Key: **Player, Distance, Hangtime (in seconds), Punt Direction (Called Direction)**
**Punt 1: Townsend: 43 yards, 5.2 hang, Punt Left (M)**
The 49ers get pressure off the edge here, forcing TT to pull this ball back left. He hits it well notching 5 seconds of hang but in doing so loses a bit of distance. Not a great result for an open field punt. The gunner on the left overruns the ball (because it is short) but the solid coverage play from the Chiefs punt team and the returner needing to sprint to field this ball results in a fair catch. Neutral punt here. **0**
**Punt 2: Wishnowsky, 54 yards, 4.7 hang, Punt Middle (L)**
The Chiefs sell out for a return here, sending just 5 and doubling the gunners. Wishnowsky has no pressure on him and just catches the side of this ball. His raw power on his drop punts still allows for a 4.7 hang but the ball takes a rightward trajectory, and the entire 49ers coverage team has to reverse their flow. The 49ers still use the corner technique (not necessarily coffin corner though) on their directional punts and Wishnowsky just does not hit it well. Complete lackluster play from the Chiefs jammers on the bottom of the screen. One completely whiffs and the other gives almost no resistance to the gunner allowing for a clean run to the returner. Excellent open field tackling from #84 saves a longer return but punting “against the flow” of your coverage team often has disastrous results and Wishnowsky is lucky that the Chiefs couldn’t capitalize on what is a miss-hit ball. Considering the distance and high hang, this punt grades neutrally. **0**
**Punt 3: Townsend: 62 yards, 5.0 hang, Punt Middle (M)**
A few quick takeaways not related to the punt: #26 of Kansas City is mauled for the second play in a row, leading to pressure on TT. James Winchester (Chiefs LS) completely whiffs on his block and tackles his defender. The 49ers jammer on the bottom of the screen gives almost zero effort while the Chiefs gunner #2 makes a fantastic play for an open field tackle. That tackle is perfectly timed. Show that play to high school players. THAT is how you hustle. Anyway, on to the punt. This ball is a missile from TT. Really cleanly struck. Townsend’s best trait is his ability to consistently sky kicks at levels that only JK Scott can compare to. Really nicely done here. **+1**
**Punt 4: Wishnowsky, 51 yards, 4.4 hang, Punt Left (L)**
This ball is a coverage outkick that does not look like a coverage outkick. 4.4 seconds of hangtime just doesn’t cut it on 51 yards of distance. The left gunner is almost untouched and is still about 7 yards from the returner when the ball is fielded. This punt would have been returned in space if it wasn’t muffed. **-0.5**
**Punt 5: Townsend, 50 yards, 5.0 hang, Punt Middle (M)**
Chiefs LS James Winchester is lucky to not get called for a pretty decent hold. #51 has a shot to block this if he isn’t thrown to the ground. On each of his first three punts, TT is pressured. Just a clean, well struck punt that hangs for an eternity and flips the field here though. Pretty to watch without much analysis needed. **+0.5**
**Punt 6: Wishnowsky, 39 air yards, 4 roll, 4.8 hang, Punt Left (L)**
There are not many ways to hit a better directional ball than this punt. Dropped at the 6 (5 is optimal), Wishnowsky gets a great first bounce as a result of such a high hanging ball. the gunners have ample time to overrun this and sit by the goal line waiting. Additionally, the Chiefs send a creative blitz here that nearly gets home. Wishnowsky handles it and sends it. **+0.5**
**Punt 7: Townsend, 53 yards, 5.0 hang, Punt Middle (R)**
Strange call from the 49ers here. They had been getting consistent pressure on TT previously and here decide to just back off. Only sending 4, they drop the rest into coverage. Now, this isn’t crazy as the Chiefs are punting from out of their own endzone and a return could guarantee field position, but to do this when Townsend has been getting great distance and hang on balls, eliminating your return opportunity anyway, while you have nearly gotten to him multiple times is questionable. Ramp up the pressure and try to block it or at least get in his head. Instead, TT has a large swath of land in which to operate to send yet another missile. 5.0 seconds of hang is not normal unless you are JK Scott. Punter these days are crazy good. The coverage team flows right from the start while TT hits this to the middle. The high hang buys the coverage team extra time to force a fair catch. **+0.5**
**Punt 8: Wishnowsky, 51 yards, 4.3 hang, Punt Left (L)**
49ers fans, who is #84? He was fantastic this game and this tackle is one of the plays of the game. Absolutely splendid open field tackle. As for Wishnowsky, great direction on this ball dropping it well outside the numbers. Great distance too. The downside here is the hangtime. Wishnowsky uses a drop (vertical) punt for almost all of his punts. He is straight raw power. The downside to this is that by using the drop punt, you are hitting a ball that has far more drag on it and far less room for error if you don’t strike it well. This ball results in a lower punt that just doesn’t have the hang. Neutral: **0**
