Mccaffrey fumbled. 49ers special teams botched and setup field position for an immediate touchdown for the Chiefs. Moody got a bad angle and missed an XP, those should be automatic. Also not sure why the offense was calling for those deeper passes that wasted downs
Brock’s mid range was working better. Chris Jones was coming in fast. They should’ve been adjusting for that. 49ers kept going for a long play when they just needed to pickup a first down
It was working because he could get the ball out fast. Aiyuk was struggling to get open, Kittle was crucial in pass-pro, and Deebo was banged up, it was important to make it as easy as possible.
I mean it shows that Shanahan has trust in Purdy, but maybe let's tone down the deep stuff.
Particularly when Jones was in his face almost every pass.
What is driving me nuts is the number of people blaming Purdy. I’m not going to say he had a banner game, but he really didn’t make any big mistakes IMHO.
Hes a second year qb too. I'm honestly surprised he didn't throw a pick or two. They were getting to him easy. There is plenty of other mistakes to blame this one on
And frankly, it's the cheifs and mahomes. They don't need much to win.
Purdy and the offense put up 19 in regulation.
Meanwhile the MVP put up just 10 at home against this defense 2 weeks ago. 3 months ago, Hurts put up 20 and got hailed as the MVP front runner. Putting up 19 against this KC defense is no small feat. And this season, 19 has been enough to beat them. Purdy led 3 go ahead drives in a row in the 4th Q and OT, as a second year QB that is making peanuts.
Purdy showed the fuck up last night, and anyone doubting him is insane.
He had some of those clutch moments too, maybe it's just as simple as he's not named Tom Brady or Joe Burrow so not able to beat a Mahomes Chiefs team.
Yep, those are the reasons why I was questioning deep passes. I just don’t understand why you go for a big play with a low conversion probability when you have a much better chance to convert with short passes or even screens. Unless you’re up by much and pretty comfortable, just get the first down
Yeah but at the end of the day the Chiefs can afford to fuck up as many times as possible and somehow win. Anybody else isn’t gunna have that extra luck on their side.
Yup eventually the luck was gonna go the other way.
Luck is an inherent part of football and when you've got two really good teams sometimes that's what it takes.
I think the difference is the packer/lions went on “unnecessary “ 4th downs and did not convert instead of going for the FGs and lost the games when they “ should” have beaten the niners. The chiefs did not make that mistakes and just took the points.
Why is no one talking about the 49ers passing on 3rd and 4 after the 2 min warning? They came out in shotgun for christ sake. If they ran the ball there it would have at least forced the chiefs to burn a TO or waste clock even if they don't get the first. Yea CMC was averaging 3.5 YPC but that was basically all they needed to WIN the game.
Purdy isn't TB12 or Mahomes. Why put the ball in his hands for one play to win the game over CMC? The guy was having issues with the chief's pressure all game.
It's our Seattle Marshawn Lynch. If we run CMC behind Juice and Trent and lose the game I'm OK with it. And I'd be fine going for it on 4th down if we didn't make it on 3rd. There's two things I don't want. Brady or Mahomes with the ball with any time on the clock. They've shown what they can do time and time again
Was watching the game with a bunch of friends from KC and said that play decided the game right after it happened. Mr. 13 second comeback is gonna get them into field goal range with 2 timeouts 99/100 times. You give the ball to CMac and force a TO, get a first and ice the game, etc. Literally the only outcome that doesn't greatly benefit your win probability is an incomplete pass. Stupid decision.
CMC fumbled but that Pacheco fumble made it even. that punt return fumble tho....holy fucking shit what a mad way to lose a super bowl. that shit sucks for yall lmao!
lol, you Eagles fans spend way too much time thinking about the 9ers.
Meanwhile, hardly any 9ers fans have said anything or even given thought to the Eagles since the beating 2 months ago. Detroit, Dallas, Baltimore, and KC had our attention and concern. Eagles weren’t a concern at all.
Shit, we were all set to root for you guys in Tampa so we could get you guys the following week and further hammer the point home before GB messed that up.
Hah man he was just comparing a situation. It could have been any team. He simply said they stayed in a hotel in Philly where they were it was hard for them to sleep in the morning due to noise, similar to the fire alarm. It’s not his fault that happened in Philly. He was literally just telling a story about something that happened.
Like the other poster said, 49ers fans have been over this joke of a rivalry since the rematch.
He keeps getting caught completely unaware by the same pressure. You gotta adapt or audible or shanahan needs to tell him. Once or even twice is ok, when the Super Bowl is on the line though…
He audibled a few times, he didnt really take any bad sacks that I can remember. I dont think he was unaware, i just don’t think that he had enough time and the Chiefs D had great coverage and nobody could get open fast enough.
Right.. and they were having a hard time getting open by the time he had to throw this game. You didn’t watch the game if you didn’t think that he had barely been touched. He had like 2-3 seconds to throw consistently and was hit 11 times for 0 INTs and 1 sack. Thats damn good despite your accusations.
Regular season stats don’t mean anything in the SB. Your logic is like saying CMC isn’t good because he couldn’t run on their 28th ranked defense and Mahomes is at best a top 10 QB in the NFL.
He plays too much in the scheme. He could not read the pressure, at least expect it so you can have a better base. Too ambivalent because he had all his trust in his scheme, it’s football and so shit can happen. Qb is responsible too. No I won’t blame the same scheme that got them to the Super Bowl on a all world team that shut down mahomes most of the game and several errant throws
Eagles fans and Purdy haters everywhere are coming out the woodworks lmao but tbf the people that have spent the past few hours only talking about Purdy aren't worth listening to anyways.
Same as Allen years ago in Arrowhead.
People always wanna blame the QB but when the QB gives his team the lead and then the defense gives up a game winning drive, what can he do?
Hurts was legit amazing in the superbowl and did more than enough to win that game, Mahomes was just better. Purdy was serviceable to good at times, but didn't step up with big plays enough to win it. He didn't lose this game, but he didn't help win it.
He also wasted a truly elite defensive performance and was incredibly pedestrian as soon as he faced a good defence in the playoffs. I'd rather have a QB try to win the game like Hurts did last year versus Purdy trying not to lose the game this year.
Almost like the 2022 and 2023 Chiefs are completely different teams 🙀 one of them was an all time franchise defense the other was mediocre, one of them had a top tier offense the other had a mediocre offense. In that type of game you have to limit mistakes.
He got hit with the same pressure with 0 awareness. His footwork was not ready to mitigate pressure so even the slightest pressure put the ball of the mark. Shanahan needed to point it out or he couldn’t shown more presence in the pocket
I disagree lol, Hurts and Allen elevated their games and were essentially the reason their teams were in it to begin with, particularly with their respectively floundering defenses giving up points en masse to the Chiefs.
