MMQB: Shanahan Leans Into 49ers-Cowboys History

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Kyle Shanahan's dad was the 49ers' OC for the '94 NFC title game against the Cowboys, and the coach showed his team tape of that game this week AlbertBreer's MMQB column on wild-card weekend leads with the wild game in Big D ↓

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But we’re starting with the game of the weekend, which stoked an old rivalry that had been dormant for decades.

But as we said earlier, this one wound up being no Picasso. Dallas swung back, and stayed in play, down just 16–7 at the half, only to see the Niners start to pull away again. One of a number of costly Cowboys penalties, this one a block-in-the-back with seven minutes left in the third quarter, erased an eight-yard gain on first-and-10 and eventually led to a second-and-28, on which K’Waun Williams picked off Dak Prescott at the Cowboys’ 26.

Just as Samuel had let Shanahan know he was ready for that moment, the first three quarters showed everyone the physical, edgy Niners were ready for theirs.Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports “He did throw that pick, but the ball got away from him. It did. It wasn’t a bad decision, just got away from him. And I’ve been down that road with Jimmy. … When he throws a pick, it doesn’t change him. He’s gonna still be the same, and that’s why I always have the confidence to keep going back with him and just try to call what’s right.”

“When you lose Fred, it’s the middle of your whole coverage. And then you lose your best pass rusher, one of the best pass rushers in the league, it is a little discouraging, but guys just stepped up,” Shanahan said. “And then there at the end, I mean getting to that fourth down, [coordinator] DeMeco [Ryans] calling that all-out blitz, someone’s gonna come free on that so you gotta have good coverage and you gotta hit it right.

“But our defense was awesome all day. They stepped it up huge. K’Waun’s pick was unbelievable. I’m just real proud of everybody.”

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