So my opinion... no way.
For starters, it'll depend on what the yardage is gained on a first down. If we give up a 30 yard play? Sure, I'd say let them score.
If we're talking a literal first down, lets put the ball at the 37. That's a 54 yard FG. I'd give them like a 25% chance of making that kick in those conditions, and that might be generous. Naturally they still have more plays to run, but I doubt they throw it again. If they managed to get another 5-6 yards rushing before trying the kick, you're still looking at a 45-50 yard FG, into the wind, on that field, which every player out there has said was in terrible shape, especially for kicking.
I get his view point, I just don't agree with it. He's basically defaulting to "a first down automatically means we lose the game", and I don't see it that way. In a dome against Tucker, maybe. That's not what this was.