I really dont get why people are making such a big deal out of it

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1. “gotdangit Bobby, you misspelled overtime!”

2. 49ers could have deferred, that doesn’t seem insignificant

3. I think the Niners thought if they scored a TD 1st then the game would have been over (regular season rules) which is why they decided to receive. If this is the case, then it does change things. The correct thing to do is defer in the playoffs, receive in the regular season. The Chief players even thought the Niners were crazy for receiving. When you get the ball second, you know exactly what you need to win the game. This gives you an advantage of knowing how aggressive you can be on 3rd and 4th downs and also whether you will go 2pt conversion to win it. It puts you in the driver’s seat and they Niners screwed it up and it was so awesome to watch them give the keys to the QB in the league. Idiots LMAO………….

   UPDATE: I agree with Chris Jones…

   [https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article285371982.html](https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article285371982.html)

4. This feels like the correct moment to recall another Great Moment in Philadelphia Eagles History:

   https://www.nj.com/eagles/2008/11/donovan_mcnabb_turns_ball_over.html

5. How do you not know OT rules nor prepare? It’s bewildering to say the least. This isn’t some niche thing that barely ever happens. In fact, given how close Super Bowl games are, you should be especially prepared for it

6. **ignorance of the law is no excuse**

7. The 49ers not knowing the rules isn’t anyone’s fault other than people on the 49ers staff.

   It’s really a nonstarter of a talking point. Any 49er fan who thinks this is a good argument is just calling their players/coaching staff a bunch of morons for not knowing the rules

8. Like most people here are saying there’s really no excuse because the staff in that building should’ve gone over this with the players. Not to mention they still got beat before time ran out in the OT period lmao. Sucks to be them.

9. Am I missing something? The ref very clearly explained the rules right at the coin toss. The whiners are I Promise students

10. The other thing regarding Shannahan’s strategy is that it assumes the chiefs don’t go for two. I feel like the odds of getting two have to be higher than stopping the other team from getting a FG on a following drive, at least among super bowl teams. I’d be shocked if we ever see a playoff game when OT goes TD, TD, third possession.

11. It’s not an insane decision to take the first possession because as long as the defense gets a stop, the 3rd possession is extremely valuable since you can get the first crack at pure sudden death. It’s on Steve Wilks for fucking up their defense and getting cooked.

12. I think they more or less knew the rules. The issue is they didn’t know the correct strategy. The old rules grossly favored receiving. The new rules maybe slightly favor deferring. That said, if you defer and the other team scores a TD right away then the pressure is on. KC had the advantage of knowing a TD wins the game and a FG extends OT. And pretty much every 4th down is a go for it situation.

13. If purdy didn’t get hurt last year they would’ve beat the chiefs yesterday

14. They thought they could score a TD first and automatically win which under the old rules they could have and was why they took the ball. 

15. That’s what I’ve been saying lol

16. If they truly didn’t know, I assume they thought the rules were the same as the regular season/playoffs before the rule change. If that’s the case, wouldn’t they have still chosen to receive, since they could win it on a TD? If not and they wanted to kick, you’re really gonna sit there and tell me you’re giving the ball to the best QB in football with the Super Bowl on the line and a chance for him to end it?

    It’s all a moot point, but I find it funny that no matter how you break it down and to state the obvious, “not knowing the OT rules” isn’t a valid excuse

17. Bang bang small Weiner gang…. Pause …

18. Fred Warner didn’t make the call by himself at the start of OT. He did it with Shanahan telling him what to do. The fact that Shanahan didn’t communicate the strategy to the team is a HUGE mistake on his part.

    Shanahan also made the wrong call. In the new rule scenario, you want the ball second. If you get lucky enough to force a safety, the game is over. Whatever the other team does, that dictates how aggressive you need to be.

19. Remember when everyone laughed and mocked McNabb when he admitted to not knowing the overtime rules in a game against Cincy?