It's a conservative approach that mostly doesn't work anymore, and definitely won't with the makeup of this team. It was fine a generation ago when field position, FGs, and defense could carry a physical team, but the rules of today heavily favor the QB and the passing game.
My mindset at the end of the game yesterday:
The unsettling feeling that Burrow would have no trouble getting his team down the field for the go-ahead TD.
The unsettling feeling that Dalton would not be able to get the Saints down the field for a game-winning TD.
Conservative, game-managed offenses are mostly a relic.