San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan defended his decision to receive the ball first in overtime following Sunday's 25-22 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. 2024 Super Bowl: 49ers' Kyle Shanahan explains decision to take the ball first to start overtime vs. Chiefs The 49ers lost the first-ever game played with the new playoff overtime rules to Patrick San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan walks off the field after losing Super Bowl LVIII to the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) NFL playoff overtime rules are unsurprisingly a very hot topic. These are the biggest moments in the biggest games for the biggest sport. LAS VEGAS — The overtime coin flip came up tails, and San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan faced a decision never before made in Super Bowl history.. The NFL’s new playoff rule called for LAS VEGAS — Kyle Shanahan blew it. The new NFL rule for overtime playoff games was in use for the first time on Sunday night in Super Bowl LVIII, so it is open for debate whether the team that wins the toss should elect to kick or receive. There is no entirely right or wrong answer. Shanahan deserves plenty of criticism for the Super Bowl loss, but the decision to receive the ball first in overtime isn't one of them at all. Published Feb 15, 2024 JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers just lost their second Super Bowl in five years against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. This time, it was a crushing 25-22 defeat in overtime. Kyle Shanahan's 49ers once again came up just short of winning the Lombardi Trophy. San Francisco's 25-22 overtime loss to Kansas City in Super Bowl LVIII will long be remembered as the game San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch discussed the decision to receive the kickoff to open overtime in Super Bowl LVIII. Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs was only the second time in its storied history that the Super Bowl went to overtime. And 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan LAS VEGAS (AP) — Coach Kyle Shanahan’s third trip to the Super Bowl ended up just like his first two — a major disappointment after another blown late lead.. The San Francisco 49ers coach has developed an offense that teams around the league try to mimic and has a vast coaching tree that makes him one of the most influential figures in the game at the young age of 44. LAS VEGAS — Kyle Shanahan blew it. The new NFL rule for overtime playoff games was in use for the first time on Sunday night in Super Bowl LVIII, so it is open for debate whether the team that wins the toss should elect to kick or receive. Shanahan deserves plenty of criticism for the Super Bowl loss, but the decision to receive the ball first in overtime isn't one of them at all. Published Feb 15, 2024 JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III LAS VEGAS — The coin landed on tails, and suddenly Kyle Shanahan faced a decision novel in football history. The San Francisco 49ers would dictate the order of possessions in overtime of Super Kyle Shanahan fell to 0-3 in the Super Bowl after Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs — two losses as a head coach and one as an offensive coordinator. In all three games, his team held a #49ers coach Kyle Shanahan goes deep on his decision to receive the overtime kickoff in the Super Bowl loss: “We wanted the ball third. If both teams matched and scored, we wanted to be the ones Kyle Shanahan stands by his decisions in the 49ers' heartbreaking Super Bowl LVIII overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium.. Tied at 19 points at the end of regulation, the 49ers won the overtime coin flip and opted to start with the ball, which ultimately resulted in rookie kicker Jake Moody giving San Francisco a 22-19 lead on the opening drive before Chiefs Kyle Shanahan, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, is under fire for his overtime coin toss decision to receive the ball at Super Bowl 58. Though it might not have been the "right" call either When the NFL had dumb overtime rules — in which after 60 minutes of intense, bone-crushing action, two teams immediately entered a sudden-death But given Shanahan’s history of heartbreaking postseason losses—this is his second Super Bowl loss as the 49ers head coach, and he was the Falcons offensive coordinator when Atlanta lost to The crux of the argument against Shanahan seems to be his decision to take the ball after winning the coin toss before overtime, the second in Super Bowl history and first in postseason play since
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