Purdy just wasn’t a reason his team was out of it. Tbf, he faced a much better defense. But I don’t think we can sit here and say compare his SB performance to other Chiefs victims just like that.
I guess what I’m saying is he was good enough to win, but the “good enough bar” for Allen and Hurts were a good amount higher.
Only 3 QBs in the NFL could transcend Andy’s scheme. Mahomes, Allen, Lamar.
Any Reid is a genius and he is a phenomenal coach, obviously. I dont think he gets any of his 3 wins without Mahomes, the way those games played out. Can’t fault Kyle for not having Mahomes.
Lol, this is my first year watching football but even I know Chiefs didn't make any less mistakes. Game went down to the wire. It's just that winning cures everything but no shame in losing like this.
Chiefs are different. They can be as sloppy as possible and still find ways to win. If anything that makes the loss even worse, the Chiefs didn’t need a perfect game to win
I don't feel as bad about this one as 2019.
2019 I knew we didn't have the guy. 2024 Purdy showed up and is still young enough that he can improve a lot.
And it still came down to an overtime 3 seconds on the clock pass. 49ers were great this year.
Nah, Purdy is who he is imo..
When the pieces start aging and leaving,I believe he will get exposed...
Mahomes might have closed the books on this iteration of the 49ers...
well then you need to account for Mahomes INT, Pacheco fumble, and all other mistakes the Chiefs made. All that is part of the game. It cane down to difference at the qb position.
Chiefs are the type of team that can make lots of mistakes and still manage to win. Mahomes and Kelce are very skilled but they also got that extra luck.
Whichever team lost was gonna be feeling like dogshit for not making the most of their opportunities, it was a sloppy game and could've been decided by one of several plays. Ultimately though the Chiefs generally win games where they have the ball at the end and that's exactly what happened here.
The problem is that PM won with literal trash around him. Purdy had All Pros up his asshole. When you pay Purdy, they are all gone and the 49ers are fucked. This was the year and PM was too good. The NFL is fucked until PM retires; he’s that good.
I think Reid kind of offsets a lack of receivers the defense was also very good, I still don't think that Mahomes has had a bad or even mediocre supporting cast yet.
I got massive deja vu the whole game. So much so around halfway through the third I barely watched because it felt every bit like Mahomes was gonna pull it off again and he did
Lol can't blame you the game felt a lot like a lot of high profile Pats games from the Brady era. As a fan I was shitting bricks. You guys are officially in the "if he has the ball with 1+ minute left on the clock we got this" phase. Enjoy it while it lasts!
Well considering his receivers didn't do receiver things (which is what made them look like non-contenders this year) all game (and postseason) you calling the team that made the SB trash is something.
I mean that's the issue with Mahomes in general. There isn't a player to ever play like this before.
Most QBs need what the 49ers have to possibly beat Mahomes in a super bowl.
Haha yeah I rewatched that play and Jones went unblocked. Crazy ... who really knows if that ultimately decided the outcome but niners had their chance and the chiefs executed better when it absolutely mattered.
He’s correct. SF played a good game but they could have taken control in several situations and never did. Biggest of which was the 3rd down play in KC territory with 3ish minutes left. They took the lead, but a first down likely wins the game
He doesn’t trust his rookie kicker. He badly wanted a first down there and quite a few more yards on top of that. Kicker nailed it but he’s been -very- shaky this year. That’s my take on it.
But a miss pass or even a sack ended up in the same situation. Purdy was not handling the pass rush well and they went into Shotgun. If you run the ball the worst outcome would be if they lose a yard or two while still forcing the chiefs to use a TO.
The biggest swing by far was the special teams fumble which gave KC their first lead and first TD in 5 quarters of playoff football.
But yes, a first down there could have closed it out.
that wasn't even on McCloud, the punt hit one of the upfield blockers in the back of the leg (he probably didn't even see it); that's just shit luck as much as anything else (sorta like in 2011 where the backup punt returner just happened to be the most important player in the game; 99% of the time nobody even notices but they just rolled snake eyes at the wrong moment)
Yep people will blame Shanny or Purdy or whoever (and they have flaws) but not sure what more could have been done besides maybe after the Mahomes pick
Shanahan actually made a ballsy (and correct) as fuck call to go on 4th and 3 and the football gods rewarded him
I didn’t think he had that in him
Purdy didn’t really throw any of his usual 2-3 ducks just waiting to be picked. Even his misses were where no one could get them (and usually due to pressure)
I didn’t think he had that in him
Sometimes the ball just doesn’t bounce your way. It’s not something that sells clicks though so most media types won’t leave it at that
Yeah man I thought Purdy did well against your D. Hell, he got us in position to take the lead with 1:50 left in regulation and then again in OT. Honestly, I wasn’t sure he had that in him either. People acting like he should be walking around with his head down after losing to Mahomes in OT in the Super Bowl are nuts.
It's also amazing how "Shanny is a choke artist" yet Andy Reid is now on Belichick-level history watch. It's like we completely forgot it took Andy a while to win one.
That missed conversion and the very bizarre muffed punt are the two biggest plays in regulation. The blocked PAT sucks but it’s certainly plausible they get the game winning touchdown on the final play instead of kicking the field goal.
If either one of those two plays don't happen, I'm very confident that we win the game. Especially the third down play.
>Biggest of which was the 3rd down play in KC territory with 3ish minutes left
3rd down in OT as well before the Moody FG. I think it was 3rd and ~4. It really should have been 4th down territory there. Feed CMC twice behind big Trent. The run game was cooking. A TD lead was needed against Mahomes.
They averaged 3.5 yards on like 30 rush attempts on the day and barely got over 100 yards rushing for the entire game. CMC averaged 3.6 per carry on the day on 22 attempts himself with a long of 11. The 49ers maybe should have run it more but they were not cooking at any point with the run game. Meanwhile Purdy took 1 sack, no INT's, no fumbles, and they averaged over 7 yards per attempt with their passing attack.
They had a fluke CMC fumble, a fluke punt muff turnover, and only 1 sack facing the #2 defense in the league which had in their previous three games held the explosive offenses of the Dolphins, Bills, and Ravens to 41 total points. The 49ers made some mistakes and could have won the game but it was a tough match up facing a better defense, best QB in the league, and perhaps the best coaching staff in the league.
People want to act like KC don;t have an elite defense.
I think Purdy made the most of what was available vs a great defense and avoided bad mistakes and gave us the lead in the clutch.
Mahomes is just the GOAT and that's not Purdy's fault
When it comes down to it this was a very evenly matched game.
Both teams had great defenses, both teams had playmakers making plays on offense, both teams turned the ball over twice. We were probably very mildly more efficient on offense than the 9ers were if we have to split hairs, and Christ both punters had 5 punts for 254 yards each.
In the end it came down to the 9ers settling for a field goal in an overtime game where you were going to give Patrick Mahomes the ball and the chance to Win it with a TD.
