Skipping the opporunity absolutely left us with less points which in this case woud have won the

there is an age old, proven time and again adage, "take the points". The number of times a team skips a field goal in Q1 and it comes back to bite them is quite high.

That is true that it does not guarantee you a win, and yes the game could turn out differently. However, upon review of critical game changing plays. The ones you *should* learn from for future reference. This is FAR AND AWAY the easiest to correct and the most critical at keeping you from a successful outcome in this case; a win.