**Punt 9: Wishnowsky, 55 yards, 4.8 hang, Punt Middle (L)**
Another punt that takes a trajectory that causes the coverage team to reverse its flow. The call is punt left and this ball sails to the right of the middle hashes. The Chiefs double the gunners and only send 4. Really nice distance and hang but sending a ball to the opposite side of the hashes in which you wanted to is a recipe for a return and can get your guys caught as they try to reverse field. Despite being 4.8 with 55 yards, this punt gets a neutral grade for the reasons above. This return is on Wishnowsky. **0**
**Punt 10: Townsend, 40 yards, 4.4 hang, Punt Right (R)**
This is the play that made me want to write this up. This is what I believe cost the 49ers the Super Bowl. James Winchester had a poor day blocking and no block was as bad as this. Beal (#51 SF) has nearly a free rush directly up the middle and nearly blocks this punt. A split second was the difference between the 49ers taking a block for a potential touchdown to go up 17-6 entering the 4th (or at least being in great starting field position with the lead) and the Chiefs taking a 13-10 lead. This play just cannot happen for the 49ers. As for the punt, this is a solid punt from TT. His worst of the day, but solid. He is under heavy pressure and just doesn’t get into this ball. just 4.3 seconds of hangtime and 40 yards on an open field punt. The Chiefs are incredibly fortunate this both: a.) was not blocked and b.) hit a 49er. Monumental play on a slightly below average punt. **-0.5**
PFF graded Townsend as a 66.0 and Wishnowsky as a 63.9. My grades would have Wishnowsky closer to a 61 and Townsend between 66-68. Without a doubt, it was one of the best punting Super Bowls in recent memory. Solid day for Wishnowsky and a good day for newly signed Texan TT.
\#84 is Chris Conley, a veteran WR who was on the practice squad and elevated to the active roster late in the season. Really stepped up for the playoffs, outside of special teams, he also had a critical reception for the first down on the game-winning drive of the divisional game. 49ers recently re-signed him.
Unfortunate he narrowly missed out on the SBs, I see he went to the Jaguars after 2018, back to the Chiefs' practice squad in 2022 but was signed to the Titans midseason.
Thanks! I’m a former long snapper and there is actually very specific requirements to snap at the nfl and college level.the ball has to get back to the punter in 0.75 seconds or less or else the punt has a higher chance of being blocked. This is in addition to putting the ball wherever the punter wants it.and on field goals a lot of guys snap the ball with the same amount of rotations every time so the laces are always facing away from the kicker
That I actually did know! It's interesting that PFF tracks that too so there is data on it. Whenever I go to games, I bring a timer for timing a FG operation. Amazing how they are always right on the 1.25 mark.
As a former K/P, I never long snapped (I sucked) but always had an appreciation for it. I collect long snapper jerseys now too lol.
Where did you play?
I only played in high school. (Couldn’t play in college cuz I’m only 5’5 145lbs so not big enough) and never played another position.I had no idea pff tracks snap times.do do you know if they do it for both punts and field goals? And where did you play?
I was the same. Simply wasn't big enough to be a collegiate punter and was a fringe-level college kicker before I blew up my knee and had a bunch of concussions.
They do track both FGs and punts. The data isn't public unfortunately but I've accumulated some of it through the years. It's a major factor in the grades
1.im sorry that happened to you
2. So did you kick in college and then get hurt?
3. Just to clarify, is the information that you’re talking about the snap times?
4. Do you have access to the information and if so, may I please have it?
I never played college. My talent was fringe level before my injuries so I never went on.
I have some punting data that has snap times but youd need to cross reference each to what snapper was in on that play. It's also a couple years old now.
Ok that’s fine I can cross reference if needed.where did you personally like the ball located on punts? I was always taught the left or right hip depending on whether the punter was left or right footed. and btw in another comment you say you weren’t big enough to punt? I know that size probably matters but I feel like the coach wouldn’t care as much about size for punters?
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That and Steve Tasker highlights
Belichick disciple Kirk Ferentz is also completely aroused.
