It would be easy to forgive Mitch Wishnowsky for the onside kick. After all, he is the punter for the San Francisco 49ers.
The game was out of hand with the Chiefs leading late, 28-18.
Still, Kyle Shanahan asked Wishnowsky to try an onside kick. You know make it go 10 yards and see if SF could recover.
And then this happened: M.Wishnowsky kicks onside 4 yards from SF 35 to SF 39, ball declared dead.
Pretty cool of the 49ers to let a fan come and try the onside kick pic.twitter.com/XR3cVg8zrC
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) October 20, 2024
PERFECT ONSIDE KICK FROM THE 49ERS 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Ur6g9qeWtL
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) October 20, 2024
Me doing the onside kick for the 49ers. pic.twitter.com/kSxV9OlcST
— Nick Metcalfe (@Nick_Metcalfe) October 20, 2024
Now, onside kicks are reduced to the fourth quarter because of the genius that is the dynamic kickoff. But still …
