Well, the 49ers should, by all rights, be winning this game. A couple of mistakes and a few instances where they've suffered from a lack of execution, and they trail 21-3. My, how the pendulum can swing. Kaepenick's INT (the first by a San Francisco QB in Super Bowl history) was delivered on a silver platter for Ed Reed. That was an ugly play. But not as ugly as Culliver being blown by Jacoby Jones for the big score just before the half. The guy who's talked trash all week and all game looked pretty dumb there. Just shut up and play, alright? 49ers needed a touchdown at the end of the half. Field goal might not be enough.
Baltimore have taken full advantage of every opportunity laid in their laps. That call for a fake field goal down inside the San Francisco red zone was an interesting call. I wouldn't have made it - asking your punter to find 9 yards is a big ask. A BIG ask. But anyway, it worked out pretty well for the Ravens. Kaepernick almost threw his second howler of an INT on the ensuing possession, and the Baltimore ended up getting the football back on a three-and-out, anyway.
Looking ahead to the second half: another score early for the Ravens and it might be all over. That said, San Francisco have a habit of coming back. Tough road, this one - and it'll be the biggest Super Bowl comeback. So Kaepernick and company are going to really earn the Lombardi Trophy if they can get it. Baltimore need to keep playing. The 49ers can kill you with big plays. The second they try to milk the clock, that's trouble. John Harbaugh's gotta know that. Surely.
I think Baltimore might just win this, and Ray Lewis gets his fairytale ending.
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