A defining characteristic of the 49ers offense in recent season has been its ability to hurt teams with play action. This season, the use of play action has dropped significantly, preventing San Francisco from being as versatile as year's passed.
Play action failing the 49ers
Dec 4, 2014 at 3:15 PM
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