Slater says Belichick told them to kick off. Only confusion was whether they got to choose direction.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 27, 2015
Slater says he checked a few times with Belichick to make sure he wanted to kick if they won the toss. "There's not much to it."
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 27, 2015
So, now we know that it was indeed Belichick who made the call, the question begs WHY?
Here is what Belichick had to say after the game.
Belichick said he has no regrets on electing to kick, just didn't play good enough defense.
— Jane McManus (@janesports) December 27, 2015
When you have 4 rings you can do stuff like this.