Film Study: Why the San Francisco 49ers went 3 and out on 3 straight drives V the Kansas City Chiefs

[@hugegnarlyeyeball]

The way the Chiefs defense got better and better during the year and then peaked against all the best teams in the playoffs is so impressive and shows how brilliant the coaching is. Their effort and adjustments during the Super Bowl allowed them to win on multiple plays that determined the outcome.

[@johnmeierdierks7185]

Mostly the 49ers' Oline let them down. Was 25th all year in pass protection, caught up with them

[@Dankilicious123]

@@johnmeierdierks7185 49ers offensive line definitely wasn't great last year but that Chiefs D had been getting home all year. Second in the league in sacks. Not saying that the pass pro was great but it was a bad matchup in general because of that which is why it was shocking that the books had the Niners as favorites for this SB. I personally felt from the outset that SF matched up very poorly against both KC/Baltimore because of the pass rush/QB's those teams have and whoever won the AFC championship basically bagged up the whole thing.

[@Orphim]

Spags did say in one of the interviews he did that pretty much every passing situation, they ran with a spy because of what Purdy had done to other teams and his scrambling on the NFC side of the playoffs. Also about how prepped they were for it thanks to dealing with Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson before that lol.

[@kenw2225]

Did spags also mention that chiefs can commit pi with immunity in the endzone like vs the ravens? Or did he omit that?

[@FaZe-Hunt]

@@kenw2225listen hear buddy maybe it was pi but Lamar shouldn’t of threw the ball into TRIPLE coverage

[@kenw2225]

That's one play lol. 3 superbowls out of 4 with no holding calls on the oline. Wanna guess what happened in the 4th one?

[@maxwellsiegel6538]

@@kenw2225look up how many homding calls are in the superbowl in the last 5 superbowls 7 total calls And the chiefs have 4 of them 3 calls for the other 6 teams in the last 5 years Cry more (5x2-4=6)

[@NathanAnderson-o3i]

@@kenw2225 They had 4 backups starting on the OL, got called for holding 3 times iirc, and Mahomes was running for his life. Keep crying.

[@gsipos]

Spagnolo coached his defence better than Shanahan coached the 9ers offense. Spags is the MVP of the Superbowl.

[@thewkovacs316]

yup very simply, at this stage in his coaching career, kyle is not better than spags and without spags, kc does not get a back to back

[@MrDavidknigge]

​@@thewkovacs316and Spags can't have the success he had without those dawgs on defense - 2 shut-down corners and a game wrecking DT.

[@thewkovacs316]

@@MrDavidknigge is there a single coach/manager in any sport who won without the pieces?

[@MrDavidknigge]

@@thewkovacs316 last year, Spag's defense yielded 35 points to the Eagles. The defense was no where near as good even though many of the same players were on the team. Since he came to the team in 2018, this is by the best unit he has had even though it is the third SB victory. Each player was fashioned to meet his concept and the concept was modified to accommodate the qualities of each role player. I'm sorry if this seems mundane to you, but it has been a thing of beauty for me.

[@thewkovacs316]

@@MrDavidknigge so he improved with better personnel.

[@joeomalley2835]

I think the defensive stand right after the Mahomes interception early in the 3rd quarter with the 49ers already in Chief's territory was a key and signature moment for the KC defense and the game. It basically kept the Chiefs right within striking distance, and let everyone settle down.

[@deemity7557]

That interception really should’ve costed us the Super Bowl. Luckily we got Spags and all the players on defense making up for the 5 previous years of mid defense

[@Funwithhighnotes]

Gay was definitely a spy on that play. Great call after watching Purdy pick up a few key downs with his legs in the NFC championship game.

[@tomd1434]

Great breakdown. I think these 3 drives, especially the first one, was SF’s chance and they missed it. As great as mahomes was on the last drive, it doesn’t happen if the defense doesn’t make these stops.

[@tomservo5347]

Hopefully we can keep Spagnolo because the defense is only going to get better. I'm an old school believer that defense wins games no matter how much Goodell has hamstrung them to produce higher scores. Spagnolo has produced a disciplined, cohesive defense that only needs to slow the offense because, well, we have Mahomes on offense.

