defense was gassed

the mistake was running zone right on 2nd down and 5 from the 7.

Run behind your best players. Stop trying to fool people.

Actually, the bigger mistake was calling a pass on 3rd and 5 from the 35 with 2 minutes to go in the game. Even if a run had been stopped short, it would have forced KC to burn a timeout. And if the run had gotten 3 or 4 yards, it would have set up an opportunity to go for it. The incomplete pass was a killer there, but it was a really good call by KC.

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Gassed or not, I think you have to assume Mahomes gets a TD - ndzippy 2024-02-12 10:57:07
- That's a silly assumption. - tdiddy07 2024-02-12 13:20:25
  - given where the Niners defense was at that point - jt 2024-02-12 13:58:45
- the college coaches might change strategy - jt 2024-02-12 12:55:39
  - It's still an advantage to go 2nd - Irish Warrior 2024-02-12 13:38:49
    - I didn't follow. - tdiddy07 2024-02-12 14:14:55
    - 4th and 15, down 3 at the 20. - jt 2024-02-12 13:53:04
- To answer your college question - yes - chuck99 2024-02-12 12:15:03
  - Wow. Why am I not surprised. * - irishhawk49 2024-02-12 13:34:00
    - In all my years watching CFB that's the only time I've heard - Irish Warrior 2024-02-12 13:43:49
I think having 2nd and 4 inside the 10 in overtime is what - Carlos Huerta 2024-02-12 08:54:31
- A useless but somewhat interesting counterfactual is... - bizdomer09 2024-02-12 11:39:22
  - According to Chris Jones yes they planned on that - JBrock18 2024-02-12 12:00:44
    - which statistically still favors the team getting the ball - jt 2024-02-12 12:05:29
      - It was already clear - JBrock18 2024-02-12 12:24:05
        And if they did go for it and failed KC would have had to go - Carlos Huerta 2024-02-12 12:52:55
        it's literally 50-50. They've run the numbers - jt 2024-02-12 12:34:27
        Will they be that much more rested ? - JBrock18 2024-02-12 12:40:14
        I think that about 8 minutes of game time - jt 2024-02-12 12:44:05
        Huh? - JBrock18 2024-02-12 14:09:57
        the 3 and outs were at the beginning of the 3rd quarter - jt 2024-02-12 15:37:30
        Like I presented they stunk offensively most of the half - JBrock18 2024-02-12 23:06:38
        "your offense had struggled of late in the game." - jt 2024-02-13 00:24:15
        What I am doing is no different than what you are - JBrock18 2024-02-13 10:54:57
        let me know when you're ready to answer the 4th and 15 - jt 2024-02-13 17:05:35
        The decision was moronic - JBrock18 2024-02-14 14:16:06
        it's not totally irrelevant - jt 2024-02-14 17:44:29