given where the Niners defense was at that point

it would have been a safe assumption if the Niners had decided to kick.

Obviously I agree with you; I have little to no confidence in Steve Wilks, and the defense was gassed, so I thought at the time the best bet was to take the ball and try and go on a drive and get the defense some rest and let Wilks try and figure it out. Alas, he couldn't. That drive to end regulation was an awful series for him. He just can't fucking help himself on third down, has to go for the blitz, man to man. Lucky that Kelce didn't score there.