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San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: 49ers will have hands full in New Orleans on Sunday

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan stands on the sidelines at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara on Thursday Night Football Nov 5th against the Green Bay Packers (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 The 49ers continue to suffer the injury bug. This is what hampered them during their loses in Seattle Nov 1st and against Green Bay Nov 5th.

#2 The week of Nov 1st was a cruel week not just for injuries but San Francisco had a short turnaround after losing to the Seahawks on Nov 1st and the hosted the Green Bay Packers four days later on Thursday Night Football Nov 5th and lost that one as well.

#3 With staring quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo out and Nick Mullens under center now how much pressure has things been on Mullens in those last two games.

#4 Also this week head coach Kyle Shanahan said the status for the offensive line players running back Raheem Mostert (ankle), Tevin Coleman (knee), both will not play in New Orleans on Sunday. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel status is unknown and wide receiver Trent Taylor (back) didn’t practice.

#5 Joe, set it up for us the 49ers are nine point underdogs going into Sunday’s game and the Saints absolutely clobbered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sun Nov 8th 38-3 holding Bucs quarterback Tom Brady to 209 yards, no touchdowns and three interceptions. How do you see this game Sunday?

Join J Hawkes for the 49ers podcasts each Friday morning at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports with Jessica Kwong podcast: NFL is trying their best to enforce wearing masks but it’s not working; Will Morris stay on as Falcons head coach?; plus more

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Raheem Morris the interim head coach at the Atlanta Falcons has turned the team around winning three of their last four games after going 0-5 the question will he get noticed after many black coaches have been turned down for head coaching jobs in the NFL? (file photo from the Atlanta Falcons)

On Headline Sports with Jessica:

#1 Another high profile name landed on the Covid 19 list for this week when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tested positive on Tuesday. The NFL says they’ve done their very best warning players about wearing masks which they have not.

#2 The Dallas Cowboys and the Steelers were involved in a post game scrum exchanging pleasantries after last Sundays’ game and now it was reported that four players on the Steelers including Roethlisberger have Covid 19.

#3 Atlanta Falcons (3-6) head coach Raheem Morris inherited the job after former head coach Dan Quinn was fired after the Falcons started the season at 0-5. After taking over the team Morris won two straight games before losing last Sunday. Morris was the former defensive coordinator before taking over as head coach and there is worry that Morris who is a black head coach might not get a second chance in the NFL if he doesn’t turn the Falcons around for the rest of this season. Second chances for black head coaches in the NFL are rare.

#4 Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers has questioned whether or not the NFL is really following Covid 19 protocols based on the science. One issue that was brought up is up can dap it up after a game with teammates and opponents but you can’t sit down and have lunch with them.

#5 The Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) after their latest victory against the Los Angeles Chargers in a narrow close game are vying for their third straight win as they host the Denver Broncos (3-5) on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium a win here could further push the Raiders hopes towards a their post season dreams.

Join Jessica every other Thursday for another edition of Headline Sports podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints preivew: Not making playoffs just got out of 49ers control

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens who threw for 291 yards, one touchdown, and one interception will get the start on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome (file photo from draftkingsnation.com)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

The rest of the season is going to feel strange for the 49ers. It may be the understatement of the year to say the 49ers season has not gone according to plan. They are 4-5 on the season and playoff hopes are now a thing of the past. Most of this hasn’t been something they can control.

The 49ers are down many key pieces. Firstly, they are without their quarterback Jimmy Garapollo. Granted, Jimmy has not been very good this year when healthy but who knows if he has even been healthy at all this year. He has been very underwhelming and looks to have lost favor with head coach Kyle Shanahan. I wouldn’t be surprised at all that this is the end of the road in San Francisco for the quarterback.

Also injured, and most likely out for the year, is maybe the best Tight End in football George Kittle. That is a big blow to any team but especially one already reeling from injuries.

The 49ers defense has also been banged up most the year. It has been a rough year for all involved with the 49ers injury wise.

That brings us to Sundays game. The high flying, division leading New Orleans Saints will be hosting the 49ers and looking for their seventh win of the season. As usual, Drew Brees will look the pick apart the susceptible 49ers defense.

