Niners' Kyle Shanahan didn't feel need to discuss new OT rules with players in lead-up to Super Bowl

Two days after the 49ers' 25-22 loss in Super Bowl LVIII, head coach Kyle Shanahan is still facing questions on his decision to receive the ball first in overtime given the new postseason rules.

He's still resolute in his belief he made the right call against the Chiefs.

He likewise feels no regret in choosing not to go over the intricacies of the new OT rules with players in meetings leading up to the big game, instead having position coaches cover those details.

"We told everyone as they were waiting for the coin toss. … We asked the position coaches to do that, but I didn't cover it during a meeting Super Bowl week," Shanahan said during his end-of-year news conference on Tuesday. "I don't think that changes anything. We did it with our analytics department. We decided that going into the playoffs … I think you guys know how I've explained how I make decisions with that stuff in the past. I take all the information I can get, especially ones I haven't been in. Our analytics felt that was the best way to go.

"But as you guys know I don't always just go with that. I take into account what they say, what they think is right and then I go off my gut in the heat of battle. I knew what they felt going into it. When I think about that during the moments I have to make the decision. I think the type of game it was did match what they felt was the best way to do. It did seem more like a field goal game. And our defense had been out there a real long time right before that. So I didn't feel at all to override that at the time."

What occurred in the heat of the battle is now etched forever into Super Bowl lore.

Down three with 1:53 minutes remaining in regulation, the Chiefs marched 64 yards for a game-tying score, leaving just three