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Fourth-and-no is becoming fourth-and-go in the NFL.More coaches are going for it in situations that used to be automatic punts or field-goal attempts. Through Week 13, teams went on fourth down 350 times and converted 181 or 51.7 percent.Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden made perhaps the boldest call when Washington faced fourth-and-inches from its 41-yard line with a 29-24 lead and 6:12 remaining against the Green Packers on Nov. 20.Going for it meant risking the possibility that Aaron Rodgers would get the ball close enough for a short field with the game on the line. It defied conventional coaching logic, but Gruden kept his offense on the field, quarterback Kirk Cousins sneaked for the first down and the Redskins went on to score and secure the win.I think its confidence in the offense, No. 1 and, quite frankly, the defense if you dont get it, that if you do give away a short field that theyll get the ball back for us, Gruden said this week. But mainly, its confidence in the offense. We have a big, physical offensive line, we have got a big back, and we have a quarterback where if we want to do a bootleg or if we want to drop back and throw it, we have confidence that he can make an accurate throw.Confidence in the offensive line that can get movement, we can get a foot or a yard or 2 yards, and confidence in the quarterback to get it done.For Cousins, it was an easy decision, even if teams holding leads late in the fourth quarter usually punt in that situation.I think you had to do it, Cousins said. Its just a matter of which play to call and how do we execute it versus the front or blitz that they will bring.No team has more fourth-down attempts than Philadelphias 19. But coach Doug Pedersons aggressive playcalling cost the Eagles (5-7) a win against the New York Giants in November.Pederson passed up two chip-shot field goals to go on fourth downs in the first half. Both attempts failed. The Eagles lost 28-23 after failing to score a touchdown on four tries from the Giants 17 in the final minute.Obviously, six points wouldve made a difference. But Pederson had no regrets and stuck by decisions that backfired.It shows confidence and belief in the guys, Pederson said. At that time, I felt like we were moving the ball.Last week, teams were 17 for 30 on fourth down. Several of those attempts came at odd times during games, including a few in the Texans-Packers game played in snow.The Texans went on fourth-and-1 from the Packers 49 early in the second quarter in a scoreless game. Alfred Blue got stopped and Green Bay turned the short field into a touchdown.Houston later passed up a 23-yard field goal and went on fourth-and-1 from the Packers 6 midway through the third quarter. Brock Osweiler tossed a TD pass to tie it 7-7.But coach Bill OBrien got conservative after that conversion.He chose to punt on fourth-and-5 at Green Bays 36 in a 7-7 game late in the third. He decided to punt again on fourth-and-7 from the Packers 44 with 8:59 left and trailing 14-7.Its just where we were on the field, said OBrien, offering no explanation for the inconsistent decisions.The Packers converted on fourth-and-2 from the Texans 42 when Cristine Michael ran for 5 yards on their first scoring drive. But they failed on fourth-and-2 at the Texans 48 later in the game.OBrien also had some interesting fourth-down calls against Oakland in the Monday night game in Mexico on Nov. 21.He went on fourth-and-inches from the Raiders 15 with the score tied and 6:15 left in the game. Akeem Hunt got stopped short on what appeared to be a poor spot by the officials.I felt like we needed a touchdown there, said OBrien, even though a field goal wouldve given Houston the lead.After Oakland went up 27-20, the Texans faced fourth-and-5 from their own 44 with only 3:13 to go and one time-out remaining. Yet, OBrien chose to punt. 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Brisbane playmaker Anthony Milford has led the Broncos to a much-needed 38-16 NRL win over Parramatta.The Broncos five-eighth, who has been struggling to match his dynamic early season form in recent weeks, split the Eels line either side of halftime in a decisive spell at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.Milford, who hadnt made a line break since the round 13 loss to the Warriors, broke a 10-10 deadlock with the last play of the first half in a welcome return to form for the majority of the 30,189 crowd.The 22-year-old broke the line 30m out from Brisbanes tryline, sprinted past another two Eels defenders and then found winger Corey Oates with a grubber to ensure the hosts had a 14-10 lead at the break.Then five minutes into the second half it was Milford scoring his first try since round 15.The pivot again danced past a static Eels defence to dive over under the posts. Milford capped his night by again bamboozling his way through several Eels tacklers in the last play of the game to send Tevita Pangai Junior crashing over.Its a display that couldnt come at a better time for the Broncos, who have slipped from first on the ladder to sixth during a run of just five wins from their past 13 matches.Its also Brisbanes first back-to-back victories since a win over South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium on April 22.Fridays win continues a dismal run in Queensland for the Eels, who have now lost on their past six visits north of the Tweed River.Oates, another Bronco who has been strugggling for form post State-of-Origin, overcame an error which led to the Eels second try to score a hat-trick.ddddddddddddHalfback Ben Hunt joined the party with a late try of his own while debutant Jonus Pearson, a late inclusion for Lachlan Maranta (groin), scored a double.The victory ensures Brisbane head into next Thursdays clash with Canterbury full of confidence while the Eels face a tough road trip to tackle in-form Canberra.Broncos coach Wayne Bennett said he had felt a return to form wasnt far away from his charges.Its been coming, Bennett said, adding the try on halftime was a huge boost.Anthonys moment there just lifted everybody.Got in at halftime pretty excited and ready to go again. Eels coach Brad Arthur labelled his teams second-half effort as below the levels theyd set during a crisis-plagued season.Having battled to keep the club competitive in a year dominated by off-field woes, Arthur demanded his players not let their season slip away.Weve done a lot of good stuff this year. We dont want to undo it with three performances where we drop our standards or become another team, he said.Regardless of whats ahead of us, or not ahead of us in terms of being able to play semi-final football, it doesnt matter - we want to do everything we can to try and win every game.Its a long pre-season and we dont want to have too many regrets. ' ' '