My Pick: I think the game will be a blowout. The 49ers season is almost all but over and I don’t envision them playing very hard on Sunday. I predict the Saints will win by two touchdowns 28-14.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Bourne will not be back for Sun game in New Orleans; WIlliams, Samuel, and Aiyuk expected back for Sunday

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (84) making a catch in front of the Seattle Seahawks defensive back Jayson Staley (29) at Century Link Field in Seattle Sun Nov 1, 2020 (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 San Francisco 49ers (4-5) wide receiver Kendrick Bourne who was on the Covid-19 reserve list on Thursday then was tested on Friday and tested negative and the 49ers said he was on the Coivd list again. The 49ers did not disclose whether if Bourne is on or off the list and he will not suit up for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints (6-2).

#2 The 49ers announced that Tackle Trent Williams and wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk were off the Covid list and are expected to be ready for the game in New Orleans Sunday.

#3 The 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman who had suffered a calf injury during week 1 against the Arizona Cardinals is practicing and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is studying Sherman’s progress. Is Sherman day to day or could he be out for the next three games?

Join David for the 49ers podcasts each Wednesday morning at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Barbara Mason: Agholor’s 45 yard third quarter touchdown catch dealbreaker for Raiders

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One of the Las Vegas Raiders unsung heroes Nelson Agholor (15) in Aug 13, 2020 photo who has been doing an impressive job at wide receiver and scored the go ahead touchdown in the Raiders 31-26 win over the Los Angeles Chargers Sun Nov 8, 2020 (AP File Photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Barbara:

#1 Barbara, do you agree that the Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) have nerves of steel they are the only team to have defeated the Kansas City Chiefs (8-1), they beat a struggling New England Patriots (2-5) and they get a chance to tee off on the Denver Broncos (3-5) this Sunday.

#2 The Raiders wide receiver Nelson Agholor’s 45 yard third quarter catch from quarterback Derek Carr at 13:18 was the deal breaker after the Raiders were trailing 17-14 to the Los Angeles Chargers (2-6) to pull ahead 21-17 and stay ahead for the rest of the game.

#3 The Chargers made a valiant effort down the stretch in the fourth quarter at 9:04 when quarterback Justin Herbert threw to Gabe Nabers four yard pass to cut the Raiders lead to just two points 28-26.

#4 The Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson hit a 31 yard field goal with just 4:37 left for some insurance points for the 31-26 victory.

#5 The Raiders host the Broncos at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas this Sun Nov 15th for a 1:00PM kick off. The Raiders come in having won three of their last four games while the Broncos have won three of their last five games. Barbara sets this game up for us.

Join Barbara each Tuesday morning for the Las Vegas Raiders podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Raiders hang on to beat Chargers in Los Angeles, 31-26

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Chargers tight end Donald Parham Jr. tries to haul in the game-winning touchdown pass in front of Raiders cornerback Isaiah Johnson at the end of regulation on Sunday. The play was initially ruled a catch before the call was reversed on review. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

By Shawn McCullough

The Raiders started an important three game stretch against AFC West opponents on a high note.

The defense came up with a huge stop to end the game in a 31-26 win over the Chargers in Los Angeles.

With one second left in the game, Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert’s 4-yard pass to Donald Parham Jr. was ruled a touchdown, but was reviewed and later ruled broken up by cornerback Isaiah Johnson to secure the win.

“Whenever we pull something out like that, it is so good for the team,” said Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.

Carr threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns, one each to Nelson Agholor and Darren Waller.

“Our defense got the one big stop that won us this game,” said head coach Jon Gruden.

Running back Josh Jacobs rushed 14 times for 65 yards and a touchdown, while Devontae Booker added a 23 yard touchdown run.

“I’m definitely proud of the team for how we fought and finished at the end,” said Jacobs.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 5-3 on the season heading into their next game at home against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. The Raiders will then face the Kansas City Chiefs at home the following Sunday.

“We are happy to win,” said Gruden. “We are just thrilled to win a game like that, it shows a lot of character.”

