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Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Raiders fire Pierce after just one season at the helm; Raiders had a ten game losing streak under Pierce

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Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce works the sidelines against the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Jan 5, 2025 on the last day of the regular season (AP News photo)

On the Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony R:

The Las Vegas Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce on Tuesday after leading the team to a 4-12 season. Last season Pierce became interim coach after the Raiders fired Josh McDaniels midway during the 2023 when Pierce took over and led the team to a 5-4 record.

After starting the season 2-2 the Raiders went on a ten game losing streak that went from Oct 6 to ended on Dec Sun Dec 29th in New Orleans. The Raiders injuries Maxx Crosby and Christian Wilkins put a dent in the Raiders line up. Earlier in the season wide receiver Davante Adams wanted a trade which he got to get out of Vegas and went to the New York Jets. There was no smooth sailing for the Raiders this season.

Tony Renteria is a Las Vegas Raiders analyst at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco On the Losing End of Season Finale Against the Cardinals 47-24

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San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Joshua Dobbs (5) looks to pass against the Arizona Cardinals in the first half at State Farm Stadium in Glendale AZ on Sun Jan 5, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The final game of the season finished in much the same way as the San Francisco 49ers (6-11) season went. It was another in a long list of disappointments this season for San Francisco losing to the Arizona Cardinals (8-9) 47-24.

Going from playing in last year’s Super Bowl to being a Super Bowl contender at the start of the season to self-destructing throughout was a shock to many. The litany of injuries this season was crazy. Today’s loss was a rough way to go into the off-season.

Game recap: The first quarter was a tight one with only a field goal apiece for each teams. After the first fifteen minutes of play the score was knotted up 3-3. San Francisco was first up on the board with a successful 51 yard field goal kick from Jake Moody for the early 3-0 lead.

Moody has struggled significantly in the latter games of the season and the successful kick was a welcome sight. The Cardinals tied up the game with 56 seconds left in the quarter. Chad Ryland also kicked a 51 yard field goal tying the game 3-3 going into the second quarter.

The second quarter was productive for both teams. Greg Dortch caught a 23 yard pass from Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray, the first of two touchdowns he threw in the second quarter. The strike gave Arizona a 10-3 lead in the early play of the quarter.

The Cardinals continued to lead throuout most of the quarter. At 5:43 San Francisco scored their first touchdown of the game. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs rushed for one yard and with the successful Moody PAT this game was all tied up 10-10.

The final two minutes of the half turned out to be a scoring frenzy. With 1:51 left in the half Kyler Murray connected with Trey McBride for two yards and the touchdown taking a 17-10 lead.

San Francisco marched downfield scoring: a Joshua Dobbs to Ricky Pearsall 6 yard pass tying up this game at 17. With 16 seconds left in the half this game would more than likely be tied going into the locker room.

The Cardinals thought otherwise and were able to drive to within field goal range to take back the lead at halftime 20-17. Arizona’s Chad Ryland kicked a 49 yard field goal in a wild two minutes of this first half.

Going into the third quarter, this was anybody’s game in a hotly contested affair. The way these two teams were playing one would think there was something at stake more than merely pride. Kyler Murray connected with Greg Dortch for two yards and his third touchdown of the day at 8:28.

The two-point conversion failed as the Cardinals extended their lead to 26-17. With under five minutes left in the quarter San Francisco’s Joshua Dobbs connected with Ricky Pearsall for six yards. Trailing 24-26 San Francisco was still very much in this game going into the fourth quarter.

The final quarter of this game was all Arizona. They would go on to score three times in the fourth quarter with Kyler Murray throwing his fourth touchdown of the game. San Francisco would come up empty in the quarter.

The Cardinals Michael Carter rushed for four yards to open the quarter giving the Cardinals a 33-24 lead. Kyler Murray passed to Marvin Harrison Jr. for 12 yards and a 40-24 Arizona lead. They would finish off San Francisco with 1:47 left in the game. Tony Jones got open and romped for 46 yards. Arizona had scored their sixth touchdown of the game, the final 47-24.

San Francisco’s Joshua Dobbs finished the game with 326 passing yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Ricky Pearsall had another solid game with six receptions for 69 yards and one touchdown. Rushing honors for the 49ers went to Patrick Tayler Jr. with 109 yards.

Arizona had a killer fourth quarter. Quarterback Kyler Murray finished the game with some amazing stats. He had 242 passing yards, 22 rushing yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. The Cardinals receiving core was solid with Trey McBride, Marvin Harrison Jr., Greg Dortch and Zay Jones all contributing to the win.

Game notes: Sunday afternoon the 49ers traveled to Arizona taking on the Arizona Cardinals. At the start of this season, the 49ers were thought of as Super Bowl contenders. It hardly went that way. The injuries began to rear their ugly head early in the season. One key player would return from injury when another would go down.

