When the San Francisco 49ers won the coin toss ahead of the overtime period in Sunday’s Super Bowl, they elected to receive the kickoff. And that left Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce absolutely stunned.
During the latest episode of his New Heights podcast with his brother, Travis Kelced called out the San Francisco 49ers for their decision to receive the ball first during the overtime period.
“You win the coin toss, that’s what you get – you get the opportunity to have the advantage and they gave it right over to us,” Kelce said with a laugh. “I’m not trying to harp on the guy, but it was huge.”
Travis Kelce was stunned the 49ers chose to take the ball first in overtime 😬
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By receiving the ball second, the Chiefs had the advantage of knowing exactly what they needed to do and having a chance to win the game with an offensive possession.
“I jumped out of my seat,” Kelce said of the Niners’ decision to receive the opening kickoff. “They want to receive? We get second possession and know exactly [what we need]. Defense, hold ’em. Just hold ’em to three. We’re going to go down there and win this thing.”
Jason Kelce agreed with his brother, saying that he was texting Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni before the coin toss even happened, saying “We go over the same situation in playoff football.”
It’s clear that most people see this as a major mistake from the Niners.
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