How Playoffs Exposed 49ers Secondary as a Major Liability

Without a dominant pass rush, the San Francisco 49ers secondary was exposed in a major way in the playoffs.

The 49ers were torched through the air to the tune of 940 yards and eight passing touchdowns in three postseason games—stats that show the secondary to be a veritable sieve.

During the regular season, the 49ers featured the No. 4-ranked pass defense in the NFL, allowing just 200 yards per contest through the air and just 19 passing touchdowns.

While the team's regular-season numbers were impressive, students of the game and many objective fans knew these numbers were partly skewed, ...

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