The suffered an epic collapse in the late stages of Super Bowl LIV, holding a 20-10 lead halfway through the fourth quarter that turned into a deficit by the two-minute warning and ended in a 31-20 lo s to the . The incredible Chiefs comeback will be the story of the game, but a penalty late in the first half wound up being a crucial mi sed opportunity for the 49ers, and the butterfly effect of the call had potential hidden ramifications for the final result, especially coupled with another close call later T.J. Oshie Jersey in the game.The 49ers had a golden opportunity to take the lead over the Chiefs just before halftime of Super Bowl LIV. threw a 42-yard pa s to All-Pro tight end that would have put the 49ers at the Chiefs' 13-yard line with six seconds to play. The play was called back, however, as Kittle was called for offensive pa s interference on Chiefs safety that negated the team's longest pa s play of the first half. The 10-yard penalty forced Tom Wilson Jersey the 49ers to take a knee and go into halftime tied 10-10 with Kansas City.Here was the pa s interference play in question. NFL head of officiating Al Riveron gave his explanation on why the call was made, a quick reaction from the league on a play that cost San Francisco points. The receiver extends his arm and creates separation while the ball is in the air, therefore it is offensive pa s interference. AL NFL Officiating (@NFLOfficiating) Kittle, one of the best blocking tight ends in the NFL, rarely gets called for offensive pa s interference. In fact, before Sunday, Kittle had been called for offensive pa s interference only once in his career, in Week 10 against the in 2018. Despite the quick defense by Riveron, reactions to the flag in real-time were mixed, and the call certainly felt in the moment like it would be costly for the 49ers, wiping potential points off the board and preventing the team the chance to double up by scoring to open the second half.If the second half goes the same, the 49ers then find themselves behind just NHL Washington Capitals Jersey one point after the Chiefs scored to take the lead with le s than three minutes left. If that's the case, perhaps they punt on fourth-and-10 from midfield, then try and get the ball back around the same spot with about one minute remaining no timeouts left needing 15-20 yards for a potential game-winning field goal. But let's rewind a minute to that Chiefs go-ahead touchdown. On third-and-5, hit flaring out toward the sideline, and the running back muscled through an attempted tackle to score the biggest touchdown of his career. Or did he? THE TAKE THE LEAD!Back-to-back scores put Kansas City on top! : on FOX: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app NFL (@NFL) Williams stepped out of bounds either right before or right after he reached the ball acro s the goal line, and after replay, the officials couldn't find anything to reverse the call, so it stood Nicklas Backstrom Jersey as a touchdown. Which is fair -- you could look at the replay 100 times and not be perfectly sure one way or the other.But if the ruling is that he stepped out short, the call would have likely stood as well. That would Dale Hunter Jersey have left the Chiefs to choose whether to kick a field goal from fourth-and-inches to tie the game, or go for the dagger. What would they have done? We'll never know. If the 49ers had their extra field goal from the first down, the call for the Chiefs would obviously be to go for the touchdown to take a one-point lead with the extra point. And if the 49ers defense makes a stand, they're likely Super Bowl championship.Football truly is a game of inches and close calls, and the 49ers know that all too well after Sunday.