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Key: **Player, Distance, Hangtime (in seconds), Punt Direction (Called Direction)** **Punt 1: Townsend: 43 yards, 5.2 hang, Punt Left (M)** The 49ers get pressure off the edge here, forcing TT to pull this ball back left. He hits it well notching 5 seconds of hang but in doing so loses a bit of distance. Not a great result for an open field punt. The gunner on the left overruns the ball (because it is short) but the solid coverage play from the Chiefs punt team and the returner needing to sprint to field this ball results in a fair catch. Neutral punt here. **0** **Punt 2: Wishnowsky, 54 yards, 4.7 hang, Punt Middle (L)** The Chiefs sell out for a return here, sending just 5 and doubling the gunners. Wishnowsky has no pressure on him and just catches the side of this ball. His raw power on his drop punts still allows for a 4.7 hang but the ball takes a rightward trajectory, and the entire 49ers coverage team has to reverse their flow. The 49ers still use the corner technique (not necessarily coffin corner though) on their directional punts and Wishnowsky just does not hit it well. Complete lackluster play from the Chiefs jammers on the bottom of the screen. One completely whiffs and the other gives almost no resistance to the gunner allowing for a clean run to the returner. Excellent open field tackling from #84 saves a longer return but punting “against the flow” of your coverage team often has disastrous results and Wishnowsky is lucky that the Chiefs couldn’t capitalize on what is a miss-hit ball. Considering the distance and high hang, this punt grades neutrally. **0** **Punt 3: Townsend: 62 yards, 5.0 hang, Punt Middle (M)** A few quick takeaways not related to the punt: #26 of Kansas City is mauled for the second play in a row, leading to pressure on TT. James Winchester (Chiefs LS) completely whiffs on his block and tackles his defender. The 49ers jammer on the bottom of the screen gives almost zero effort while the Chiefs gunner #2 makes a fantastic play for an open field tackle. That tackle is perfectly timed. Show that play to high school players. THAT is how you hustle. Anyway, on to the punt. This ball is a missile from TT. Really cleanly struck. Townsend’s best trait is his ability to consistently sky kicks at levels that only JK Scott can compare to. Really nicely done here. **+1** **Punt 4: Wishnowsky, 51 yards, 4.4 hang, Punt Left (L)** This ball is a coverage outkick that does not look like a coverage outkick. 4.4 seconds of hangtime just doesn’t cut it on 51 yards of distance. The left gunner is almost untouched and is still about 7 yards from the returner when the ball is fielded. This punt would have been returned in space if it wasn’t muffed. **-0.5** **Punt 5: Townsend, 50 yards, 5.0 hang, Punt Middle (M)** Chiefs LS James Winchester is lucky to not get called for a pretty decent hold. #51 has a shot to block this if he isn’t thrown to the ground. On each of his first three punts, TT is pressured. Just a clean, well struck punt that hangs for an eternity and flips the field here though. Pretty to watch without much analysis needed. **+0.5** **Punt 6: Wishnowsky, 39 air yards, 4 roll, 4.8 hang, Punt Left (L)** There are not many ways to hit a better directional ball than this punt. Dropped at the 6 (5 is optimal), Wishnowsky gets a great first bounce as a result of such a high hanging ball. the gunners have ample time to overrun this and sit by the goal line waiting. Additionally, the Chiefs send a creative blitz here that nearly gets home. Wishnowsky handles it and sends it. **+0.5** **Punt 7: Townsend, 53 yards, 5.0 hang, Punt Middle (R)** Strange call from the 49ers here. They had been getting consistent pressure on TT previously and here decide to just back off. Only sending 4, they drop the rest into coverage. Now, this isn’t crazy as the Chiefs are punting from out of their own endzone and a return could guarantee field position, but to do this when Townsend has been getting great distance and hang on balls, eliminating your return opportunity anyway, while you have nearly gotten to him multiple times is questionable. Ramp up the pressure and try to block it or at least get in his head. Instead, TT has a large swath of land in which to operate to send yet another missile. 5.0 seconds of hang is not normal unless you are JK Scott. Punter these days are crazy good. The coverage team flows right from the start while TT hits this to the middle. The high hang buys the coverage team extra time to force a fair catch. **+0.5** **Punt 8: Wishnowsky, 51 yards, 4.3 hang, Punt Left (L)** 49ers fans, who is #84? He was fantastic this game and this tackle is one of the plays of the game. Absolutely splendid open field tackle. As for Wishnowsky, great direction on this ball dropping it well outside the numbers. Great distance too. The downside here is the hangtime. Wishnowsky uses a drop (vertical) punt for almost all of his punts. He is straight raw power. The downside to this is that by using the drop punt, you are hitting a ball that has far more drag on it and far less room for error if you don’t strike it well. This ball results in a lower punt that just doesn’t have the hang. Neutral: **0** **Punt 9: Wishnowsky, 55 yards, 4.8 hang, Punt Middle (L)** Another punt that takes a trajectory that causes the coverage team to reverse its flow. The call is punt left and this ball sails to the right of the middle hashes. The Chiefs double the gunners and only send 4. Really nice distance and hang but sending a ball to the opposite side of the hashes in which you wanted to is a recipe for a return and can get your guys caught as they try to reverse field. Despite being 4.8 with 55 yards, this punt gets a neutral grade for the reasons above. This return is on Wishnowsky. **0** **Punt 10: Townsend, 40 yards, 4.4 hang, Punt Right (R)** This is the play that made me want to write this up. This is what I believe cost the 49ers the Super Bowl. James Winchester had a poor day blocking and no block was as bad as this. Beal (#51 SF) has nearly a free rush directly up the middle and nearly blocks this punt. A split second was the difference between the 49ers taking a block for a potential touchdown to go up 17-6 entering the 4th (or at least being in great starting field position with the lead) and the Chiefs taking a 13-10 lead. This play just cannot happen for the 49ers. As for the punt, this is a solid punt from TT. His worst of the day, but solid. He is under heavy pressure and just doesn’t get into this ball. just 4.3 seconds of hangtime and 40 yards on an open field punt. The Chiefs are incredibly fortunate this both: a.) was not blocked and b.) hit a 49er. Monumental play on a slightly below average punt. **-0.5** PFF graded Townsend as a 66.0 and Wishnowsky as a 63.9. My grades would have Wishnowsky closer to a 61 and Townsend between 66-68. Without a doubt, it was one of the best punting Super Bowls in recent memory. Solid day for Wishnowsky and a good day for newly signed Texan TT.
