SANTA CLARA — While many of the 49ers' players were unaware of the NFL's playoff overtime rules, quarterback Brock Purdy made sure he got things straight. Purdy said he went to quarterbacks coach Brian Griese at the end of regulation to get squared away. "He explained the rules to me, so I had an understanding of it," Purdy said Tuesday on the day players cleaned out their lockers at Levi's Stadium. Coach Kyle Shanahan said he alerted the position coaches to remind their small groups after the Kansas City Chiefs scored a late field goal to send Super Bowl LVIII into overtime at 19-19. "I did not cover it in a meeting on the Super Bowl week," Shanahan said. "I don't think that changes anything." There was nothing that happened in overtime to suggest the 49ers' unfamiliarity with the NFL's overtime process had any significance. It was just another interesting footnote from the longest Super Bowl ever played - one that spanned 74 minutes, 57 seconds of game action. The game Sunday was the first in which the NFL's current rule on overtime came into play. Beginning with the 2022 season, both teams are allowed to possess the football in postseason games. If the game remains tied after...
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