Over 2 minutes left in the half with a timeout. Yes you try to score there. that wouldn't be pushing the agenda at all.by the end of the year Stewart was a good enough quarterback to be trusted in that situation not to throw a pick 6. Odds of that were very low.
on top of that they miscalculated on how to even run the clock out. and ran plays that were doubtful to result in getting at least the one first down we needed. 3 up the gut in a row in the teeth of the defense.