[@tannerarmstrong1496]

I watched purdy in the NFC championship and i was impressed with how he was able to scramble multiple times in desperate situations and pick up multiple massive 1st downs during a huge comeback. I also realized at that point that the Cheifs defense were going to absolutely destroy him if he was going to try the same thing in the Superbowl. The Chiefs got to the superbowl by going through the top 2 dual threat QBs in the game with Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. If Allen and Lamar couldn't beat the KC defense with their legs, there was no way Purdy was going to.

[@edsmith9855]

Actually, I would consider Mahomes the best dual threat QB in the game. He is not as good a runner as Jackson, or as powerful as Allen, but his scrambling and designed runs were a big part of the Chiefs pulling the game out in the clutch. You are right, though,, among teams the Chief might have to play against, Allen and Jackson are the best dual threats.

[@WhiskyBarrelGaming]

and doing it WITHOUT Willie Gay for those games…their stud spy LB! Chief’s D was the MVP

[@shade0mirth]

​@@edsmith9855 Mahomes's strength is that he picks the right moment for those runs. It matters a lot that the other team always seems caught off guard.

[@MrDavidknigge]

​@@shade0mirthyup, and playing man.

[@CSM_Kobeni]

Love the video. Asked for this specific video a few posts ago glad you did it. Felt like these 3 drives 49ers could've pulled away from the chiefs but just couldn't especially since the 1st of these drives 49ers got the ball on chiefs side field after an interception.

[@MrDavidknigge]

People have been critical of Kyle for passing here. But did you notice that the 3 drives started off 2nd and 15, 2nd and 18, and 2nd and 10? After those starts you pretty much have to resort to the pass. Also the 3rd possession started with a stone-walled CMC run. The only question I have is why wasn't the better route runner Aiuke featured more?

[@kevinbrennan-ji1so]

That first play was going to be a touchdown for the Niners. The all-22 tape showed Aiyuk beat his man badly. But Chenal timed his blitz perfectly.

[@KINGISLAND2626]

Still can’t believe the DC gotten fired 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@laurencekevingarcia772]

I'm 49er Fan, even if we won this game, i wanted him out as DC regardless, his resume is not good he has been with 20 other teams College and Pro, also scapegoat who cares Purdy bailed him out in the Two NFC games Niners played.

[@FeiLi-i9z]

It was bc he was black

[@sfneurosurgeon]

@@laurencekevingarcia772Purdy bailed Wilks out? Lol. More like CMC bailed Purdy out. Offense didn’t get going until the second half against Green Bay and Detroit in the playoffs.

[@michaeldubin8220]

If they were racist they never would have hired him or Ryans. Shanahan takes no responsibility and needs scapegoats

[@TexasNewsOwL]

You have to get points on a rare turnover from Mahomes. Especially starting their side if the 50. That had to be a letdown.

[@alexhudgins7856]

How have you made 70+ videos on this superbowl

[@into_play3226]

Every single play matters in competitive football. Each can be analyzed.

[@vincentgelles3805]

Because they didn’t run the best back in the league. Shanahan tried to get cute as usual and called 9 pass plays in a row. When you have the offensive player of the year at running back that’s pretty damn stupid

[@WoodyWoodpeckerisaTroublemaker]

KYLE thought that as Brock SB MVP , he would look like the genuis. Screwed CMC = the bottom line ! Our spirit is broken, and KYLE has a vote of No confidence. It was All or nothing and we lost. Too many players are going to leave. It will take us years to recover from this. Bad MOJO for being so arrogant. Too many players obsessed with marketing and dooms us. Bosa is an idiot, Kittle is trying to be Zoolander and Deebo and Trent need to lose the boombox. KYLE is NOT a leader of Men and crumbles in the heats of battle. Cowardly and embarrassing and NOT the 49ER legacy.

