Breaking news: Why in the Super Bowl, the 49ers were a pass heavy team

Why in the Super Bowl, the 49ers were a pass heavy team

The San Francisco 49ers suffered a devastating Super Bowl defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs due to a multitude of errors. One of the things that is being critiqued is how reliant on passes they made, especially during the third quarter.

 

Kyle Shanahan dialed up a run play for Christian McCaffrey just once. The third quarter’s three three-and-outs came from the remaining passes. After everything was said and done, Brock Purdy had fallen behind 38 times as opposed to their 28 runs. With that disparity, it would seem as though the 49ers were behind, but throughout the entire game, they were either tied or ahead

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