They threw at least 5 deep shots on 3rd down that I remember. One being a touchdown. 4 being incomplete.
I agree with you on Analytics vs game flow sometimes. "The analytics says" is a little too big brained for me sometimes. Most good offensive play callers are guilty of this (shanahan said the same thing in the falcons meltdown in the Superbowl). It's an ego thing I guess. All well. I still trust him.