Why did the 49ers take the ball first in Overtime?
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Yesterday, Super Bowl LVIII marked the end of 2023-24 NFL football season and it was one for the history books. The main highlight is of course that the Chiefs won the Super Bowl by defeating the 49ers 25-22 in overtime. However, now that the game is over, it brings out many questions about the decisions made during the game. The main one being Why did the 49ers take the ball first in Overtime.
While statistically speaking, the game was mediocre until the fourth quarter, it was very memorable. According to sportsbook pay per head providers, this was only the second Super Bowl game to go into overtime. In addition, it was also the first Super Bowl to go into overtime with the new rule. Thus, it was also the first time in Super Bowl history that a coach had to make the decision to keep the ball or not during overtime.
Under the new NFL overtime rule, each team will have the opportunity to possess the ball. Therefore, after winning the overtime coin toss, Kyle Shanahan had a decision to make. Whether to keep the ball or let the Kansas City Chiefs have it. In the end, he chose to have the San Francisco 49ers take the ball first in overtime.
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