For the 4th time in 5 years we’ll have the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl….and the first of those appearances turned out to be a 30-21 win over the San Francisco 49ers….so let’s have at it.
49ers 34-31 Lions
-Decisions, decisions, decisions….
-This is going to be the defining conversation of SF’s comeback win (separate conversation about how the 49ers have been outplayed in 5 of 8 quarters and won both games)
-Real reason why the 49ers are going to Vegas is they got their act in gear on offense in the 2nd half. 281 yards of offense on the 5 drives that produced scores (FG-TD-TD-FG-TD)
-Brock Purdy with three significant first down scrambles.
-Brandon Aiyuk catching a 51 yard pass off the facemask of a Detroit defensive back (should have been an interception/incomoplete pass, but…)
-Josh Reynolds back to back dropped passes and the Jamyr Gibbs fumble were waaaaaay more consequential.
KC 17-10 Baltimore
-Ravens have to be the happiest bunch in the world that there was so many debateable things about the SF win, because – nationally speaking – they’re almost getting a pass.
-The Chiefs are great and Patrick Mahomes might end up as the most decorated QB ever before it’s over, but this was a Ravens disaster.
-How do you run the ball only 16 times all game? And, some of those are Lamar scrambles, so….what 13 called running plays?
-Zay Flowers had a great game with 115 yards receiving and a touchdown, but a stupid taunting penalty (separate convo about that), a fumble going into the end zone and then a boo-boo when you slam your hand on the bench.
-Ravens also committed a couple of personal fouls that gave KC 30 yards late in the game.
-Brilliant to jump off on 1st and 5….even if they went too far and made it a personal foul.