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[QUOTE="dollarbill44, post: 2713245, member: 686"]
The NFL has kind of morphed into a version of the NBA, where all you need to do is watch the 4th quarter. Games change so dramatically in the 4th quarter, it seems. Teams with the lead become suddenly conservative and inept on offense and the trailing team seems to be able to move the ball at will in very little time. I don't recall defenses giving up such huge chunks on passing plays at the end of games when defenses were simpler (15+ years ago). Take Denver's final possession last night where they had no timeouts. They cruised downfield and had a fair amount of time to score at the end if not for some inopportune ineptitude (say that 10 times). 
Or, take the Cleveland @ New Orleans game in week 2 where neither team could do anything until the final 5 minutes of the game when both teams decided they were going to get into a track meet and put up 2/3 scores each.
These types of games are becoming the norm instead of the exception.
Maybe the complexity of defense has led to more confusion and errors in coverages? Maybe there is so much more athletic ability at every position on offense that defenses can't contain everyone? I don't know, but the game has definitely changed a lot since I fell in love with it (late 70s) and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
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