If you bet the San Francisco 49ers would cover what would end up being a pretty large spread against the Detroit Lions — ahem, some of us thought it would be a blowout — my apologies.
Because, oof, what happened in Week 1 on Sunday to Niners bettors — who might have had the spread at -9.5 — was rough as heck.
With two minutes left in the game, San Francisco was up 41-25. It was all over, right? An easy cover and an easy win.
But not quite! With 1:53 left, Jamaal Williams found the end zone to make it a 41-25 game. There’s no way an onside kick could be recovered, not in today’s NFL, right?
Oops. The ball went off of George Kittle’s facemask:
Still fighting 😤#Lions with the onside kick recovery#SFvsDET | 📺 FOX pic.twitter.com/sRxAvkwTtb
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) September 12, 2021
And then? They scored again and nailed a two-point conversion:
We have our first absolutely ridiculous backdoor cover of the season. Lions (+9.5) recovered an onside kick, scored this TD and made the 2-point conversion vs. 49ers.
16 points for Lions in last 2 minutes. pic.twitter.com/frjjrzkJHU
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) September 12, 2021
The final score: 41-33. If you bet Niners -9.5 … I’m so sorry.
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