In their past two trips to the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers held double-digit leads against the Kansas City Chiefs. Both times, they had to watch as Patrick Mahomes celebrated a Super Bowl title.
And for the Niners’ radio broadcast, you can truly hear that pain in the voice of play-by-play announcer Greg Papa.
After the Chiefs pulled off their overtime win in Super Bowl 58 on a Mecole Hardman touchdown, the Niners’ broadcast went from nervous energy to disappointment to complete silence in a quick sequence. They were devastated, and that was clear when commentator Tim Ryan came in with a loud, “Dang it!”
Here was the call:
How the 49ers losing Super Bowl LVIII to end their season sounded on 49ers radio pic.twitter.com/vYlOgbfO9P
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) February 12, 2024
Compare that to the Chiefs’ radio call, it couldn’t have been more different.
Mitch Holthus has the Kansas City Chiefs radio call of the title-winning touchdown. 🏈🎙️📻🏆🔥pic.twitter.com/DxH0ygjAaW
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 12, 2024
Fans had plenty of thoughts on that final call. It’ll be a tough one for Niners fans to get over.
This was how Twitter reacted
sound up https://t.co/T4dxwLkdGh pic.twitter.com/x8b4wlYfGX
— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) February 12, 2024
This how it actually sounded 😂😂😂 https://t.co/FotbHNlIzX pic.twitter.com/WP9a41P1db
— Player 99 (@DomInRealLife) February 12, 2024
MUSIC TO MY EARS! https://t.co/t1fOqvuP2s pic.twitter.com/HlJWMuTyWz
— Garlic Fry Ry (@GarlicFryRy) February 12, 2024
Nah that “DANG IT” had years of pain in it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/MIrJq6yWcB pic.twitter.com/ndYdJWDApq
— Dixie Normous (@MalcHatesYou) February 12, 2024
Who needs coffee, when you've got this https://t.co/pq264DSPkN
— John Barchard | Monetize Philly (@JohnBarchard) February 12, 2024
The “DANG IT” is killing me 🤣 https://t.co/hdNo5v0XC9
— Boggy (@M_Boggy) February 12, 2024
"DANG IT!!!" https://t.co/odvc9PmpH3
— Field Gulls (@FieldGulls) February 12, 2024
Not only is this great to listen to their dejection, but that "DANG IT!" midway through sent my sides into oblivion. https://t.co/dsocJhGk9s
— Tristan Pratt (@206minotaur) February 12, 2024
It’s here and it’s beautiful https://t.co/df6cFcBvpn
— Just Whitney (@trumplostsuckit) February 12, 2024
