Yeah it was a pretty ****** situation.
However, if Mario thought the defense could stop them 1st and 10 from the 25 after the field goal, he necessarily thought they could stop them 1st and 10 from the 10 yard line had we failed to convert on 4th down. Makes no sense to kick the field goal.
We needed a touchdown.
There were 2 ways to try to score one:
1. Score a TD on 4th & goal from the 10 yard line (or get lucky on a penalty and get closer/fresh set of downs)
2. Stop them before they got 2 first downs, then drive 60+ yards with no time outs and less than 2.5 minutes to go and score a TD
Second option more improbable, no?