the 49'ers had the Chiefs in 4th and 1

the 49'ers had the Chiefs in 4th and 1
by irishrock (2024-02-19 22:14:11)

In reply to: there was another analytics guy who ran the simulation posted by jt

KC converted easily, but it shows how close the 49'ers were to winning. I think getting the ball second is an advantage as you know what you need to do to win/tie. But Shanahan shouldn't be catching grief for it as the Chiefs converted on "match point" (Sean Payton term which makes sense)

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Yeah as was discussed here there's no question there is an - Carlos Huerta 2024-02-20 08:09:58
- I think Mahomes is an analytics buster - ndzippy 2024-02-20 13:58:38
  - Is he for sure getting a TD w/ a drive starting from the 8? - melanzana 2024-02-20 15:58:45
    - if Burford had stayed true to the scheme call - jt 2024-02-20 17:37:54
  - what defense is he going up against? - jt 2024-02-20 14:27:48
    - Oh, for sure, I won't defend Wilks - ndzippy 2024-02-20 14:43:34
      - look, there were a variety of mistakes in OT - jt 2024-02-20 17:36:08
        SF’s D Played Their Best Game of Playoff in SB - mwalsh 2024-02-20 21:28:08
If KC was down 7 and then scored a TD in OT, the analytics - G.K.Chesterton 2024-02-19 23:49:20
- it helps for a 2 point conversion with Mahomes behind center * - tenordrum75 2024-02-20 07:48:07
- Reid said that was their plan if the situation arose. * - SavageDragon 2024-02-20 00:30:11