Quickly, Shanahan realized his misjudgment. They had all underestimated the Kansas City Chiefs Defense, which, despite its instability, was definitely not to be taken lightly.
Unity and mutual assistance——
What the San Francisco 49ers excelled at was now seen in the Kansas City Chiefs. Clearly, the Chiefs weren't just relying on their stars.
The defensive front was applying full pressure, continuously exerting it on Garoppolo, causing a storm in the San Francisco 49ers' pocket.
Although Shanahan adjusted strategies in time, using the Running Back Committee to bombard in turns; the overwhelming pressure still threw the San Francisco 49ers' offense into a hard battle again. Successive thrilling successes on third downs barely pushed them to their own forty-five-yard line, near midfield, but the advantage remained with the Kansas City Chiefs:
Game time!