This had to be so frustrating for the Niners. The injuries continued throughout the entire season; there was no end to the misery. The Cardinals have had a rough season as well with injuries and disappointing play.

The game Sunday was be played in pleasant temperatures with the roof open at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Both teams were looking to close out their season on a winning note. San Francisco did not play a lot of their starters with Brock Purdy being the most notable with Joshua Dobbs starting in his place.

Both of these teams will now go into the off season with a lot to contemplate. San Francisco has a lot of questions to answer as they now look ahead to the 2025 season. It would appear that Head Coach Kyle Shanahan will remain with the team according to reports.

This is good news for San Francisco. Much of what went wrong this season had little to do with the coaching and much to do with the multitude of injuries they suffered all year. It will be a long off-season for the team as they look ahead to a new start this fall 2025.

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Coach Pierce’s job in question after Sunday’s loss to Chargers 22-10

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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce looks on as the Raiders warm up in preparation of their game against the visiting Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Jan 5, 2025 (Las Vegas Review -Journal photo))

On the Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Rich in the first half the Raiders had some defense and looked like they were prepared to challenge the visiting Los Angeles Chargers. They took a 7-3lead 45 seconds into the first quarter when Alexander Mattison caught a 31 yard pass from quarterback Gardner Minshew.

#2 The Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker hit a 25 yard field goal 26 seconds into the second quarter to cut the Raiders lead by one 7-6 at the half.

#3 Third quarter at 9:08 Dicker hit another field goal 24 yards as the Chargers took the lead 9-7.

#4 The Raiders defense who played well up until the fourth quarter saw the Chargers open the flood gates with running back JK Robbins who scored at 14:55 for a 16-7 lead. The Chargers up 16-10 at 3:40 scored another touchdown on a ten yard Lloyd McConkey catch and the Chargers came away with a 22-10 win.

#5 As the Chargers are headed to the post season the Raiders are folding it up for the season and the question remains will Raiders coach Antonio Pierce remain with the club? Pierce coached the Raiders to ten straight loses and then recovered winning two in a row before losing today’s game to the Chargers?

Rich Perez did the Raiders podcasts after every home and away game for the 2024-25 Raiders season at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Pierce surviving will he save his job? Raiders can make it 3 in row against Chargers Sunday

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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Jakobi Meyers (16) celebrates with tight end Brock Bowers (89) after catching a 3 yard touchdown in the first half against the New Orleans Saints at the Super Dome in New Orleans on Sun Dec 29, 2024 (AP News photo)

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria:

#1 Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce and the Las Vegas Raiders won their second straight game in row this time at the Super Dome in New Orleans 25-10. The win stunned both Raider and Saints nations for different reasons, the Raiders have struggled all season and the Saints had home field and thought they could win this one.

#2 Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell had an afternoon throwing for two touchdowns these were big in helping the Raiders win this one.

#3 The Raiders Brock Bowers set a two rookie records breaking a record held by catching seven passes for 77 yards and that gave him 108 receptions for 1144 yards in 16 games that passes Mike Ditka’s 1961 rookie tight end record of 1067 yards,  it also breaks Puka Nacua’s 2023 record of 105 catches by a rookie at any position.

#4 The big key for this game was the Raiders defense they shutout the Saints in the first, third and fourth quarters to help with the win.

#5 The Raiders face the Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the last game of the season. Talk about how you see this game and the Raiders wrapping up the season.

Tony Renteria does the Raiders podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Will Shanahan rest starters in season finale in Arizona? Purdy out with injury replaced by Dobbs

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) runs for a touchdown in first half action against the Detroit Lions at Levi Stadium at Santa Clara on Monday Night Football Dec 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

On San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 David, the Detroit Lions are the hottest team in the NFL at 14-2, how surprised were you that they were behind the San Francisco 49ers (6-10) after the first half 21-13. At that point in the game did the 49ers have to think we might have a shot at this thing or these are the Lions this thing is far from over?

#2 In the second half the Lions shutdown the 49ers offense allowing them just a touchdown in the third quarter and six points in the fourth quarter. Despite the lack of scoring in the second half San Francisco just lost by a close margin 40-34.

#3 The 49ers close out their regular season in Arizona against the Cardinals. Do you see coach Kyle Shanahan using most of his bench and resting his starters including quarterback Brock Purdy to conclude this 2024 season?

David Zizmor does the San Francisco 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

The 49ers lose to Lions in Scoring Marathon 40-34

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jerod Goff (16) throws a pass against the San Francisco 49ers defense at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara on Monday Night Football Dec 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

In a high stakes game for the Detroit Lions (14-2), the San Francisco 49ers (6-10) were looking to tack on another win over the Lions. They led for all of the first half but two Brock Purdy interceptions turned the tide in this game.

