When the 49ers won the Lombardi Trophy on January 29, 1995, they became the first club in history to win five Super Bowls.
The Niners haven’t been among the 14 teams that have won a Super Bowl since that time.
With less than two minutes remaining in the game, San Francisco had a three-point lead and was within minutes from winning Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night.
With three seconds remaining, however, the Kansas City Chiefs marched down the field to tie the game.
After kicking a field goal on the opening play of overtime, the Niners were even ahead 1-0. However, Patrick Mahomes converted a first down and then a couple more before hitting Mecole Hardman for the game-winning touchdown.
However, the drought has persisted because to what appears to be Kyle Shanahan’s curse as head coach.
Shanahan is 0-3 in the Super Bowl despite coaching a team with a double-digit lead for the third time.
Naturally, Shanahan was the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator when they blew
a 28-3 advantage in Super Bowl LI over the New England Patriots.
Following his third Super Bowl MVP award, Patrick Mahomes joins an elite company.
When the Niners faced these same Chiefs four years prior, they led by ten points in the fourth quarter; but, Kansas City prevailed 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV.
“After the game, there’s no right words right now,” Shanahan remarked. “Everyone knows that it hurts.” Just proud of our soldiers, even though we knew it hurt if it came to this.”They put themselves out there, gave it their all, and persevered through many difficult moments. We will have to live with it, but I am confident that we can manage. Right now, we’re all feeling a little let down.
