One year ago today, everything changed.
First, look how desperate the game situation is. Down 10 with just over 7 minutes to go. Chiefs have only scored 10 points in the first 53 minutes. Now they need to get 10 more in the last 7. Even if you score a touchdown here, you still have to get the ball back and score again.
And it's 3rd and 15. They know you're going to pass. It's hard to convert 3rd and 5 in crucial situations, let alone 3rd and 15.
And then Fox has Mahomes' stat line on screen. 181 yards. 0 tds. 2 ints. If the 49ers defense can make a stop on this drive, they win the Super Bowl. Mahomes gets a rep as a guy that chokes in the big games. The 49ers get a parade. The Chiefs face the Super Bowl hangover loss effect. All of that is one stop away and it's 3rd and 15 from the KC 35. Everything in this paragraph was so very likely at this moment in time.
And then, in a snap, it wasn't.
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