CHAPEL HILL, N.C. JMari Taylor scored on a 1-yard run in overtime, lifting No. 16 Virginia to a 17-16 victory over North Carolina on Saturday.

The Tar Heels answered with Davion Gause's 9-yard touchdown grab. But instead of kicking the extra point and sending the game to a second overtime, coach Bill Belichick opted to go for 2 and the win. It backfired, as Ben Hall was stopped just short of the end zone on a pass into the flat.

Virginia coach Tony Elliott was surprised by the call.

I would've kicked it. ... But hey, he's won a lot of football games, Elliott said of the six-time Super Bowl champion. "He's one of the best in the business for a reason. Obviously he felt good about the call.

Asked to explain the decision, Belichick kept it short.

Just trying to win the game, he said.

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