The good and bad from the 49ers’ Super Bowl loss in OT against the Chiefs

In his three Super Bowl appearances, two as a head coach and one as an offensive coordinator, Kyle Shanahan has secured the lead but hasn’t been able to finish the game with a victory.

With Steve Spagnolo blitzing the run and stacking the box, Shanahan opted to keep the ball in the air instead of on the ground with McCaffrey. However, against a tough defense, the 49ers rush offense only managed to average 3.5 yards per carry.

With the lead in the second half, Shanahan continued to call pass plays that stopped the clock. The first three drives in the second half all resulted in three and outs, with under two minutes running off the clock in each drive. Coming out of halftime, Shanahan called six consecutive pass plays. Two of the first three possessions in the second half only lasted under 1:02 minutes or less.

While the 49ers managed to keep Mahomes in check, even forcing an interception, the offense failed to capitalize.