When all the chips are down and the game is on the line, no position group on the 49ers deserves more trust to get the job done than the defensive line. This is the group where the 49ers have, time and time again, prioritized their resources, and a game like Sunday was exactly why they chose to do so.
I’m going to focus on two plays that were made sequentially at the end of the fourth quarter to effectively ice this come-from-behind win for the 49ers on primetime.
First, let’s set the stage. The 49ers are up 19-16 with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.