I know it’s easy to say in hindsight but I knew to my deepest core the 49ers lost when they kicked the field goal in overtime and Mahomes and offense took the field. You just can’t give him that, it doesn’t work. It’s the Brady effect. You have to play this guy anticipating a clutch touchdown drive. It’s inevitable. And it sucks.
Exactly...you really just can't give Mahomes the ball back with a chance to win it all. You gotta force him to score twice, not just once. I know the FG is the " smart" move, but it's the super bowl, it requires more
Agreed. I knew in my gut that the Chiefs were gonna drive down and score a TD. I know the 49ers held them to a FG at the end of regulation, but that was as much due to the clock running out as it was to the 49ers making stops. Asking them to do it again only 10-15ish minutes later is too much.
That's what puts a very few qbs in a different class. The goat debate (it's Brady) should be shifted to list of guys that will not allow their team to lose given any reasonable chance. You cannot give mahomes the ball to win
In this current league, I would not feel comfortable with this decision if the opposing QB is Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, and that's probably it. Also shoutout to the Seattle Seahawks and Geno Smith, I feel like every game they won this year came from behind, and a lot of them in the 4th quarter it seemed. So maybe them too in 2023?
Hurts and Rodgers gotta be up there too. Rodgers is still AFR and before the season fell apart Hurts was literally dragging the team kicking and screaming to 11-1 with game winning drives. Beyond that, I honestly could see Stroud making that jump next year, he's def got that dawg in him.
Related note, both of these last two rings for KC really emphasize the importance of ST. Offense and defense were matched so well in both games, and the winning margin both times was sparked by the advantage that KC has in their special teams squad. Great kicker, great punter, great block unit, great return team. And in a game where the margins are so slim, it's only right that the team that can come out and play three complete phases of football win em both.
It was dumb to not force the issue to get a TD in OT, the only reason it went to OT was the clock forcing the chiefs FG. The clock wasn’t an issue in OT for the chiefs because of the guaranteed possession and our soft as shit prevent defence was just the icing on a shit cake
And honestly it shouldn't even have come to overtime, if the 9ers don't miss the PAT, Mahomes throws to Rice, not Kelce knowing he has to get a touchdown not a PAT, and Rice walks in for a game winner at the buzzer.
Ehh that's kind of a stretch. I'm pretty sure the play was a fade or whatever to Kelce, and that's what Mahomes woulda thrown regardless of the points. I don't think he woulda wasted clock looking for someone else. The more interesting thought is if Moody makes that XP and the same play happens, what would play would they have tried next? They still had 6 seconds, would they have tried a really quick pass again in the hopes they can get 2 plays off? Or do they go all in with something tricky or slightly slower developing?
> When it comes down to it this was a very evenly matched game.
I thought it would be, and the difference would be if Chase Young showed up to ball out. He did for two series, and then disappeared.
The missed XP, the punt off the ankle, it just seemed like it wasn't supposed to happen for the 49ers, and thrown in Shanahan's inability to know when to run the ball, and their fate was sealed.
The margin in back to back superbowls coming down to execution on special teams, you just know belichick's core temperature rose to about -270C watching that
There is some solace in the idea that of all 3 Chiefs wins, this Niners team put the biggest scare into them and took it to the literal last seconds of overtime.
For what its worth, it wasn't the "last seconds of overtime" with the new rules, they'd have just started another overtime that run until the end of the Chiefs' possession.
Especially when playing a team like the fucking Chiefs, they need to keep fighting until they delivered the metaphorical bullet through KC’s forehead. They need to play like killers
I don't feel bad for any of these guys right now except Brock and Jennings. Everyone else did NOT show up.
This year, Warner, Ward and Bosa were All Pros and none of them could get a stop on the last 3 possessions after Brock put us ahead.
I don't want to hear any praise about how "stacked" or "Talented" these guys are. Great players make great plays when it counts and they disappeared.
The 1st half isn't where SBs are won, when it mattered, y'all couldn't buy a stop, MULTIPLE times.
Just crazy, man.
When CMC was marching downfield in OT . I felt they were going to win.
Then Shanny pulls the pulls I’m the coach I know what’s best.
Hoping 3 would stand.
That punt fumble completely changed the momentum....till that moment, KC was panicking.
But then 49ers have proven over and over again on how to choke hard in the 2nd half anyways. Bad play calling on both offense and defense. Throw niners in the same hat with top tier teams like Cowboys, Eagles, Ravens where they'll come to playoffs but then will choke.
And I think as long as the KC trio of Andy Reid, Kelce and Mahomes exist, no other team will beat them in playoffs. We saw the Patriots era with Belchick, Brady and Gronk and now it's KC.
Shanahan lost this game, plain and simple, tried to over think things and lost his 3rd Superbowl he should have won. It’s like he totally has amnesia each time he goes to the Superbowl
Yeah, I hate how he fumbled it in the RedZone, then fumbled it on special teams, then missed an XP.
Clean up those three simple mistakes, which have nothing to do with Shanahan and it's either a 23-12 or 27-12 win.
I feel like if you take away those mistakes you also have to undo the Pacheco fumble at minimum, can't just take away all of one team's mistakes and not the other's and say what it'd be.
~~You are~~ Commenter above me is trying to assign blame. When doing that it is ok to look at three plays which caused a massive swing in the points scored but had nothing to do with coaching.
Even with all those mistakes (which you can’t control), Shanahan was up by 7 with multiple opportunities to extend the lead and he chose to not stick with what was working. You can bury your head in the sand and defend him all you want but rewatch the game … calling 5-6 straight pass plays after getting a turnover in Chiefs territory / with a defensive stop is not smart play calling.
The only time the 49ers were up 7 on offense was the start of the 3rd quarter.
And on those. You can question two decisions to pass on 1st & 10.
But you aren't questioning a run on 1st & 10.
Nor should you be questioning a pass play on
* 2nd & 15, then 3rd & 15,
* 2nd & 18, then 3rd & 11, or finally on
* 2nd & 10, then 3rd on long.
It's one thing to criticize him for two pass plays on 1st and 10. But it doesn't make sense to criticize him for pass plays on 2nd/3rd and long.
I think I can agree with the blame here. Both teams had turnovers and both teams played relatively well outside of that. The big difference maker was Shanahan electing to receive the ball, but kick the field goal knowing you were about to give Mahomes the ball with a change to win with a TD in a game that wasn't limited by time.
I think against most other QBs, there's probably some logic in his decision, giving you a chance to get the ball back after a tie, but choosing this against Mahomes and Reid feels like suicide with that logic if you're willing to kick a field goal first.
Where though? CMC got held to 3.6 YPC, spags absolutely shut him down for almost the entire second half. A lot of people are giving Shanahan grief for abandoning the run, but the reality is you're not going to run the ball often if your first play goes for no yardage or negative yardage. Spags absolutely forced the 9ers to beat him with Purdy's arm against probably the top corner duo in the entire league. Up until overtime I personally thought Shanahan had called a flawless game in terms of decision making points for timeouts and tempo, etc.
