Jaquiski Tartt costs 49ers with huge drop in NFC Championship Game loss
The San Francisco 49ers saw the NFC Championship Game slip away in the fourth quarter Sunday, in part due to a huge missed opportunity on defense.
With just under 10 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Rams had the ball down by three and in desperate need of a successful drive. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford then made an ill-advised throw deep over the middle of the field that was all but begging to be intercepted.
49ers safety Jaquiski Tartt was in prime position to reel in the pick, with no Rams receivers around him. Essentially, all he had to do was catch what was essentially an arm punt. Somehow, Tartt dropped it.
