel to second-gue s his decision to go for a win Sunday against the in London. The scored a touchdown with 31 seconds remaining in regulation to , and Vrabel elected to keep the offense on the field instead of kicking the extra point to force a potential overtime. And the first-year head coach made the decision to go for two points long before the scored. "I told the team that we made a decision that we're going to be aggre sive," Vrabel said after the game. "And early in the drive, when that drive started, I thought in my mind that Darnell Mooney Jersey if we scored -- when we scored -- if there was le s than 40 seconds we were going to go for two, we're going to win the game. And if there was a minute and 30, we're going to kick the extra point and go play defense." The got exactly what Vrabel was looking for with 4:55 remaining in the contest after forcing a punt. Starting at their own 11-yard line and with quarterback leading the charge, the methodically marched down the field with a 13-play, 89-yard drive, which Marquise Goodwin Jersey Mariota capped off with a 1-yard touchdown pa s to tight end . The two-point conversion attempt produced drama, as the first crack at it failed after Mariota's pa s in the end zone fell incomplete. A ' defensive holding penalty, however, provided another at the 1-yard line. But instead of running the ball, the called for another pa s play and Mariota's pa s to wide receiver fell incomplete. While the decision to go for the win didn't provide the desired results, Vrabel's confidence in his players didn't waver in the critical moment. "I'm just trying to do what's best for the team," Vrabel said. "I'm trying to Chicago Bears Kids Jersey find a way to a football game and haven't done a very good job the last three weeks. Again, I have a lot of faith in our players. We prepare, we work together, and then I've got confidence in them to go out there and execute. And so faced with the same situation, I'd like to think that I would do it the same way." Sunday's lo s dropped the to 3-4 on the season and the team enters the bye week on a three-game slide. The two-point conversion plays didn't work, but Vrabel's players appreciated the aggre sion to go for the win. "I loved it, I loved the call," . "I love that he has the confidence in us to go make that. We just didn't execute." Stocker echoed Khalil Herbert Jersey his quarterback. "We love the aggre sion, we love the play call," in the locker room. "We hope he does it every time." This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.