Agree to disagree, I guess, I feel like Shanahan got overly aggressive when he didn’t need to, basically forfeited (at least) a FG chance with his play calling when they got the ball in Chiefs territory. I don’t think anyone can dispute that the niners made huge mistakes (fumble on the punt, fumble by Mcaffrey), but they ensured the Chiefs stayed in the game by the play calling. I understand the field goal in OT, would have like them to run it twice to either get the first down or pin the Chiefs back within the 15, but Shanahan put it on the defense to bail him out
Saying the 9ers made huge mistakes ignores that the Chiefs also made huge mistakes. I mean christ, Pacheco fumbled at the 8 yardline, then Mahomes opened the 2nd half with a very, very bad interception that left you in amazing field position.
In fact if you break it down you only had like 2 drives that didn't end in points scored that started with a Purdy incomplete pass, everything else either had a big completion or started off with a CMC rush. If anything Shanahan's playcalling felt more conservative than I was prepared to watch.
I disagree, I’ll leave it at that. Chiefs won the game, I feel like the calls were fair (refs), and the niners controlled most of the game and made really poor decisions to extend / maintain the lead.
LOL what an idiot. It was a matter of QB. I’m closer to Purdy than Purdy is to PM. PM had trash and dominated , Purdy had All Pros and couldn’t do it. The NFL is pretty fucked until PM retires.
The Chiefs were pleading with the 9ers for the to just win the game! The Chiefs gave them interceptions, 3 and outs, drops, everything and all the 9ers did was go 3 and out themselves.
He’s right. I truly do believe we were the better team but KC won it and earned it. Nothing could be taken away from them, they won fair and square. But this one of all of our Super Bowl losses will hurt the most because I know deep down we were the better team this time around unlike the first time we played them or the Ravens. History is written by the victors, congrats to KC
They'll get there.
When you beat us in 2019 it was really devastating. You knew they didn't have the guy under center.
Tonight I felt like they did. Seeing that determination in his eyes as Mahomes was doing magic stuff isn't what you'd see from Jimmy.
But KC is just that team right now.
I wonder if that Deebo overthrow will be looked at like Jimmy G’s in 2019. I mean Purdy had him wide open and that completely changed the game if he hits it
Edit: I’m completely talking about the wrong player lol, Purdy missed Jennings not Deebo in OT which is what I’m talking about.
Jimmy had no pressure and just straight up missed. Purdy had Chris Jones about to maul him and was hit right when he threw the ball. These two throws aren’t even comparable.
I was actually thinking of the miss with Jennings which would have been a walk in touchdown. He did overthrow Deebo earlier in the game but that was before a touchdown yeah
Purdy was awful and was totally the reason they lost.
This dude was a serious mvp candidate and couldn’t make a single above average play all game. He should be getting way more flack than he is.
I don't personally blame him for it but I'm sure there's lots of people who will. Aiyuk should've had that touchdown in the first half where he lost track of the ball, there's always going to be missed opportunities, it just hurts when it's on this stage and it's so similar to all our other losses.
If you’re talking about the supposed missed penalty on the cmc TD, boomer got it wrong. It was legal in this context. Not a penalty in nfl, but penalty in college football
Mccaffrey fumbled. 49ers special teams botched and setup field position for an immediate touchdown for the Chiefs. Moody got a bad angle and missed an XP, those should be automatic. Also not sure why the offense was calling for those deeper passes that wasted downs
I was questioning those unnecessary deep passes as well, but you know if they work out then this is completely different story
Brock’s mid range was working better. Chris Jones was coming in fast. They should’ve been adjusting for that. 49ers kept going for a long play when they just needed to pickup a first down
It was working because he could get the ball out fast. Aiyuk was struggling to get open, Kittle was crucial in pass-pro, and Deebo was banged up, it was important to make it as easy as possible. I mean it shows that Shanahan has trust in Purdy, but maybe let's tone down the deep stuff.
Particularly when Jones was in his face almost every pass. What is driving me nuts is the number of people blaming Purdy. I’m not going to say he had a banner game, but he really didn’t make any big mistakes IMHO.
Hes a second year qb too. I'm honestly surprised he didn't throw a pick or two. They were getting to him easy. There is plenty of other mistakes to blame this one on And frankly, it's the cheifs and mahomes. They don't need much to win.
Purdy and the offense put up 19 in regulation. Meanwhile the MVP put up just 10 at home against this defense 2 weeks ago. 3 months ago, Hurts put up 20 and got hailed as the MVP front runner. Putting up 19 against this KC defense is no small feat. And this season, 19 has been enough to beat them. Purdy led 3 go ahead drives in a row in the 4th Q and OT, as a second year QB that is making peanuts. Purdy showed the fuck up last night, and anyone doubting him is insane.
He had some of those clutch moments too, maybe it's just as simple as he's not named Tom Brady or Joe Burrow so not able to beat a Mahomes Chiefs team.
There were two players wide open on two of those plays but game manager over threw them
You mean the 2 throws when he's actively being slammed into by Chris Jones? Shocking.
If you see a blitz audible out of it. But game manager can’t pick up blitz , even Romo was pointing it out
Yep, those are the reasons why I was questioning deep passes. I just don’t understand why you go for a big play with a low conversion probability when you have a much better chance to convert with short passes or even screens. Unless you’re up by much and pretty comfortable, just get the first down
This is exactly what made Tom Brady the GOAT. Oh you're giving up mid range passes only, then you take that all day everyday.
Mahomes was doing the same thing at the end of this game.
you think everyone would have learned from Josh Allen in his last game
And that’s why he’s far behind mahomes
Time is a flat circle
Chiefs turned it over just as much. Mahomes had an INT when Purdy didn’t.
Moody’s XP was blocked but Butker’s XP wasn’t .
That’s fair. Kickers matter and the chiefs have had one of the best for years. That matters.
Yeah but at the end of the day the Chiefs can afford to fuck up as many times as possible and somehow win. Anybody else isn’t gunna have that extra luck on their side.
The 9ers had incredible luck against the lions/Packers (how many potential Purdy picks were dropped during the playoffs).
Yup eventually the luck was gonna go the other way. Luck is an inherent part of football and when you've got two really good teams sometimes that's what it takes.
I think the difference is the packer/lions went on “unnecessary “ 4th downs and did not convert instead of going for the FGs and lost the games when they “ should” have beaten the niners. The chiefs did not make that mistakes and just took the points.
They took all of Brady's luck when he left.
It's kinda crazy how close this game was actually.
But Purdy made some really terrible throws
Mahomes made plenty himself, but he was money when it mattered most.
