The good news for San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is that he has been to three Super Bowls in his coaching career – twice as a head coach and once as an offensive coordinator. But the bad news is, he has lost all three of those games, largely due to the way his team has played in the fourth quarter.
As the social media account College Football Report points out, Kyle Shanahan now has a winless 0-3 record in Super Bowls as a play-caller and his teams have been massively outscored in the second half of those games.
“Kyle Shanahan When Calling Plays in the Super Bowl:
• 0-3 Record
• Outscored 29-74 in 2nd Half/OT,” College Football Report wrote in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Kyle Shanahan When Calling Plays in the Super Bowl:
• 0-3 Record
• Outscored 29-74 in 2nd Half/OT pic.twitter.com/k91shqk2A6— College Football Report (@CFBRep) February 12, 2024
Shanahan was the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons when they blew a massive second-half lead to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI. He was also the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers when they blew a fourth-quarter lead against the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV. And now, his team blew a second-half lead to lose to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII.
Obviously, this is horrible news for Shanahan, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.
The trickery, the constant motions, etc doesn’t always work in the playoffs and against the great teams.
Sometimes you have to man down the hatches, play straight up and stop being cute with plays. https://t.co/qHpmJiyvE4
— Cody Crabtree |o| (@crabtree_cody) February 12, 2024
Still a top 3 coach in the league. *Reid and Tomlin are 1-2* https://t.co/EKFlmxE4mP
— Seth (@Seth_Cole33) February 12, 2024
https://twitter.com/codith44/status/1756909980131725794?s=20
He called a underhand pass that looked like a screen to CMC on 2nd down in overtime. Passed the ball when he should have given it to CMC…it continues. https://t.co/3T37gvgPP3
— Eddie in Santa Paula (@EDnSantaPaula) February 12, 2024
Knew he couldn’t be trusted after 28-3 https://t.co/BN5OmBHUni
— Julius “Ju Ju” Beavers II (@Jbeavers_44) February 12, 2024
Don’t see many people asking for him to give up play calling though through the years. https://t.co/Dt9bXj4b5w
— Not Klay Thompson (@MrJ_Cobe) February 12, 2024
Whew buddy https://t.co/KMXfud9S1a
— Eddie Gonzalez (@bansky) February 12, 2024
It’s safe to say that Shanahan has not been great in the second half of the Super Bowl.
