In today’s NFL, a game’s outcome is often determined in the final minutes of each half of play. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan understands this, and regularly practices two-minute drills — as he did last week during situational drills prior to the 49ers’ NFL Preseason Week 1 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The 49ers were afforded the opportunity to test both their four-minute offense and their two-minute offense at the end of the first half of last Friday’s game. The basic strategies for these situations was explained succinctly by former 49ers head coach Bill Walsh in his lecture, “A Method for Game Planning.