Why would a football punter turn and run the ball into his own end zone?

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In the Jets vs. Chargers NFL game on 2020-11-22, LA were about to punt from their 28 yard line with 8 seconds left. However, the punter turned and ran into his own end zone, giving NY two points. What was that strategy for?

J. Newport · Answer

Well, in that game the strategy was to take time off of the clock so that The Jets would have only a small amount of time to play in their case 1 play instead of 2 or 3 downs and possible Hail Mary and win the game. Giving NY only 2 points did no real damage and it ran off time off the clock. If NY hadn't forced the safety LA would have stayed in bounds and let the time expire and game would have ended then.

Answered by J. Newport on December 8, 2020

Why would a football punter turn and run the ball into his own end zone?

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