Broadcaster Says What Everyone Thinking After Rams-49ers Last-Second Kick
Sean McVay turned out to be either Enemy No. 1 or the Sunday Savior
Sean McVay was viewed as both public enemy No. 1 and the Sunday savior after the Los Angeles Rams hosted the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday afternoon. It just depended on which side bettors backed in the Week 2 contest.
Trailing 30-20 with 4 seconds left in the matchup, the Rams head coach sent his field-goal unit onto the field for a last-second kick. Brett Maher converted on a 38-yard chip shot to make the final verdict 30-23 in favor of the visiting Niners.
Meaningless kick, right? Not so much.
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The 49ers entered the contest as a 7.5-point road favorite. BetMGM received 46% of the handle on San Francisco to cover the spread, as revealed Sunday morning.
Maher’s kick, however, ultimately helped the Rams jump through the back door. McVay’s decision to spike the ball with four ticks left in regulation set the table for the fateful kick. Sixty-two percent of spread tickets at BetMGM were on San Francisco, indicating there was a majority of losers.
FOX broadcaster Mark Sanchez put it together while on the air and expressed how so many 49ers’ backers felt in that moment.
“Bad beats,” Sanchez said on the FOX broadcast after a chuckle. “Oh, man.”
It wasn’t bad news for everyone, though. Sports betting analyst Ben Fawkes shared a DraftKings Sportsbook bettor had a $64,755.07 wager on the Rams to cover the 7.5 points and earned a payout due to McVay’s decision.
