Any San Francisco 49ers fan can go back to the 2014 NFC Championship game and recall how the Seattle Seahawks all but ended the Niners’ supremacy of the NFC West after cornerback Richard Sherman‘s tipped pass from then-San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick fell into the hands of linebacker Malcolm Smith.
The 49ers lost the game 23-17 and the franchise would soon fall into disarray, while the Seahawks would go on to win Super Bowl XLVIII in decisive fashion over the Denver Broncos.
San Francisco’s dynasty had fallen and Seattle’s was hitting its prime.