When a team is trailing in the fourth quarter of an NFL game, it’s never a great sign for the team’s chances of winning. But over the years, it has meant almost certain defeat for San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, according to one particularly brutal stat.
As one San Francisco 49ers fan account pointed out, with the Niners falling to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, head coach Kyle Shanahan has still never won a game when trailing by eight or more points in the fourth quarter and has won just one game when trailing by three or more points in the fourth quarter.
“#49ers HC Kyle Shanahan is now: 0-37 when trailing by 8+ points in the 4th Quarter. 1-31 when trailing by 3+ points entering the 4th Q,” the account wrote on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
😳😱#49ers HC Kyle Shanahan is now:
0-37 when trailing by 8+ points in the 4th Quarter.
1-31 when trailing by 3+ points entering the 4th Q. https://t.co/NO27xisBfL
— 49ers & NFL News 24/7 (@49ersSportsTalk) October 29, 2023
Obviously, teams are more likely to lose games when they’re trailing in the fourth quarter, but to have only won one game when trailing by three or more in the fourth quarter is certainly a pretty brutal stat, and the NFL world had a lot to say about it on social media.
This is unacceptable. Games are won and lost in the 4th and clearly we lose em all smh https://t.co/Pvg1BGhCWJ
— FAT$ 🎥💰 (@envisionedbyfat) October 30, 2023
Majority of that was under Jimmy so I’m not surprised nor will I overreact based on who he had under center https://t.co/kZHU8MAEAF
— JMO shut up and just watch sports (@jaymo529) October 29, 2023
Time to go. https://t.co/hqUISwuY77
— Entei (@enteiquaza) October 30, 2023
— Jonathan Stolarz (@jonnysto9) October 30, 2023
Also has no Super Bowl wins 🤣 Dude can’t win when it matters 🤦♂️
— Bryan (@ihateu69) October 30, 2023
It would be interesting to find out how many Niners’ fans have their blood pressure elevated or enter anger management classes during Shanahan era, especially the last 3 weeks.
— Hung Le (@hunglechrist) October 30, 2023
Well, it’s not great.
— BM (@BlindedBySci) October 30, 2023
So if the Niners are trailing in the fourth quarter, don’t expect a comeback victory.