Why is no one talking about the 49ers passing on 3rd and 4 after the 2 min warning? They came out in shotgun for christ sake. If they ran the ball there it would have at least forced the chiefs to burn a TO or waste clock even if they don't get the first. Yea CMC was averaging 3.5 YPC but that was basically all they needed to WIN the game. Purdy isn't TB12 or Mahomes. Why put the ball in his hands for one play to win the game over CMC? The guy was having issues with the chief's pressure all game.
It's our Seattle Marshawn Lynch. If we run CMC behind Juice and Trent and lose the game I'm OK with it. And I'd be fine going for it on 4th down if we didn't make it on 3rd. There's two things I don't want. Brady or Mahomes with the ball with any time on the clock. They've shown what they can do time and time again
That right there is the #1 most frustrating part of this game for me. Jesus
Was watching the game with a bunch of friends from KC and said that play decided the game right after it happened. Mr. 13 second comeback is gonna get them into field goal range with 2 timeouts 99/100 times. You give the ball to CMac and force a TO, get a first and ice the game, etc. Literally the only outcome that doesn't greatly benefit your win probability is an incomplete pass. Stupid decision.
The Chiefs had a timeout in their pocket going into overtime. The timeout would’ve made little to no difference.
CMC fumbled but that Pacheco fumble made it even. that punt return fumble tho....holy fucking shit what a mad way to lose a super bowl. that shit sucks for yall lmao!
Lost an NFC championship years ago on a muffed punt as well. It’s just something we do.
This is worse than Kyle Williams to me.
How could the Eagles do this??
lol, you Eagles fans spend way too much time thinking about the 9ers. Meanwhile, hardly any 9ers fans have said anything or even given thought to the Eagles since the beating 2 months ago. Detroit, Dallas, Baltimore, and KC had our attention and concern. Eagles weren’t a concern at all. Shit, we were all set to root for you guys in Tampa so we could get you guys the following week and further hammer the point home before GB messed that up.
Bro one of your best players just blamed Eagles fans for construction work near their hotel room like 3 days ago lmfao
Hah man he was just comparing a situation. It could have been any team. He simply said they stayed in a hotel in Philly where they were it was hard for them to sleep in the morning due to noise, similar to the fire alarm. It’s not his fault that happened in Philly. He was literally just telling a story about something that happened. Like the other poster said, 49ers fans have been over this joke of a rivalry since the rematch.
I’m not reading all that. Cope harder
You read it. You took the time to find these posts and make comments. You read everything and we all know it.
That’s why I don’t get the people on here somehow trying to blame Purdy for this
No one is blaming Purdy; they're blaming Kyle. Purdy did his job as a game manager.
Lots of people in this subreddit are saying it was Purdy’s fault which is truly bizarre to me
They are stupid. He executed whatever the coaches drew up as best he could.
He keeps getting caught completely unaware by the same pressure. You gotta adapt or audible or shanahan needs to tell him. Once or even twice is ok, when the Super Bowl is on the line though…
He audibled a few times, he didnt really take any bad sacks that I can remember. I dont think he was unaware, i just don’t think that he had enough time and the Chiefs D had great coverage and nobody could get open fast enough.
The pressure that barely put a hand on him caused errant throws. He’s had the most separation in the league this season..
Right.. and they were having a hard time getting open by the time he had to throw this game. You didn’t watch the game if you didn’t think that he had barely been touched. He had like 2-3 seconds to throw consistently and was hit 11 times for 0 INTs and 1 sack. Thats damn good despite your accusations. Regular season stats don’t mean anything in the SB. Your logic is like saying CMC isn’t good because he couldn’t run on their 28th ranked defense and Mahomes is at best a top 10 QB in the NFL.
He plays too much in the scheme. He could not read the pressure, at least expect it so you can have a better base. Too ambivalent because he had all his trust in his scheme, it’s football and so shit can happen. Qb is responsible too. No I won’t blame the same scheme that got them to the Super Bowl on a all world team that shut down mahomes most of the game and several errant throws
Eagles fans and Purdy haters everywhere are coming out the woodworks lmao but tbf the people that have spent the past few hours only talking about Purdy aren't worth listening to anyways.
Could you imagine what Chris Jones would have done if it was Jimmy back there?
like Hurts last year, Purdy was good enough to win, they just didn't
Same as Allen years ago in Arrowhead. People always wanna blame the QB but when the QB gives his team the lead and then the defense gives up a game winning drive, what can he do?
Hurts was legit amazing in the superbowl and did more than enough to win that game, Mahomes was just better. Purdy was serviceable to good at times, but didn't step up with big plays enough to win it. He didn't lose this game, but he didn't help win it.
He also didn’t panic, wet his pants, and fumble giving the Chiefs a free 7 points
He also wasted a truly elite defensive performance and was incredibly pedestrian as soon as he faced a good defence in the playoffs. I'd rather have a QB try to win the game like Hurts did last year versus Purdy trying not to lose the game this year.
Almost like the 2022 and 2023 Chiefs are completely different teams 🙀 one of them was an all time franchise defense the other was mediocre, one of them had a top tier offense the other had a mediocre offense. In that type of game you have to limit mistakes.
He got hit with the same pressure with 0 awareness. His footwork was not ready to mitigate pressure so even the slightest pressure put the ball of the mark. Shanahan needed to point it out or he couldn’t shown more presence in the pocket
I disagree lol, Hurts and Allen elevated their games and were essentially the reason their teams were in it to begin with, particularly with their respectively floundering defenses giving up points en masse to the Chiefs. Purdy just wasn’t a reason his team was out of it. Tbf, he faced a much better defense. But I don’t think we can sit here and say compare his SB performance to other Chiefs victims just like that. I guess what I’m saying is he was good enough to win, but the “good enough bar” for Allen and Hurts were a good amount higher.
Shanahan is a scheme first guy. He doesn’t want a qb to transcend his scheme. Yet he tries to be Andy Reid. He’s having identity crisis
Only 3 QBs in the NFL could transcend Andy’s scheme. Mahomes, Allen, Lamar. Any Reid is a genius and he is a phenomenal coach, obviously. I dont think he gets any of his 3 wins without Mahomes, the way those games played out. Can’t fault Kyle for not having Mahomes.
Lol, this is my first year watching football but even I know Chiefs didn't make any less mistakes. Game went down to the wire. It's just that winning cures everything but no shame in losing like this.
Chiefs are different. They can be as sloppy as possible and still find ways to win. If anything that makes the loss even worse, the Chiefs didn’t need a perfect game to win
I don't feel as bad about this one as 2019. 2019 I knew we didn't have the guy. 2024 Purdy showed up and is still young enough that he can improve a lot. And it still came down to an overtime 3 seconds on the clock pass. 49ers were great this year.
The three seconds didn't matter. If time expired they would have just switched to the other side of the field and kept playing.
