In the military, units perform after action reviews. Usually conducted directly after missions or training, these AARs are used as an assessment of overall performance. The methods may have changed over the years, but the underlying objective remains the same. That objective is to identify what went...

SANTA CLARA — Much of what the 49ers did in their final regular season home game focuses on their quest to finish as the number one seed in the NFC. For the second time in three weeks they won in dramatic fashion as time expired on a Robbie Gould field goal to beat the Los Angeles Rams 34-31.

But...