Why Kyle Shanahan didn’t talk playoffs with players until Week 16

The San Francisco 49ers clinched a playoff berth before their Week 16 Monday Night Football matchup against the Indianapolis Colts. San Francisco secured a spot in the postseason after the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. And despite overcoming numerous injuries in an impressive campaign, Kyle Shanahan wasn’t talking to his team about the playoffs. Until Sunday night.

“Last night was the first time I mentioned anything about that just because we got into the playoffs last night. I told them all year I didn’t want to talk about that. But last night we got in, so I was able to talk about that,” Shanahan said, after the 49ers’ 48-27 MNF win, per Coach Yac.

“Every time we’ve gone to OTAs it’s been all about trying to get to a Super Bowl, trying to win a Super Bowl. And I wanted to make sure that we didn’t really talk that way this year. I wanted to focus on just trying to be the best team we could be and we’ll see what happens. That’s kind of been our motto all year,” Shanahan added.

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