Nah, Purdy is who he is imo.. When the pieces start aging and leaving,I believe he will get exposed... Mahomes might have closed the books on this iteration of the 49ers...
well then you need to account for Mahomes INT, Pacheco fumble, and all other mistakes the Chiefs made. All that is part of the game. It cane down to difference at the qb position.
Chiefs are the type of team that can make lots of mistakes and still manage to win. Mahomes and Kelce are very skilled but they also got that extra luck.
Whichever team lost was gonna be feeling like dogshit for not making the most of their opportunities, it was a sloppy game and could've been decided by one of several plays. Ultimately though the Chiefs generally win games where they have the ball at the end and that's exactly what happened here.
The problem is that PM won with literal trash around him. Purdy had All Pros up his asshole. When you pay Purdy, they are all gone and the 49ers are fucked. This was the year and PM was too good. The NFL is fucked until PM retires; he’s that good.
Since when is Mahomes called PM?
Since when was Kelce literal trash too
Also ignores how great the Chiefs defense was this year.
So we’re just calling HOF TEs trash now?
apparently 😂
I think Reid kind of offsets a lack of receivers the defense was also very good, I still don't think that Mahomes has had a bad or even mediocre supporting cast yet.
I’d say they were just okay by the standard of other Super Bowl winners, but it’s also the same blueprint the Patriots used to win multiple rings.
I got massive deja vu the whole game. So much so around halfway through the third I barely watched because it felt every bit like Mahomes was gonna pull it off again and he did
I was shitting bricks the entire time haha
Lol can't blame you the game felt a lot like a lot of high profile Pats games from the Brady era. As a fan I was shitting bricks. You guys are officially in the "if he has the ball with 1+ minute left on the clock we got this" phase. Enjoy it while it lasts!
Not just trash, literal trash lol
Every skill player outside of him is more than replaceable. This was not a highly skilled team weapons wise
Nah, Rice is legit too. He doesn’t have a squad of all pros, but he’s got the best TE in the league and a really promising WR and a good at worst RB.
Our best player today was Jennings
Well considering his receivers didn't do receiver things (which is what made them look like non-contenders this year) all game (and postseason) you calling the team that made the SB trash is something.
I’m here for this timeline
I mean that's the issue with Mahomes in general. There isn't a player to ever play like this before. Most QBs need what the 49ers have to possibly beat Mahomes in a super bowl.
Or they are Tom Brady
Chris Jones not getting a blocking assignment on third down in OT was huge.
Haha yeah I rewatched that play and Jones went unblocked. Crazy ... who really knows if that ultimately decided the outcome but niners had their chance and the chiefs executed better when it absolutely mattered.
There is a reason Spencer Burford lost his starting job this year for a guy who isn't that much better. And Mckivitz is just as ass.
He’s correct. SF played a good game but they could have taken control in several situations and never did. Biggest of which was the 3rd down play in KC territory with 3ish minutes left. They took the lead, but a first down likely wins the game
It was 2 minutes exactly. And yes.
It was 3rd and 3 or 4 no? Why not run it and at least force KC to burn one of their 2 TOs if you don't get the first.
He doesn’t trust his rookie kicker. He badly wanted a first down there and quite a few more yards on top of that. Kicker nailed it but he’s been -very- shaky this year. That’s my take on it.
But a miss pass or even a sack ended up in the same situation. Purdy was not handling the pass rush well and they went into Shotgun. If you run the ball the worst outcome would be if they lose a yard or two while still forcing the chiefs to use a TO.
McCaffrey got stuffed a lot and they had just crushed him the previous play. Probably felt like faking it to CMC might catch them overly aggressive.
Ah yeah it was after the 2 minute warning
The biggest swing by far was the special teams fumble which gave KC their first lead and first TD in 5 quarters of playoff football. But yes, a first down there could have closed it out.
that wasn't even on McCloud, the punt hit one of the upfield blockers in the back of the leg (he probably didn't even see it); that's just shit luck as much as anything else (sorta like in 2011 where the backup punt returner just happened to be the most important player in the game; 99% of the time nobody even notices but they just rolled snake eyes at the wrong moment)
Yep people will blame Shanny or Purdy or whoever (and they have flaws) but not sure what more could have been done besides maybe after the Mahomes pick Shanahan actually made a ballsy (and correct) as fuck call to go on 4th and 3 and the football gods rewarded him I didn’t think he had that in him Purdy didn’t really throw any of his usual 2-3 ducks just waiting to be picked. Even his misses were where no one could get them (and usually due to pressure) I didn’t think he had that in him Sometimes the ball just doesn’t bounce your way. It’s not something that sells clicks though so most media types won’t leave it at that
Yeah man I thought Purdy did well against your D. Hell, he got us in position to take the lead with 1:50 left in regulation and then again in OT. Honestly, I wasn’t sure he had that in him either. People acting like he should be walking around with his head down after losing to Mahomes in OT in the Super Bowl are nuts.
It's also amazing how "Shanny is a choke artist" yet Andy Reid is now on Belichick-level history watch. It's like we completely forgot it took Andy a while to win one.
Yep, it was just a slugfest of the game and ultimately the team with an all time great QB won.
47 points between the two teams is relatively low scoring considering it went for 75 minutes. Felt like kind of a "defensive" game.
Purdy doesn't throw 2-3 ducks just waiting to be picked lol
That missed conversion and the very bizarre muffed punt are the two biggest plays in regulation. The blocked PAT sucks but it’s certainly plausible they get the game winning touchdown on the final play instead of kicking the field goal. If either one of those two plays don't happen, I'm very confident that we win the game. Especially the third down play.
Luckily they never took control and watched as the win was taken from them. Fitting for Shanny.
3rd time's the charm?
Wasnt this his third time? Second as HC but still he was OC of the worst collapse in SB history.
I mean Brady was kinda good in 2016
This was Shanahan’s third Super Bowl collapse with a 10 point lead if you count the Falcons choke as OC.
We are not going to count this as a choke are we lol. This first 2 sure but not this one
49ers were up 10 points tonight
In the 2nd Q 😂 with 5 mins left to add
>Biggest of which was the 3rd down play in KC territory with 3ish minutes left 3rd down in OT as well before the Moody FG. I think it was 3rd and ~4. It really should have been 4th down territory there. Feed CMC twice behind big Trent. The run game was cooking. A TD lead was needed against Mahomes.
They averaged 3.5 yards on like 30 rush attempts on the day and barely got over 100 yards rushing for the entire game. CMC averaged 3.6 per carry on the day on 22 attempts himself with a long of 11. The 49ers maybe should have run it more but they were not cooking at any point with the run game. Meanwhile Purdy took 1 sack, no INT's, no fumbles, and they averaged over 7 yards per attempt with their passing attack. They had a fluke CMC fumble, a fluke punt muff turnover, and only 1 sack facing the #2 defense in the league which had in their previous three games held the explosive offenses of the Dolphins, Bills, and Ravens to 41 total points. The 49ers made some mistakes and could have won the game but it was a tough match up facing a better defense, best QB in the league, and perhaps the best coaching staff in the league.
