Some 49ers unaware of overtime rules in Super Bowl loss

Sunday's game in Las Vegas was only the second Super Bowl to go to overtime.

FALL O9UT: San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. Picture: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

The San Francisco 49ers woke up on Monday still stinging from a Super Bowl loss and facing criticism given that some of their players admitted they were not aware of playoff overtime rules that allowed for both teams to possess the ball.

Sunday's Super Bowl in Las Vegas was only the second to go to overtime and the first to fall under a March 2022 rule change which eliminated the chance of a team winning the game outright on the first possession of the extra period with a touchdown.