Originally Posted by J. Falcon

If you make it to the end of a game with a chance to win or tie, then odds are not the same as before the game started. An argument can be made that if the other team is scoring on every drive and your defense is getting shredded like paper then maybe you should try to win it there and then. Or maybe one of your key players got hurt, like your kicker for example. Or maybe your special teams is just plain garbage. Otherwise I go for the PAT.