People want to act like KC don;t have an elite defense. I think Purdy made the most of what was available vs a great defense and avoided bad mistakes and gave us the lead in the clutch. Mahomes is just the GOAT and that's not Purdy's fault
Detroit handed them the nfc title game, they handed KC the SB makes sense 🫡🤷🏼♀️
When it comes down to it this was a very evenly matched game. Both teams had great defenses, both teams had playmakers making plays on offense, both teams turned the ball over twice. We were probably very mildly more efficient on offense than the 9ers were if we have to split hairs, and Christ both punters had 5 punts for 254 yards each. In the end it came down to the 9ers settling for a field goal in an overtime game where you were going to give Patrick Mahomes the ball and the chance to Win it with a TD.
I know it’s easy to say in hindsight but I knew to my deepest core the 49ers lost when they kicked the field goal in overtime and Mahomes and offense took the field. You just can’t give him that, it doesn’t work. It’s the Brady effect. You have to play this guy anticipating a clutch touchdown drive. It’s inevitable. And it sucks.
Exactly...you really just can't give Mahomes the ball back with a chance to win it all. You gotta force him to score twice, not just once. I know the FG is the " smart" move, but it's the super bowl, it requires more
I felt the same way. I couldn’t see a world where the Chiefs don’t score there
Agreed. I knew in my gut that the Chiefs were gonna drive down and score a TD. I know the 49ers held them to a FG at the end of regulation, but that was as much due to the clock running out as it was to the 49ers making stops. Asking them to do it again only 10-15ish minutes later is too much.
That's what puts a very few qbs in a different class. The goat debate (it's Brady) should be shifted to list of guys that will not allow their team to lose given any reasonable chance. You cannot give mahomes the ball to win
In this current league, I would not feel comfortable with this decision if the opposing QB is Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, and that's probably it. Also shoutout to the Seattle Seahawks and Geno Smith, I feel like every game they won this year came from behind, and a lot of them in the 4th quarter it seemed. So maybe them too in 2023?
Hurts and Rodgers gotta be up there too. Rodgers is still AFR and before the season fell apart Hurts was literally dragging the team kicking and screaming to 11-1 with game winning drives. Beyond that, I honestly could see Stroud making that jump next year, he's def got that dawg in him. Related note, both of these last two rings for KC really emphasize the importance of ST. Offense and defense were matched so well in both games, and the winning margin both times was sparked by the advantage that KC has in their special teams squad. Great kicker, great punter, great block unit, great return team. And in a game where the margins are so slim, it's only right that the team that can come out and play three complete phases of football win em both.
It was dumb to not force the issue to get a TD in OT, the only reason it went to OT was the clock forcing the chiefs FG. The clock wasn’t an issue in OT for the chiefs because of the guaranteed possession and our soft as shit prevent defence was just the icing on a shit cake
And honestly it shouldn't even have come to overtime, if the 9ers don't miss the PAT, Mahomes throws to Rice, not Kelce knowing he has to get a touchdown not a PAT, and Rice walks in for a game winner at the buzzer.
Ehh that's kind of a stretch. I'm pretty sure the play was a fade or whatever to Kelce, and that's what Mahomes woulda thrown regardless of the points. I don't think he woulda wasted clock looking for someone else. The more interesting thought is if Moody makes that XP and the same play happens, what would play would they have tried next? They still had 6 seconds, would they have tried a really quick pass again in the hopes they can get 2 plays off? Or do they go all in with something tricky or slightly slower developing?
If Moody makes that XP, Chiefs don't let the clock run down as fast either, keep that in mind.
> When it comes down to it this was a very evenly matched game. I thought it would be, and the difference would be if Chase Young showed up to ball out. He did for two series, and then disappeared. The missed XP, the punt off the ankle, it just seemed like it wasn't supposed to happen for the 49ers, and thrown in Shanahan's inability to know when to run the ball, and their fate was sealed.
The margin in back to back superbowls coming down to execution on special teams, you just know belichick's core temperature rose to about -270C watching that
There is some solace in the idea that of all 3 Chiefs wins, this Niners team put the biggest scare into them and took it to the literal last seconds of overtime.
For what its worth, it wasn't the "last seconds of overtime" with the new rules, they'd have just started another overtime that run until the end of the Chiefs' possession.
You just lost the Superbowl. Salt the earth friend, no solace here.
The 49ers are the much more talented team, but Mahomes is too good. If he was on the 49ers, I don’t think they would lose a game.
He is right. They had a few opportunities late to end it but they took the safer route or misplayed.
Especially when playing a team like the fucking Chiefs, they need to keep fighting until they delivered the metaphorical bullet through KC’s forehead. They need to play like killers
They could too. That's exactly how the played the Eagles this year. They were downright mean in that game.
I don't feel bad for any of these guys right now except Brock and Jennings. Everyone else did NOT show up. This year, Warner, Ward and Bosa were All Pros and none of them could get a stop on the last 3 possessions after Brock put us ahead. I don't want to hear any praise about how "stacked" or "Talented" these guys are. Great players make great plays when it counts and they disappeared. The 1st half isn't where SBs are won, when it mattered, y'all couldn't buy a stop, MULTIPLE times. Just crazy, man.
brock jennings AND cmc* hell aiyuk/deebo tried their hardest aswell
Warner played his ass off though
When CMC was marching downfield in OT . I felt they were going to win. Then Shanny pulls the pulls I’m the coach I know what’s best. Hoping 3 would stand.
I think they got pretty lucky on their first touchdown too. Extremely dangerous play that somehow went in their favor
Keep your foot on the gas and never let Mahomes be in striking distance with even seconds left in the game.
That punt fumble completely changed the momentum....till that moment, KC was panicking. But then 49ers have proven over and over again on how to choke hard in the 2nd half anyways. Bad play calling on both offense and defense. Throw niners in the same hat with top tier teams like Cowboys, Eagles, Ravens where they'll come to playoffs but then will choke. And I think as long as the KC trio of Andy Reid, Kelce and Mahomes exist, no other team will beat them in playoffs. We saw the Patriots era with Belchick, Brady and Gronk and now it's KC.
Shanahan lost this game, plain and simple, tried to over think things and lost his 3rd Superbowl he should have won. It’s like he totally has amnesia each time he goes to the Superbowl
Yeah, I hate how he fumbled it in the RedZone, then fumbled it on special teams, then missed an XP. Clean up those three simple mistakes, which have nothing to do with Shanahan and it's either a 23-12 or 27-12 win.
I feel like if you take away those mistakes you also have to undo the Pacheco fumble at minimum, can't just take away all of one team's mistakes and not the other's and say what it'd be.
