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For those who care to read it, here's my take on the Niners loss to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl yesterday.

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There was obviously a momentum shift between the 1st & 2nd half.

In the 1st half, the Niners held a slight edge by containing Mahomes & protecting Purdy sufficiently to hold the Chiefs to just 2 FGs and to maintain a 10-6 lead at the end of the half.

But, in the 2nd half, the Niners O line didn't protect Purdy as well & Niners D weakened, allowing Mahones more chances to run freely and to complete passes to Kelce & others, giving up a TD & a FG vs a Niner TD & missed PA, which tied the game at 19-19 forcing it into OT.

In OT, the Niners then had to settle for a FG due to the Chiefs intense pass rush & tight pass coverage which put the responsibility on the Niners D to stop the Chiefs which they failed to do.

Why was that? 🤔

IMO, the loss of Greenlaw early in the game (who was a key to the Niners winning their 2 playoff games) was also critical to the failure of the NIners D to hold off the Chiefs and I seriously doubt the receiver would have been so open on that final TD pass had Greenlaw been there to possibly pick or deflect it.

Oh well . . . 🤷‍♂️

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It was the Niners chance at redemption and glory but they couldn't come thru to win their 6th SB. They have no one to blame but themselves for the 2 losses to the Chiefs in SB 54 & SB58 and the loss to the Ravens in SB 47.

But, the fact that they got to 3 more SBs in the past 11 years is still evidence of the strength of the team and the organization and I have no doubt that they'll be back to the SB again to try again for their 6th SB win.

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That said, you have to give credit to the Chiefs & Mahomes who have now been in the SB 4 of the last 5 years and who have 3-1 record in that time period with back-to-back wins this year and last and Mahomes now has 3 SB MVPs which puts him right there w/Montana.

We Niners fans had our opportunity to crow during the 1990-2000's when the Niners won their 5 SB's and seemed to dominate the league.

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Now, it's the Chiefs & their fans who have much to celebrate and crow about. 👏

Congrats to them but, as we Niners, SF Giants & Warriors fans know all too well, sports "dynasties" don't last forever.

So, Chiefs fans, enjoy it for as long as you can. ;)
 
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Agreed. Particularly about the obvious decline of the Niner's defense in the 2nd half. They repeatedly gave Mahomes all the room he needed to run the ball when he wanted to. And, when the Chiefs took possession in OT, that was a seriously impressive drive with what seemed like little to stop them at that point.
 
I wasn't sure who I wanted to win before the game started but it became clear that I was pulling for SF once the action began.

I've seen enough of Kelce and Swift to last at least the rest of this lifetime...especially Kelce. I'll forgive Mahomes if he does a few less commercials.

SF had the same bittersweet experience that Detroit did two weeks earlier. Interesting how the playoff runs in both the AFC and NFC featured late letdowns.
 
Blues said:
For want of a point after touchdown...
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I don't think the blocked PA decided the game.

It did allow the Chiefs to just go for the tie on 4th down @ Niners 10 instead of the TD but the Chiefs could have just as easily scored the TD on 4th down to win the game in regulation as they did at the end of OT.

On the other hand, the Niners D "could have" prevented a game winning TD at the end of regulation & OT, if they were full strength, but they weren't. The Niners D started to go downhill after Greenlaw got hurt and his replacement didn't measure up.

I also thought the Niners missed an opportunity w/3 secs left in the game to throw a long (20-30 yd pass) to try to get a TD on catch & run, which they've often done in the past. Even if it was intercepted, it was unlikely to have been returned for pick w/only 3 secs on the clock. So, why not give that a try?

We'll never know . . . 🤷‍♂️
 
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Blues said:
I've seen enough of Kelce and Swift to last at least the rest of this lifetime...especially Kelce. I'll forgive Mahomes if he does a few less commercials.
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I needed to see Brock and the Rebel Alliance defeat the Tay Tay Death Star and shut up Mahomes' stupid little brother.

But, you know what they say. The race isn't always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong... but that's still the way you should bet. :(
 
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