[@knight6]

Running more would have helped, though perhaps Spags and the Chiefs D might have been able to adjust and stop the runs as well like how they forced that fumble on CMC’s run early on in the game. CMC did lead the 49ers in receiving yards and got their first TD that game from the air. Perhaps more split back sets with Mitchell or some more Jusczcyk runs/I formation run plays. Did Mitchell have a good season? Perhaps more Mitchell runs with CMC drawing defenders away on routes might have helped more.

[@12ollin47s]

@@WoodyWoodpeckerisaTroublemakerunfortunately, it is quickly becoming the 49ers legacy under these clowns

[@markb3786]

CMC ran the ball 22 times with 30 touches. He was largely ineffective, thanks to Spags.

[@vincentgelles3805]

@markb3786 I disagree. He had 80 yards rushing and 80 yards receiving and a touchdown. 160 total yards and a touchdown is not ineffective. I will never agree with throwing on 9 downs in a row with the best running back in the league in your backfield. Although he only averaged 3.6 yards per carry, he always has the ability to break a run and take it to the house on every carry. I feel like if Shanahan would’ve handed the ball off on any of those 3 drives they would’ve picked up at least a couple first downs maybe more. I also feel like Shanahan could’ve disguised the run plays a little better and not given the Chiefs an opportunity to load the box against the run. I don’t think Spags is some defensive genius more like Shanahan tries to get too cute on offense and HE cost the Niners the win. The defense gave the Niners every opportunity to take this game but the Niners didn’t capitalize on offense and that’s largely due to Shanahan’s atrocious play calling.

[@NightSky0417]

Because Shanahan chose to keep passing instead of rushing.

[@WoodyWoodpeckerisaTroublemaker]

KYLE thought that as Brock SB MVP , he would look like the genuis. Screwed CMC = the bottom line ! Our spirit is broken, and KYLE has a vote of No confidence. It was All or nothing and we lost. Too many players are going to leave. It will take us years to recover from this. Bad MOJO for being so arrogant. Too many players obsessed with marketing and dooms us. Bosa is an idiot, Kittle is trying to be Zoolander and Deebo and Trent need to lose the boombox. KYLE is NOT a leader of Men and crumbles in the heats of battle. Cowardly and embarrassing and NOT the 49ER legacy.

[@markb3786]

Spags forced him to throw

[@PaperStax]

Did you see the 9 man box

[@WoodyWoodpeckerisaTroublemaker]

? @@PaperStax Did you see the final score ? This is hopeless. KYLE collapsed again and the FAITHFUL are so weak , we now allow it ? Eddie D help us......

[@jerryhand5298]

Clip removed due to copyright? How was it any different than the others? Hmm...

[@MrTurner94]

The No Fun League

[@CSM_Kobeni]

It is mostly how much vid clips he uses. It is youtube's system where it only takes in account how much you show. They do that will every type of video like movie reactions etc.

[@bloqk16]

The NFL and KZbin have some stringent copyright rules. I have some video from the 1994 regular season game between the Chiefs and 49ers that recent upload attempts have been blocked. Turns out the NFL has used clips from that game in some video production pieces in the year 2024; hence, that 1994 game video is copyright protected.

[@into_play3226]

Why is he allowed to show other clips? And how come other KZbin creators get to use much more copyright material?

[@dianebancroft7542]

Great analysis thank you. I was in disbelief during the game because the offense was so disconnected. It couldn't get anything going. Really just one good drive and a field goal or touchdown or even just running more time off the clock and the Niners win. I think these three and outs were the reason they lost.

[@spamaxsoowy3654]

Please make this superbowl's videos into a playlist

[@jackofalltradez]

Yo plz do a video on #84 Chris Conley WR for the Niners and his big plays on Special Teams and crucial catch

[@theresaherman]

Old guy here. Yeah, ex Chief, he played pretty good, made a few plays.

[@billquantrill4960]

How crucial of a catch could dude have made in a losing effort?

[@jackofalltradez]

@@billquantrill4960 lmao so every play the losing team makes doesn’t matter? you don’t know sports, or your baiting a reply. For Conley to be the 4th WR on the team , a special teams journeyman, and to not only get targets in the super bowl but a CATCH on 3rd & 9 in the first quarter when it was 0-0 to completely turn momentum in favor of the Niners is huge. If you disagree, i’m sorry but you just don’t know football.

