The ' over the in overtime was overstuffed with twists and turns, great plays and chokes. But one bizarre moment is going to be remembered for as long as the and remain AFC East rivals.During the overtime coin flip, special teamer signaled the ' decision to kick off, which was surprising to say the least. It looked like a disastrous decision after the went right down the field for a game-winning touchdown pa s to .The scene seemed even stranger because Slater expre sed confusion to official Clete Blakeman after the coin to s. After it came up in the favor, Slater appeared to yell out that he wanted to kick. Blakeman asked Slater: "You want to kick?""We want to kick, that way," Slater responded.After the game, Slater told reporters that he was indeed instructed by coach Bill Belichick to ask to kick."We wanted to kick off," Slater clarified after the game. "We won the to s. We kicked off, which is what we wanted to do."I just asked (Belichick) three or four times just to make sure I'm not the guy that goes out there, 'Yeah, we want to Kennys Vargas Jersey kick off.' So I double-checked three or four times. I think he was looking at me like 'Are you concu sed?' because I kept asking him. But that's what we wanted to do. You never question a coach's decision-making. He's the best in the busine s and we trust him fully, so that's what we do."There did appear to be confusion from Slater though, as to why the couldn't choose what end they wanted to defend."There was no confusion," Bill Belichick said. "We were looking at field position. ... I thought it was the best thing to do." Here's what we think could have happened. The had the option to chose to kick, receive or choose which direction they wanted to defend to start overtime. So Slater e sentially chose to kick. If he had chosen what end zone they wanted to defend, the would have very likely elected to receive and the would have had their ideal scenario.When Blakeman went to announce the had chosen to kick the ball to the , Slater asked, "Hey, we won. Don't we get to choose?" Blakeman responded, "You elected to kick." None of that changes the fact Belichick made the curious decision to kick in the first place. The ' offense had been struggling for most of the day, but they were coming off a touchdown drive of their own. The out-gained the by 144 yards, and it seemed needle sly risky to create a scenario where wouldn't touch the ball in overtime.It's not a devastating lo s for the , who still can with a win over the next week. But it was a rare tactical move by Belichick that backfired immediately, and is hard to defend. Just like the combination of Decker and . Ervin Santana Jersey