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49ers' Kyle Shanahan asked staff to review OT rules with players

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Before the San Francisco 49ers started their latest postseason run, coach Kyle Shanahan sat down with the team's analytics staff and went through the potential scenarios for a game that might reach overtime.

The NFL installed new rules for postseason overtime in March 2022 that would allow for each team to get a possession regardless of what the team with the ball first does (unless there is a defensive score). But the Niners had not been involved in an overtime game in the playoffs in that time.