[@billquantrill4960]

@@jackofalltradez You seem rustled, are you Conley's boyfriend or what?

[@jackofalltradez]

@@billquantrill4960 nah, played with him in Cincy though. Good friend of mine. Also, “rustle” means a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper. I think you meant ruffled, but maybe you yourself are ruffled, hence why you’re making simple spelling mistakes in a YT comment 😂

[@terencew7716]

KC's defense is pretty good and Kyle Shanahan can get you to the promised land but you won't bring home the prize

[@ivanblank3667]

4:32 or so: "Chenal was right there." Translation: Chenal covered ground and anticipated fantastically well.

[@ARIZJOE]

Purdy is not an elite quarterback, but he has more weapons than anyone in the league. For Coach Spagnuolo to stifle them most of the game was outstanding. Shanahan was ready to roll with a good game plan. They could not execute it.

[@sfneurosurgeon]

All season Niner Fan Boys were calling Purdy elite. I didn’t believe the hype after seeing losses at Cleveland and Cincinnati. He got exposed by the Chiefs in SB and is just a good system QB who is lucky to have offensive weapons around him.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

49ers had every chance to win that game and blew it... turnovers, missed extra point, 3 and outs... 49ers played bad most of the playoffs though... big missed opportunity on their part.

[@laneromel5667]

I believe they drilled into Purdy to protect the football. Punt let the defence do its job, live to fight another set of downs. If not for the missed extra point and McCaffrey turning the ball over, the 49ers would have won. Purdy got 20 points on the best defence in the NFL.

[@12ollin47s]

If it wasn't for the Pacheco fumble and the ghost holding penalty that brought back a td, chiefs would have been up 2 scores. Stop with your hypotheticals. The better team won. Very simple

[@12ollin47s]

@@BeingButterfly if, If, If... Lost

[@CharlesDriver-hj4xp]

The conditioning coaches need to be applauded for getting these guys ready for any team regardless

[@algarbarino8538]

They did not call one offensive holding penalty the whole game against the Chiefs and they were mugging Bosa and Young the whole game. Of course they called holding in Overtime when the 49ers were driving for a touchdown so they end up with a field goal and Mahomes can win the game with a touchdown. The referees make or break these game’s especially with a clown like Vinovich calling the game.

[@junglejim2290]

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA START BREAKING DOWN ROOKIE FILM FOR THE DRAFT!?

[@NorCal-refrigeration]

Kyle’s blocking schemes need a do over there crap 💩

[@LDEast-zr9hg]

Love your content Jackson. Content notwithstanding, this feels a bit of explainism/ pointing out why your prediction didn’t prove correct. The Land of “If” is pitiful in sports. And not based in reality.

[@cosmosgato]

What does KC need to in the offseason to stay strong?

[@into_play3226]

Keep the team mostly the same and don’t let anything happen to Kermit the Frog.

[@renaldoawes2210]

Penalties kept putting them in a hole.

[@protochris]

No roll outs or naked bootlegs.

[@hahaadventures4838]

Chiefs Defense was phenomenal! The 49ers opportunities were lost because the Chiefs took them away!

[@algarbarino8538]

They rarely call holding penalties against Kansas City and everyone sees it because Mahomes is the poster child of the NFL

[@hahaadventures4838]

@@algarbarino8538 every play on every NFL team has a penalty that can be found. Props to the Chiefs.