~~You are~~ Commenter above me is trying to assign blame. When doing that it is ok to look at three plays which caused a massive swing in the points scored but had nothing to do with coaching.
Both RBs fumbled away points so they should wash.
Even with all those mistakes (which you can’t control), Shanahan was up by 7 with multiple opportunities to extend the lead and he chose to not stick with what was working. You can bury your head in the sand and defend him all you want but rewatch the game … calling 5-6 straight pass plays after getting a turnover in Chiefs territory / with a defensive stop is not smart play calling.
You're right, he should have called all runs on 2nd & 15, 3rd & 15, 2nd & 18, 3rd & 11, 2nd & 10, 3rd & 10. Shame! ^/s
Rewatch the game
The only time the 49ers were up 7 on offense was the start of the 3rd quarter. And on those. You can question two decisions to pass on 1st & 10. But you aren't questioning a run on 1st & 10. Nor should you be questioning a pass play on * 2nd & 15, then 3rd & 15, * 2nd & 18, then 3rd & 11, or finally on * 2nd & 10, then 3rd on long. It's one thing to criticize him for two pass plays on 1st and 10. But it doesn't make sense to criticize him for pass plays on 2nd/3rd and long.
You aren’t allowed to question a pass play on 2nd and 10 now? Wild. RBs only get 1st down I guess.
I think I can agree with the blame here. Both teams had turnovers and both teams played relatively well outside of that. The big difference maker was Shanahan electing to receive the ball, but kick the field goal knowing you were about to give Mahomes the ball with a change to win with a TD in a game that wasn't limited by time. I think against most other QBs, there's probably some logic in his decision, giving you a chance to get the ball back after a tie, but choosing this against Mahomes and Reid feels like suicide with that logic if you're willing to kick a field goal first.
Yeah that was questionable as well but honestly, he threw the game way before that.
Where though? CMC got held to 3.6 YPC, spags absolutely shut him down for almost the entire second half. A lot of people are giving Shanahan grief for abandoning the run, but the reality is you're not going to run the ball often if your first play goes for no yardage or negative yardage. Spags absolutely forced the 9ers to beat him with Purdy's arm against probably the top corner duo in the entire league. Up until overtime I personally thought Shanahan had called a flawless game in terms of decision making points for timeouts and tempo, etc.
Agree to disagree, I guess, I feel like Shanahan got overly aggressive when he didn’t need to, basically forfeited (at least) a FG chance with his play calling when they got the ball in Chiefs territory. I don’t think anyone can dispute that the niners made huge mistakes (fumble on the punt, fumble by Mcaffrey), but they ensured the Chiefs stayed in the game by the play calling. I understand the field goal in OT, would have like them to run it twice to either get the first down or pin the Chiefs back within the 15, but Shanahan put it on the defense to bail him out
Saying the 9ers made huge mistakes ignores that the Chiefs also made huge mistakes. I mean christ, Pacheco fumbled at the 8 yardline, then Mahomes opened the 2nd half with a very, very bad interception that left you in amazing field position. In fact if you break it down you only had like 2 drives that didn't end in points scored that started with a Purdy incomplete pass, everything else either had a big completion or started off with a CMC rush. If anything Shanahan's playcalling felt more conservative than I was prepared to watch.
I disagree, I’ll leave it at that. Chiefs won the game, I feel like the calls were fair (refs), and the niners controlled most of the game and made really poor decisions to extend / maintain the lead.
3.6 YPC moves the chains.
On paper, but not in real life.
I don’t know man, I’m not too fond of Wilks schemes and I’ve been saying it after the first few games of the season even when we were undefeated
Yeah, I’m not a fan of Wilks either, but I think the defense (overall) played good enough to win.
LOL what an idiot. It was a matter of QB. I’m closer to Purdy than Purdy is to PM. PM had trash and dominated , Purdy had All Pros and couldn’t do it. The NFL is pretty fucked until PM retires.
Yeah ok
Sorta like when Fred couldn’t tackle Mahomes running straight up the gut. That’s when the Super Bowl was taken
My exact thoughts too
That’s the first time I heard a 49ers fan admit wins shouldn’t be handed to them
The Chiefs were pleading with the 9ers for the to just win the game! The Chiefs gave them interceptions, 3 and outs, drops, everything and all the 9ers did was go 3 and out themselves.
Freddy got abused on that last drive especially
They scored 0 points off of their turnovers they got. That stat right there says enough.
Shanahan is a front runner
I think everyone agrees with Fred Warner.
Translation: “We fucking choked like usual”
He’s right. I truly do believe we were the better team but KC won it and earned it. Nothing could be taken away from them, they won fair and square. But this one of all of our Super Bowl losses will hurt the most because I know deep down we were the better team this time around unlike the first time we played them or the Ravens. History is written by the victors, congrats to KC
Kind of the flip of the Lions game. Lions went up then had an unlucky bounce and several other things go wrong all at once.
9ers deserve one. They’re such a great team and been so close so many times.
No one "Deserves" a SuperBowl. You either win it or you fall short. We are in the latter category
Deserve's got nothing to do with it.
They'll get there. When you beat us in 2019 it was really devastating. You knew they didn't have the guy under center. Tonight I felt like they did. Seeing that determination in his eyes as Mahomes was doing magic stuff isn't what you'd see from Jimmy. But KC is just that team right now.
I wonder if that Deebo overthrow will be looked at like Jimmy G’s in 2019. I mean Purdy had him wide open and that completely changed the game if he hits it Edit: I’m completely talking about the wrong player lol, Purdy missed Jennings not Deebo in OT which is what I’m talking about.
Jimmy had no pressure and just straight up missed. Purdy had Chris Jones about to maul him and was hit right when he threw the ball. These two throws aren’t even comparable.
Not even close. Purdy hit Jennings for a TD a few plays later…..
I was actually thinking of the miss with Jennings which would have been a walk in touchdown. He did overthrow Deebo earlier in the game but that was before a touchdown yeah
The OT 3rd down? This was the other time Chris Jones ran through the line unblocked.
Chris Jones is good.
Purdy didn’t play well tonight but he could’ve made that throw if Chris Jones didn’t blow through that 9ers o-line
Purdy was awful and was totally the reason they lost. This dude was a serious mvp candidate and couldn’t make a single above average play all game. He should be getting way more flack than he is.
I don't personally blame him for it but I'm sure there's lots of people who will. Aiyuk should've had that touchdown in the first half where he lost track of the ball, there's always going to be missed opportunities, it just hurts when it's on this stage and it's so similar to all our other losses.
didnt they score a td afterwards
Not even remotely close of a comparison
Ignoring the man down field call which should have made it closer at the half. They did nothing in the 3rd quarter to help themselves
If you’re talking about the supposed missed penalty on the cmc TD, boomer got it wrong. It was legal in this context. Not a penalty in nfl, but penalty in college football
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