I had SF and as crazy as it sounds.......that was the right call by Harbaugh....

maverick2112

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The only way they could have lost was for seattle to

kick onside,,,,,,,get ball,,,,,score td

kick onside again......get ball,,,,,,score fg


Harbaugh declines safety........GAME OVER.....
 

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I know.........I dont think Seattle was capable of getting a first down let alone a td.........but most coaches will probably choose to end the game rather than taking any chances at all..........I am just saying I can see why he did it
 

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OK, apparently I'm incorrect. From a Google search:

Can a team opting to punt after a safety recover the ball as they would an onside kick? It seems that it would be much easier to create a jump ball scenario by way of a punt compared to trying to recover an onside kick squibbed off the tee. --Bob Black, Minneapolis, Minn.

A free kick after safety, which can be punted, is considered a regular free kick that can be recovered by the kicking team after it has traveled 10 yards. It is seldom attempted because the kickoff line is the kicking team's 20-yard line and if the onside attempt via punt is unsuccessful, the receiving team would put the ball in play somewhere around their opponents' 30-yard line. In my 23 years in the National Football League, I saw one of these plays attempted by the Miami Dolphins, and they successfully recovered the kick.
 
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