[@hahaadventures4838]

@@BeingButterfly keep telling yourself that the Chiefs didn’t beat you.🤣 What I witnessed was an overtime drive that won the game AFTER Chiefs Defense HELD the 49ers to a FG. Forty Whiners got beaten down by the superior team no questions asked! Being full of lack of execution excuses doesn’t change the fact that the Chiefs were absolute perfection in OT. Props to the Chiefs who actually executed their game plan onto the 49ers who couldn’t make correct adjustments to win the game. Shanahan should be fired! That was a coaching clinic by KC……AGAIN! Philly got schooled by the motion plays for 2 plays last year as well. 🤣

[@michaeldubin8220]

Shanahan getting cute and passing too much instead of running

[@patrickeaton9350]

I know nothing about football but on the third drive after mccaffrey gets stopped for zero and you line up with an empty backfield, could a designed QB run have been a good second down play? Purdy could have gotten some yards, you break a tendency, you give another attempt establishing the ground game in the second half, and you might even set yourself up to run for a first down on 3rd down, or at least bring higher percentage completions into play. Either way I’m glad they lost, bang bang loser gang

[@hh-jy1ld]

I can’t see either of these teams making it to the next Super Bowl. Too many up and coming contenders… Packers Vikings Lions Rams Cowboys Bengals Ravens Bills Texans Chargers Miami etc. Plus now more prone for injuries because of all the extra games last 4-5 years.

[@kenw2225]

Lol. If kelce is still dating swift you should bet your house or car on them at least making it

[@justicestyles]

That what we said last year

[@ron-kf8sf]

Then you are blind. The Chiefs D is young and loaded. Mahomes is 28. Kelce is still the best TE. Rashee Rice will be even better next year and then you have Reid and Spags. 8 straight conference titles, 4 AFC championships and 3 SB victories. That’s a DYNASTY my friend.

[@NathanAnderson-o3i]

@@kenw2225 You are SO salty bro. I love seeing it. 🤣

[@TBM1121]

49ers should trade their 1st rounder to Dallas for Trey Lance.

[@kenw2225]

Are you seriously giving brock a hard time for Kyle putting him in terrible situations? He has no blocking on any of these plays . He's not taking sacks or giving turnovers. Kyle sucks , that's the takeaway. Kittle was being held on the sideline there too. Purdy gave his team 2 4th quarter leads and another lead in OT , in sb. Something no one else has ever accomplished, ever. Kyle running the ball 2 times in the 3rd instead of pass, keeps kc from having enough time to drive and tie game with fg to end 4th

[@GizmoMaltese]

Brock made a lot of bad passes. That pass in the dirt to Aiyuk. He didn’t give Kittle a shot to fight for the ball on that overthrown sideline pass. Purdy had a chance to quiet all the doubters but he didn’t.

[@-PURPLE-HEAD]

Bro watch the video. They’re all long yardage situations

[@kenw2225]

Again, I'll repeat, 2 4th quarter leads and another in overtime, in the superbowl. Something no one else has ever done. Not Brady, not mahomes, not Montana. 1 of 1 accomplishment

[@kenw2225]

And the plays with the " bad passes" were all with recievers not open and pass rushers in his face or already making contact with him.

[@thenorthremembers4221]

@@kenw2225 It doesn’t matter since his team caught an L! Part of being great/elite is to overcome all the challenges you face & that’s why he’s average at best! You think Mahomes loses the game up 10 point with the avengers on offense SF has? smh 😏

[@jorgeretamal8106]

Kyle "scapegoat/how to lose a lead in multiple Superbowls" Shanahan got schooled. And the 49ers can´t win a SB with this overrrated nepotistic coach.

[@situatedillness]

Mahomes didn’t throw an interception.

[@algarbarino8538]

Yeah he hid Jaymir Brown interception

[@MiniRu17]

Uhh...cus it's fake, phony, make-pretend, fixed football.

[@JonHeFinesse]

Let me save you 9:00 Shanahan is a predictable schmuck

[@fckyhu1886]

Purdy ain’t it 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@kenw2225]

Isn't Purdy the only guy in nfl history to give his team 2 4th quarter leads, then another in OT in the superbowl in the history of the nfl? Yea he is. He did all that in spite of kyle shanahan typical superbowl play calling. Some clowns just don't know ball.

[@TheShepdawg9]

...that's your takeaway from all of this? Lol

[@kenw2225]

Idk if it that's directed to me or op

[@TheShepdawg9]

@@kenw2225 OP.

[@kenw2225]

Purdy is that dude. So incredible that he kept the 49ers , not only in the game, but a chance to win at all times.