SANTA CLARA — The 49ers had the ball on their own 20-yard line with 1:50 remaining in a sudden-death overtime period.
A field goal would have won them the game.
But only 25 seconds, zero gained yards, and no timeouts later, the Niners punted and the Seahawks had the ball at their own 36. They drove 40 yards and kicked a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired.
The hot take is so easy to write: Kyle Shanahan — the Niners’ head coach and offensive coordinator — did it again. Just like in Super Bowl LI, the so-called offensive genius passed when he should’ve run the ball and his team lost because of it.