Jimmy Garoppolo’s tenure with the San Francisco 49ers has likely ended in the most fitting way possible: with an incredibly ugly and very unnecessary interception.
On Sunday, the 49ers lost to the Rams 20-17 in the NFC Championship Game after holding a 10-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. A big reason for the swing in momentum is the play of the two quarterbacks, with Matthew Stafford thoroughly outplaying his counterpart in Garoppolo in the final 15 minutes.
With less than two minutes on the clock and the game in his hands down by three, Garoppolo had the chance to change the narrative and lead the 49ers on a game-tying — or game winning — drive. Instead, Garoppolo threw the most unnecessary interception of all time to end San Francisco’s Super Bowl hopes.
