Super Bowl LIV: 5 ways the Niners can win

The Niners’ defense and running game are two edges it has going into Super Bowl LIV.

3. Kittle crumbles Chiefs

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George Kittle has been quiet in the first two playoff games. There has been no need for San Francisco to feed the tight end. Another Bay Area TE, Darren Waller of the Raiders, had 163 receiving yards on 13 catches in two games against KC. That kind of vulnerability is something Kyle Shanahan and Jimmy Garappolo can capitalize upon.