Wasn't planning on chiming in on this as whats the point at this point but I keep reading stuff and seeing videos that make me want to bang my head against the wall people are so clueless so heres my take.
First off, NFL refs are a fucking problem. Theres about 7 or 8 calls I can think of just off the top of my head that were blatantly ignored or called incorrectly and literally all of them went against the 49ers. People who act like the NFL refs are Gods and what they do and say is absolute and they shouldnt be questioned are idiotic. I cant answer why or how this would happen in a Super Bowl but yes it did and its disgraceful. And why that blind pile of shit Bill Vinovich is even allowed anywhere near an NFL stadium after the Rams/Saints debacle makes no sense, let alone him reffing the Super Bowl. At the very least, get someone who is not responsible for the biggest officiating debacle in NFL Playoff history to ref the biggest game of the year. This is like elementary level common sense.
All that being said, The Niners did not help their cause any by not playing well at all on either side of the ball in the last 12 minutes of the game. But how does a blatant offside call, a helmet to helmet hit, and a late hit out of bounds all go unnoticed? I havent even mentioned the bullshit PI Call on Kittle that goes uncalled 95% of the time in the NFL. Guy steps out of bounds and they call it a TD? Not to mention the Chiefs did not get one holding called on them all game, and Bosa was clearly held on the 3rd and 15 heave down the field that changed the game. Shanahan, while a great offensive mind, has one flaw and I have said this before, he has a tendency to outthink himself late in close games. If you would have told me Niners will be up 10 in the 4th quarter and they will basically abandon the run I would have laughed and called you insane. And Jimmy G missed on some passes he usually makes. The secondary struggled to contain the Chiefs speedy WRS which was my biggest fear. So the truth is theres plenty of blame to go around but honestly if the refs did their job correctly we would not be talking about any of this we would be celebrating the 6th SB win in franchise history. Cause and effect people. The repercusssions of calling or failing to call something on the field are greater than just that particular play they affect the rest of the game.