Coach Kyle Shanahan said he alerted the position coaches to remind their small groups after the Kansas City Chiefs scored a late field goal to send Super Bowl LVIII into overtime at 19-19. “I did not cover it in a meeting on the Super Bowl week,” Shanahan said. “I don’t think that changes anything.” I touched on San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan's decision to take the ball first in overtime in my recap column last Monday, but after stories broke that some 49ers players didn't know the rules Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers lost 25-22 in the Super Bowl against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs with a very controversial decision by the head coach in overtime. Shanahan’s decision to take the ball to open overtime was 100 percent the correct decision. However, his postgame explanation was flawed and it opened the door for an inordinate amount of second-guessing. The biggest reason why the 49ers made the correct decision to take the ball to open overtime was because of how regulation ended. 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 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. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers competed to the very last whistle in Super Bowl 58, which culminated with a Chiefs touchdown to walk the game off in overtime. The 49ers won the coin 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 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. 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 San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has an explanation for one of the most questionable decisions of his team's 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. 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 I thought I was done with Super Bowl LVIII, but one conversation that keeps happening has pulled me back in.I touched on San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan's decision to take the ball first in overtime in my recap column last Monday, but after stories broke that some 49ers players didn't know the rules and video was released of the Chiefs celebrating Shanahan's decision on the sideline, it has However, Shanahan was criticized for being too aggressive by not using a ball-control running attack late in the game, a decision considered by many to have contributed to the Falcons losing their 25-point lead, as they eventually lost the game in overtime by a score of 34–28. 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 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 Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers lost 25-22 in the Super Bowl against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs with a very controversial decision by the head coach in overtime. Pulse Court: Did Shanahan screw up OT? Back to a simmering Super Bowl debate for a minute. The decision was criticized instantly: Why is Kyle Shanahan starting overtime by electing to receive As the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVIII drew to a close and the coin was tossed before overtime, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan faced a decision no NFL coach had ever faced The Chiefs wanted the ball second in overtime in the Super Bowl. The 49ers wanted the ball first -- and got it. Did Kyle Shanahan really make the wrong call?
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