San Francisco 49ers Robbed of a Chance to Go to Overtime

The San Francisco 49ers were one play from a win over the Minnesota Vikings who are the most overrated football team in the NFL. What's sad is that the Vikings did not beat the 49ers today; the officials did.

In the second quarter the 49ers had gotten the Vikings to a third and long situation. Shawntae Spencer made a great play on the ball, but on the play there were two flags. One was for illegal motion, which would have been declined by the 49ers anyways since the Vikings would have had to punt.

Yet the second penalty was the killer. It was an unsportsmanlike penalty on Spencer for taunting yet, Spencer didn't do anything to warrant the penalty.

So, instead of the 49ers having the ball, the Vikings kept it. The 49ers defense stopped the Vikings, but Ryan Longwell...

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