I'm not focusing on one or two players. When the tape drops tonight I'm going to look at the 23 crucial plays that led to the loss. Some of them may not look crucial at first glance, but its not their immediate impact, but their downstream impact was absolutely a causal component of the loss. These are the ones I'm going to look at:
3RD & 4 AT TB 30(13:45)
(13:45) (Shotgun) J.Winston pass incomplete short left to C.Godwin (F.Warner).
4TH & 4 AT TB 30(13:37)
(13:37) B.Pinion punts 3 yards to TB 33, Center-Z.Triner, downed by TB-J.Watson.
2ND & 9 AT TB 32(13:08)
(13:08) (No Huddle) J.Garoppolo pass short left to G.Kittle to TB 13 for 19 yards (S.Barrett).
1ST & 10 AT TB 35(10:23)
(10:23) J.Winston pass incomplete deep left to C.Godwin.
1ST & 10 AT SF 46(08:52)
(8:52) J.Winston pass incomplete short right to M.Evans.
2ND & 9 AT TB 32(13:08)
(13:08) (No Huddle) J.Garoppolo pass short left to G.Kittle to TB 13 for 19 yards (S.Barrett).
3RD & 7 AT SF 43(08:09)
(8:09) (Shotgun) PENALTY on TB-J.Winston, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at SF 43 - No Play.
2ND & 8 AT SF 17(13:45)
(13:45) J.Winston pass short right to C.Brate for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on TB-D.Dotson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SF 16.
3RD & 9 AT SF 9(12:10)
(12:10) (Shotgun) J.Winston pass short right to C.Brate for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on TB-D.Dotson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SF 9 - No Play.
3RD & 19 AT SF 19(12:01)
(12:01) (Shotgun) J.Winston pass short left to O.Howard to SF 9 for 10 yards (F.Warner). FUMBLES (F.Warner), RECOVERED by SF-R.Blair at SF 8. R.Blair to SF 8 for no gain (O.Howard).
4TH & 2 AT TB 36(06:21)
(6:21) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo sacked at TB 40 for -4 yards (J.Whitehead). PENALTY on TB-C.Davis, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at TB 36 - No Play.
1ST & 10 AT TB 25(02:55)
(2:55) J.Winston pass short middle intended for O.Howard INTERCEPTED by M.Nzeocha at TB 30. M.Nzeocha to TB 29 for 1 yard (O.Howard).
3RD & 8 AT SF 27(14:23)
(14:23) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass short middle to G.Kittle to SF 37 for 10 yards (J.Whitehead; M.Stewart).
3RD & 10 AT SF 37(13:23)
(13:23) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass incomplete deep middle to K.Bourne. PENALTY on TB-C.Davis, Defensive Pass Interference, 23 yards, enforced at SF 37 - No Play.
2ND & 9 AT TB 39(12:38)
(12:38) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass deep left to R.James for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
1ST & 10 AT TB 25(12:31)
(12:31) J.Winston FUMBLES (Aborted) at TB 25, and recovers at TB 22.
2ND & 13 AT TB 22(11:53)
(11:53) (Shotgun) J.Winston pass short right intended for P.Barber INTERCEPTED by R.Sherman at TB 31. R.Sherman for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
1ST & 9 AT SF 9(15:00)
(15:00) J.Winston pass incomplete short middle. Penalty on TB-A.Marpet, Offensive Holding, declined. PENALTY on TB-J.Winston, Intentional Grounding, 10 yards, enforced at SF 9.
4TH & 2 AT SF 2(13:07)
(13:07) (Shotgun) J.Winston pass incomplete short middle to C.Godwin (T.Moore).
3RD & 7 AT SF 8(05:30)
(5:30) (Shotgun) J.Winston sacked at SF 13 for -5 yards (A.Armstead).
3RD & 4 AT SF 31(04:00)
(4:00) (Shotgun) J.Garoppolo pass short middle to G.Kittle to SF 36 for 5 yards (J.Whitehead).
1ST & 10 AT SF 36(03:22)
(3:22) R.Mostert left end to TB 46 for 18 yards (D.Stewart, V.Hargreaves). PENALTY on TB-D.Stewart, Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact, 15 yards, enforced at TB 46.
1ST & 10 AT TB 21(02:10)
(2:10) (Shotgun) J.Winston pass short left INTERCEPTED by A.Witherspoon [D.Ford] at TB 25. A.Witherspoon for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
