In Week 15’s Monday Night Football matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan found himself in a difficult situation. Shanahan had to decide whether to support the NFC rival Eagles, who are currently tied with San Francisco for the top spot in the conference, or the division foe Seahawks, at least for one night. One week after coaching against Seattle, the 49ers coach said that he was rooting for them during an appearance on The Shanahan Show on KNBR on Friday. He described the situation as “frustrated.”“However, I didn’t enjoy it very much because I was so frustrated, because it didn’t look like Seattle was going to win. So I was starting to check out a little but, and then all of a sudden that last drive it was like, ‘How the hell did that just happen?’ And my wife was cheering and we were pretty excited,” said Shanahan.
Shanahan and his wife were obviously on a roller coaster during Monday night’s game, which saw the Seahawks overcome the Eagles by a small margin thanks to a late touchdown. The 49ers coach will be supporting a club in his own division for what is perhaps the first time in history; this decision makes sense considering the state of the NFC at the moment.
Shanahan and his wife were obviously on a roller coaster during Monday night’s game, which saw the Seahawks overcome the Eagles by a small margin thanks to a late touchdown. The 49ers coach will be supporting a club in his own division for what is perhaps the first time in history; this decision makes sense considering the state of the NFC at the moment.
But because I was so angry that Seattle didn’t seem to be going to win, I didn’t really appreciate it. I was beginning to look about a little when it suddenly hit me during that last trip, like, “How the hell did that just happen?” We were quite excited, and my wife was applauding,” Shanahan remarked.