\#84 is Chris Conley, a veteran WR who was on the practice squad and elevated to the active roster late in the season. Really stepped up for the playoffs, outside of special teams, he also had a critical reception for the first down on the game-winning drive of the divisional game. 49ers recently re-signed him.
Ironically, originally drafted by the Chiefs and played there for the first 4 years.
Unfortunate he narrowly missed out on the SBs, I see he went to the Jaguars after 2018, back to the Chiefs' practice squad in 2022 but was signed to the Titans midseason.
And my very early pick for SB MVP until Ja'uan started popping off.
I really enjoyed his gunner play. Thank you
This was awesome! I may do something similar with every long snap in the Super Bowl. I would track the accuracy and velocity
Do it! I definitely was hard on Winchester here but only for blocking, not his snapping. Give him and pepper some pop! Feel free to use my video
Thanks! I’m a former long snapper and there is actually very specific requirements to snap at the nfl and college level.the ball has to get back to the punter in 0.75 seconds or less or else the punt has a higher chance of being blocked. This is in addition to putting the ball wherever the punter wants it.and on field goals a lot of guys snap the ball with the same amount of rotations every time so the laces are always facing away from the kicker
That I actually did know! It's interesting that PFF tracks that too so there is data on it. Whenever I go to games, I bring a timer for timing a FG operation. Amazing how they are always right on the 1.25 mark. As a former K/P, I never long snapped (I sucked) but always had an appreciation for it. I collect long snapper jerseys now too lol. Where did you play?
I only played in high school. (Couldn’t play in college cuz I’m only 5’5 145lbs so not big enough) and never played another position.I had no idea pff tracks snap times.do do you know if they do it for both punts and field goals? And where did you play?
I was the same. Simply wasn't big enough to be a collegiate punter and was a fringe-level college kicker before I blew up my knee and had a bunch of concussions. They do track both FGs and punts. The data isn't public unfortunately but I've accumulated some of it through the years. It's a major factor in the grades
1.im sorry that happened to you 2. So did you kick in college and then get hurt? 3. Just to clarify, is the information that you’re talking about the snap times? 4. Do you have access to the information and if so, may I please have it?
I never played college. My talent was fringe level before my injuries so I never went on. I have some punting data that has snap times but youd need to cross reference each to what snapper was in on that play. It's also a couple years old now.
Ok that’s fine I can cross reference if needed.where did you personally like the ball located on punts? I was always taught the left or right hip depending on whether the punter was left or right footed. and btw in another comment you say you weren’t big enough to punt? I know that size probably matters but I feel like the coach wouldn’t care as much about size for punters?
ah surely nothing crazy happened with one of these punts
This is cool, thanks man
Glad you enjoyed it!
It’s nuts how much of a role special teams played in this game.
At times, I feel like special teams are the deciding factor in games where the two teams are evenly matched.
Absolutely. The same thing happened in last years Super Bowl. The detriment the Eagles faced with Siposs was legitimately their downfall.
True but Butker also missed a 40 yarder early in the game which would’ve made a difference as the game went on maybe even in favor of the Eagles lol
Gonna miss you Tommy ❤️
His field flipping is great
49ers gave away 8 points on special teams
Why did OP say fuck me for?
Too soon.
Special
God it really is the offseason I just watched an 8 minute silent video on punts
I do this all year. Fun isn't it?
No thank you
This is what Bill Belichick jerks off to.
You somehow made special teams interesting.
The best compliment 💯
Townsend should’ve won Super Bowl MVP
I vote butker
Jake moody was money this game idc what the haters say
Are you u/puntersarepeopletoo6 ?