San Francisco dictated the play in the first half; the Lions did not have a single stop in the first two quarters. Going into the second half this game was tight .

The final was 40-34 in favor of the playoff bound Lions. It was a rough night for San Francisco kicker Jake Moody who missed two field goals and one extra point attempt.

Game recap: San Francisco got a hot start scoring first and taking a 7-0 lead. At 8:37 Brock Purdy hit Ricky Pearsall for three yards and a touchdown. Jake Moody kicked the extra point and San Francisco was off and running.

At 3:42 the Lions answered. Jameson Williams rushed for three yards scoring the touchdown. The Jake Bates extra point attempt was blocked and the 49ers continued to lead going into the second quarter 7-6.

San Francisco extended their lead in the second quarter. Brock Purdy threw his second touchdown pass finding Kyle Juszczyk for nine yards. The Moody extra kick was good giving the 49ers a 14-13 lead.

Detroit kept pace moving the ball downfield with some razzle dazzle plays finishing the drive with a Jared Goff one yard pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown. The extra point was good and the 49ers were clinging to a 14-6 lead.

The Lions scored their second touchdown of the game continuing to trail by one point 13-14. San Francisco extended that lead at 6:13. The fifth touchdown of the game was a nine yard rush from Brock Purdy and he had his third touchdown of the game.

The extra point was good and San Francisco had a 21-13 lead in this see-saw game. This was the first game this season to start off with five touchdowns in the first half and there was still a lot of time left on the clock.

The Lions went back on offense in this fast-paced first half of football looking to make this a one-point game going into halftime. Deep in San Francisco territory the Lions went on a 4th and 3 and failed.

The 49ers had their first defensive stop of the game with 1:13 left in the half. Speedster Isaac Guerendo caught back to back passes on San Francisco’s final drive of the half putting together a perfect two minute drive looking for at least a field goal before the half. Jake Moody attempted a 51 yard field goal which failed and the score was 21-13 after the first two quarters. Detroit would start the second half still looking for their first stop of the game.

The Lions had the first possession in the third quarter. They wasted no time tying up this game. Quarterback Jared Goff found Sam LaPorta for six yards and the touchdown. The two point conversion was good and this game was all tied up at 21.

The 49ers went back to work driving downfield culminating in a Deebo Samuel catch, a five yard pass from Purdy taking back the lead 28-21. The craziness had continued in the third quarter of this marathon opening with two second half touchdowns.

The Lions stalled in their next possession and had to settle for the field goal. San Francisco had their second stop of the game. Lions kicker Jake Bates kicked a 57 yard field goal and the 49ers held onto a 28-24 lead.

With 4:25 left in the third quarter the 49ers would be looking for more. It didn’t turn out so good for Brock Purdy when he threw the first interception of the game and the Lions were back in business at the San Francisco 43 yard line.

Detroit would go for it on fourth and goal and this time came away with the touchdown taking the lead 31-28. Goff connected with Amon-Ra St. Brown for four yards and the extra point was good.

San Francisco had a nice drive to start the fourth quarter but it stalled out and the attempted 58 Yd field goal failed as Jake Moody continued to struggle. The Lions extended their lead driving deep into San Francisco territory but could not reach the end zone.

They settled for a Jake Bates 42 yard field goal and a 34-28 lead with 10:29 left in the game. Detroit finally got to Brock Purdy for their first sack of the game on their next possession. The San Francisco drive sputtered thanks to several penalties but came to a screeching halt when Brock Purdy threw his second interception of the game.

The Lions had given up a lot of yards but had the two takeaways that may have turned out to be the deciding factor in this game. Detroit took the pick back down into the end zone for their fifth touchdown of the game and a 40-28 lead.

Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 30 yards and the score. The Lions would finish off the game with a second Purdy sack. With 43 ticks left on the clock the 49ers would score one last touchdown. Joshua Dobbs rushed for seven yards and the final score of the game. The final was 40-34 in favor of Detroit.

Brock Purdy finished the game with 377 passing yards and three touchdowns going 27 of 35. It was the two interceptions that turned the tide for the 49ers. Ricky Pearsall had a great game with eight receptions, 141 yards and one touchdown. George Kittle also had eight receptions for 112 yards. San Francisco finished with 412 receiving yards. It was rough going for Jake Moody who missed a 51 and 58 yard field goal and an extra point.

Detroit quarterback Jared Goff finished the game with 303 passing yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Jahmyr Gibbs had 117 receiving yards and one touchdown. Jameson Williams had a rushing and a receiving touchdown for the Lions. They will now head into a division showdown to close out the regular season taking on the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night at 5:20 PM.

Game notes: Monday night the 49ers took on the Lions at Levi’s Stadium. While there will be no playoffs for the 49ers this year they would love to put a bit of a wrench in the playoff plans of the Lions but it wasn’t in the cards as the Lions spoiled the 49ers half 21-13 half time lead with a second half comeback.

