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Because that game, even though the 49ers are 6-0, it ended with such a sour note.

And everyone is talking about, did Kyle throw the ball too much? I addressed it play-by-play directly the other day, but it's a discussion that's continued, and I think it's interesting.

And much like Godwin's Law, I think there is this thing that happens where eventually a sports debate will get big enough that it just gets kind of dumb and loses its nuance.

And I think that probably happens faster than we get to World War II and Godwin's Law in most discussions.

And it happened pretty fast with this one.

And I think part of the reason it happened fast with the second half of the Niner game is because people misinterpreted exactly what happened in the game.

And it's not actually why everybody feels so bad.

I think the reason that you may have a bad taste in your mouth, the reason I left Levi's Stadium just like, oh, what was that? It wasn't because Washington almost came back to win.

It's for three reasons.

One, Niners muffed a punt and then looked bad on another one.

And trigger warning.

Two, if Washington had won the game, it would have been in large part because the Niners missed an extra point.

You thought you had that problem solved.

It's like, you know, home ownership.

You're like, oh, just spent 9K on this and a roof 20K on this and a water heater.

Surely that's it.

And then it's not it.

Something else happens.

It's never done.

And I think that's kind of the post-Jake Moody last year.

Eddie Pinheiro, thank God all that's over with.

Woo! Problem solved.

And then in the back of your head, you're like, wait a second.

We've missed three extra points and three field goals? Is the problem not solved? You win the game.

It's less of a topic.