From: james.m.gibson@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, February 12, 2024 at 5:23:11 PM UTC-5, xyzzy wrote:   
   > xyzzy  wrote:    
   > > The NOTBCS Guy  wrote:    
   > >> Speaking of the Super Bowl, what's your take on one of the talking heads    
   > >> (was it Romo?) who thought the 49ers should have kicked off to start the   
   OT?    
   > >>    
   > >> Here's how I see it: at first, I agreed - but then, I realized, if the    
   > >> Chiefs get the ball first, score, and then the 49ers match it, the Chiefs    
   > >> now get the ball in a "first team that scores wins" situation. Especially    
   > >> with the way both teams' kickers were playing, getting the ball first was   
   the play.    
   > >>    
   > >    
   > > I thought they did that because they thought the Chiefs defense was gassed    
   > > and they wanted to take advantage of that, plus rest their own defense.    
   > >   
   > Turns out they didn’t know the rules.    
   >    
   > https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2024/2/12/24070402/san-francisco   
   49ers-receive-kick-overtime-decision-kyle-shanahan-super-bowl   
      
   That article suggests that the players didn't know, but Shanahan knew and   
   wanted the ball after they'd hopefully traded TDs or FGs and it really became   
   sudden death.   
      
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