The Minnesota Vikings are fighting Detroit for the top spot in the NFC North. Monday night’s game was an important one for the Lions who are seeking the number one seed and kept pace with the Vikings.

San Francisco will finish the season off against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 1:25 PM.

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Pierce and Raiders not throwing in the towel; Las Vegas strings 2 wins together

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) set two NFL records against linebacker DeMario Davis (56) and the New Orleans Saints making a second half catch at the Super Dome in New Orleans on Sun Dec 29, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce and the Las Vegas Raiders won their second straight game in row this time at the Super Dome in New Orleans 25-10. The win stunned both Raider and Saints nations for different reasons, the Raiders have struggled all season and the Saints had home field and thought they could win this one.

#2 Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell had an afternoon throwing for two touchdowns these were big in helping the Raiders win this one.

#3 The Raiders Brock Bowers set a two rookie records breaking a record held by catching seven passes for 77 yards and that gave him 108 receptions for 1144 yards in 16 games that passes Mike Ditka’s 1961 rookie tight end record of 1067 yards,  it also breaks Puka Nacua’s 2023 record of 105 catches by a rookie at any position.

#4 The big key for this game was the Raiders defense they shutout the Saints in the first, third and fourth quarters to help with the win.

#5 The Raiders face the Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for the last game of the season. Talk about how you see this game and the Raiders wrapping up the season.

Rich Perez podcasts Raiders home and away games at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Lions on a roll will bring A game to Levi Stadium on Monday Night Football

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Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff poured it on against the Chicago Bears. Goff threw for three touchdowns at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sun Dec 22, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 The 49ers continue to fall they lost their second in a row to the Miami Dolphins last Sunday and are in the basement of the NFC West at 6-9.

#2 There has been commentary that quarterback Brock Purdy doesn’t have the impact that he once had in previous seasons and that he isn’t his old Mr. Relevant self isn’t who he once was?

#3 The 49ers host the Mighty Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football Dec 30th at 5:15pm. The Lions are on a tear at 13-2 and are getting the best out of quarterback Jared Goff. Talk about your thoughts on how you see the Lions and 49ers match up on Monday night.

Join David Zizmor for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Raiders wanted win for pride wouldn’t lose for first round draft pick; Rogers laughs that Jets’ owner son could release him; plus more news

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rogers meets with the press after a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sun Dec 15, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong:

#1 The Las Vegas Raiders could have the number one draft pick if they just had mailed it in on Sunday but instead decided to fight it out and beat the visiting the Jacksonville Jaguars at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday winning by five 19-14.

#2 New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rogers laughed while being interviewed on the Pat McAfee show saying that Jets it would be funny if he was released by the owner Woody Johnson’s son. Rogers was making fun of the way the organization has been run “Being released would be a first; being released by a teenager, that would also be a first,” said Rogers.

#3 The very next day after the Arizona Cardinals were eliminated from the playoffs after they occupied first place in the NFC West just a month ago the Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said he accepts for most of the blame for the Cards fall “I’m not satisfied with the performance of the team, and that starts with me,” said coach Gannon “So, what I’m really saying, that’s an indictment on myself. I’m not satisfied with myself.”

#4 The injured list continues to pile up for the San Francisco 49ers as left tackle Trent Williams (left ankle), left guard Aaron Banks (right MCL) and back up tackle Jaylon Moore (quad) they will miss the remaining two games of the season. The 49ers have sank fast losing five of their last six games and were eliminated from post season on Sunday when they lost to the Miami Dolphins 29-17.

#5 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says his ankle should be alright and he was ready to go under center on Christmas day against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mahomes said that the team hasn’t done a lot of as far as getting on the practice field saying they’ve done two walk throughs. Mahomes says he can walk around and do what he needs to do that all in all he came out pretty well.

Join Jessica Kwong for Headline Sports podcasts every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Super Dome and Saints are next for Raiders next Sunday

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell acknowledges the crowd after the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Dec 22, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony R:

#1 Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis was besides himself after the Raiders snapped their ten game losing streak to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium for a 19-14 victory.

#2 It took a long three months for the Raiders to pick up a win after losing ten straight games.

#3 Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell threw for 257 yards after coming back from an injury went 24-38 and threw no touchdowns but did enough to squeak by the Jaguars.

#4 Brock Browers the Raiders tight end said that the vibes in the dressing room were much better and it was a matter of just coming in and winning the game.

#5 The Raiders try to put together two wins in a row as they battle the New Orleans Saints next Sun Dec 29 at the Super Dome. Saints have a short week playing on Monday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers and then host the Raiders at the Super Dome this coming Sunday.

Join Tony Renteria for the Las Vegas Raiders podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com