San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan listens to a reporter and a question during the Super Bowl LVIII press conference, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Las Vegas. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via APLAS VEGAS – With the Super Bowl tied in the final quarter a year ago, coach Andy Reidand’s Kansas City Chiefs changed an oft-repeated preseason move.
Two wide open touchdown passes helped the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 for the Super Bowl title. Kansas City returns to the big stage Sunday to face San Francisco in a game where players should move quickly based on how Reid and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan use movement to create mismatches in their offense.
And I’m sure we get wrinkles on our heads, Niners defensive end Nick Bosa said of Reid. Hopefully we can preview some of them. Reid hit an Eagles guard a year ago when he used a corndog. concept in Kansas City in the fourth quarter. In the first 3 rounds, wide receiver Kadarius Toney lined up on the right side and pretended to fly across the field. Cornerback Darius Slay threw him to a defender on the other sideline, but Toney quickly turned up and went right for a TD that gave Kansas City its first lead of the game. The Chiefs similarly scored on wide receiver Skyy Moore to win the game on their next drive. The Niners carry scars from previous performances against Reidand’s Chiefs, including the jet moves and shots they used around the perimeter in a 44-23 regular season victory in 2022.
Thenone wrinkle was removed from the 1948 Rose Bowl playbook of Michigan and leading to a pivotal fourth-place finish in those teams’ first Super Bowl appearance. Multiple players in the backfield turned at the same time, taking Mahomes off center and leading directly to a punt that quarterback Damien Williams got the first down..
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