The San Francisco 49ers’ final loss in the Super Bowl proved too much to bear for an angry fan on Sunday night.
While his team was just three seconds away from ending their 29-year wait for a Super Bowl, the sight of the Kansas City Chiefs having their dreams dashed prompted an angry response from a supporter watching at home.
In a video that has gone viral on social media, the irate 49ers fan jumps out of his seat immediately after Mecole Hardman Jr.’s game-winning touchdown. for the Chiefs and puts a bottle of Jack Daniels through his TV, much to his father’s dismay. friends in the room.
After smashing his television screen to pieces, he puts the bottle back on the table and returns to his seat as the people around him laugh in disbelief.
It proved to be a heartbreaking night for the Niners as their hopes of becoming Super Bowl champions were snatched away in the final seconds by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The 49ers’ latest loss at the Super Bowl proved too much to bear for a raging fan
San Francisco was defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the final three seconds of overtime
After the two teams couldn’t be separated in regulation time, San Francisco won the coin toss and opted to get the ball first in overtime – a decision that ultimately backfired as they kicked for a field goal.
This allowed Mahomes and Co. to look for a touchdown that would give them the game, which they ultimately found with just three seconds on the clock.
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed the decision was made with a potential third possession in mind, amid new overtime rules that give both teams at least one drive each.
If overtime had lasted that long, the Niners would have had a chance to end the game themselves.
“None of us have much experience with it,” Shanahan admitted. ‘We went through all the analyzes and talked to those guys. We decided it would be better to get the ball third because if both teams were evenly matched and scored, we wanted to be the ones with a chance to win the ball.”
In the wake of their defeat, the girlfriend of 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has hinted that he could leave the team this offseason despite having a fifth-year option in San Francisco.
“This could be the last day we touch Levi’s Stadium, me and Brandon,” Rochelle Searight said on TikTok. “Because we might not be here next season.”