The prognosticators have prognosticated, the talking heads have talked, the nattering nabobs have nattered. All that is left is the 14 hour pre-game show, and the actual game. Strange that Vegas has us as the favorites (-2) when everyone under the sun, moon, and stars is picking KC.
I really thought the Green Bay game was gonna be the toughest of these playoffs once the Ravens went down. And I still feel the same. KC’s defense is aggressive and they pressure. But Brock Purdy has played very well under pressure this season. KC does not defend the run very well, and their linebackers are not good in coverage. The 49ers can exploit that all evening. Plays over the middle are our bread-and-butter, so I think Kittle has a big night.
KC’s O line is a bit leaky, so the hope is the D line can get pressure right off the bat. But my biggest issue is Steve Wilks and his passive defensive game plan. Most games see the LBs 6-8 yards deep and the corners playing back. The 49ers CANNOT let KC get the jump early and put the Niners in the hole. It may very well happen, but if it is because we are playing soft, it’ll piss me off no end.
Special teams? Eeeep. Just tell Moody to kick everything out of the end zone. Our K/P coverage is a crapshoot. Let’s not leave it up to them.
31-20 Niners. # SIX!!!!!
Forty Niners Forever 
I’ve seen at least three holds on Bosa, including that last one when he was tackled.
Moody gets it done.
And, way too much time left for Maholmes. Need to force a turnover…
This one is over.
Wilks with the soft D again.
Warner saved it, at least for now…
The fumble on the kick off and the missed extra point.
I would have thought Shanny would defer, but I think he probably feels the Niner D is gassed, needs a blow…
Danger is that a turnover immediately puts the game in jeopardy.
Where is CMC runnning?
Unbelievable, more false start in OT. Niners beating themselves…
Now Kittle hurt, WTF ?
This game is killing me.
Get a turnover, need a turnover to end it…
Wilks needs to go away.
I can’t believe Shanahan did it again.
Shanny blew it.
He won the toss, should have made KC take the ball first.
This really blows. You could feel this from the first half when they completely dominated and only scored 10.
KC won the toss. I WANTED us to take the ball and score a TDF, but CMC fumbled. That wasn’t on Shanny. The not going for the TD in OT is on him.
Niners won the OT toss, that’s what I’m talking about. Shanny took the ball. You can’t do that, you give the ball to KC to see how that pans out, then you know what you have to do. You can’t give Mahomes the ball if you only score 3 first…
Losing Greenlaw really hurt.
Wilkes will be fired.
Book it.
Niners window just likely closed for years.
We haVe Purdy on his cheap deal for 2 more years. The window is open.
Shanahan is turning into the new Marv Levy.
Truly sad day.
Man, down that close in OT you really have to go for the win instead of the FG. Even if you fail you still have to stop them. Which we didn’t do anyway.
Wilks has to go.
yeah, I really thought this team was special enough to beat these guys
His other gamble paid off. On radio post game Papa thought Shans hesitated for a sec before sending FG group out there,.
Well it came down to who made the most mistakes, the CMC fumble, the muffed return, the thing that really hurt the Niners was not getting at least a FG after the interception. And no body picking up the Chiefs DE can’t think of his name, had 2 tipped passes, and he was in Purdy’s face all game long, Why? It was still a good game, nobody picked such a low scoring game.
No doubt about it, a devastating loss.
Shanny can’t win the big game, that’s around his neck now. He made a very questionable decision in OT to take the ball first.
unforgiveable to be this poorly prepared for this.
Cue Snark at 7:23. Niners D gassed from previous drive. you give Chiefs D, also probably gassed, more time to rest while Mahomes has ball.
Where do we go from here? This one obviously hurts at all levels.
Salary cap gives SF one more year before they have to pay Purdy, right?
Greenlaw Achilles injury, conservative estimate 9 months recovery means Thanksgiving return at earliest.
Coaching (major issue) aside, how to address roster fixes–O and D line, skill positions yada yada.
Last, shout out to Loo’s boys, who stumbled through regular season but got job done when it mattered. First SB repeat in how many years?
I would like to have seen more ground and pound personally.
What was Shanny thinking with so many pass attempts?
Mitchell barely warmed up.
Kittle eliminated.
Taking FGs was slow death.
Greenlaw going down was an invitation to open the middle of the field and Spagnola capitalized.
Gave Mahomes a freeway to run at will.
Should have emptied the RB stable and wore them out.
Shanny can’t win the big moments.
Not sure what to look forward to with him in the driver’s seat going forward.
Big BIG blunder. 😕
Jordan Mason MIA as well?
Punching the opponents in the mouth is apparently something Shanny hasn’t figured out yet.
Now he’s got important vacancies to fill and getting back to the show is never easy.
Jauan gadget play was a nice wrinkle but maybe played too soon?
Hindsight is always 20/20 but he didn’t have enough in the bag to find the end zone in the end.
Getting tired of the what coulda been with him.
Where do we go from here is the question.
Wow. The OT shit is weird. I didn’t know the rules were different in the playoffs.
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