Niners Nation on George Kittle
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George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after scoring a touchown during the fourth quarter against the Arizona Cardinals... What was George Kittle doing running that final touchdown into the end zone?
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Kittle scored late TD instead of kneeling; Shanahan shouldered blame for not directing him
Kittle scored a touchdown in the final moments of the game against Arizona instead of taking a knee to run out the clock, creating game-management controversy. With the Cardinals out of timeouts and the clock below two minutes, a knee at the 1-yard line would have ended the game 29-27, but Kittle extended the lead instead. Kittle acknowledged after the game: "Probably should have gone out of bounds. We could have just kneeled it out. But no one told me to, so that's their fault, not mine." Kyle Shanahan took responsibility for not reminding Kittle in the huddle, saying "That was on me. I didn't remind him in the huddle and I don't expect him to be paying attention to the clock. But I definitely wish I did." The play highlighted Kittle's instinctive aggressive approach to the game.
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