Another interesting decision costs 49ers late…

A second strange call from Shanahan came late in the game when the 49ers set up for a fourth-and-1 at Baltimore’s 35 with 6:28 left. Instead of lining up and trying to plow ahead for a yard, the 49ers’ head coach called a pass from a shotgun formation. Garoppolo’s throw was batted down at the line. They never got the ball back. Garoppolo said after the game that they liked the matchup they were getting with George Kittle in that spot. Given how much success they’d had running, it would’ve made a lot of sense to put it on the run game in that spot to try and keep the drive alive.