Game Notes:

  • The Raiders were outgained by the Chargers in total yards, 440-320.
  • Las Vegas had just two penalties for 10 yards.
  • The Raiders have now won three of their last four games.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Things only get tougher for San Francisco as they head to New Orleans

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The Green Bay Packers running back Tyler Ervin (32) gets caught from behind in mid air by San Francisco 49ers free safety Jimmie Ward (20) during the first half of Thursday Night Football at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara (AP News Photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 With so many injuries and as predicted the 49ers struggled throughout last Thursday Night Football in Santa Clara against the Green Bay Packers.

#2 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens threw for 291 yards and one touchdown and one interception and struggled to get the 49ers any scoring in the second and third quarters where they were shutout in those frames.

#3 Jeremiah, one season brings a whole different change as the 49ers beat the Packers twice with a combined total score of 74-28 but this year with the injuries the 49ers who trailed by most of the game with only a field goal until the fourth quarter looked to have a long season ahead of them.

#4 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that he knew this game was going to be a challenge and losing three players to Covid on Wednesday only impacted things going into Thursday Night Football.

#5 The 49ers have even a tougher challenge with the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome this Sunday. The Saints are expected to be a tough customer this Sunday as they have won four straight and have home field.

Join Jeremiah for the 49ers podcasts each Saturday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Raiders have big Covid protocol issues and fines to match too

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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden on the sidelines during Sun Nov 1, 2020 game in Cleveland against the Browns in the second half (AP News photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 The Las Vegas Raiders who were fined Thursday by the NFL for violations regarding the Raiders Trent Brown’s coronavirus protocol violations were billed $500,000 and head coach Jon Gruden was fined $150,000.

#2 The Raiders were also stripped of a top draft pick because of the mishandling of Brown’s positive test. The Raiders do take a lot of pride on their selection of draft picks having the draft taken away how do you see that impacting them for their future?

#3 The Raiders are the first team in the NFL that have been penalized by losing a draft pick also the league gave the Raiders the stiff penalty because they already were scrutinizing Damon Arnette who was already was a positive.

#4 On Oct 19th Brown didn’t wear a mask and was found to be positive the next day Oct 20th and that forced four other starting offense players to also go into quarantine as they were high risk factors.

#5 The Raiders (4-3) are in Los Angeles to play the Chargers who are (2-5) the Chargers have lost five of their last six games. The Raiders are coming off a big win in Cleveland  Rich set this game up for us.

Join Rich Perez for the Raiders podcasts each Saturday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: From the start the 49ers didn’t even have a chance against Green Bay

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers (12) throws against the San Francisco 49ers in the first half on Thursday Night Football Nov 5th at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara (mercurynews.com photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe in Thursday Night Football the San Francisco 49ers looked like they didn’t even have any skin in that game a 34-17 loss to Green Bay on both sides of the ball?

#2 The 49ers defense struggled they couldn’t stop Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers who looked like he had all night to throw and that first half showed he was in control.

#3 After three quarters Rogers already had four touchdowns thrown there was little the defense could do to stop Rogers and the Packers from converting in the air like they did.

#4 The 49ers Nick Mullens struggled all night and didn’t get a touchdown pass until the fourth quarter and was looking for a receiver in the first three quarters and had a tough time trying to convert a touchdown even when they got in the red zone.

#5 The 49ers go back to the drawing board and prepare to face the New Orleans Saints (5-2) and Drew Brees has been leading the team well the offense has been getting scores will the 49ers struggle again as they face the Saints in New Orleans Sun Nov 15th?

Join Joe for the 49ers podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Aaron Rodgers throws 4 TDs in Packers’ 34-17 crushing of the 49ers

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The Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers (center) gets a huge congratulations from wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, bottom left, after throwing a second half touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football Nov 5th at Levis Stadium Santa Clara (AP News photo)

By Joe Hawkes
Staff Writer

SANTA CLARA, Calif — The Green Bay Packers came to Levi’s Stadium last season and were defeated handily, including a 17-point loss in the NFC Championship Game in January.

Things were totally different this time around, as the Packers came into an empty Levi’s Stadium and defeated the injury-plagued 49ers 34-17 Thursday night in front a nationally televised audience.

The loss drops San Francisco to 1-4 at home this season.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers dissected the 49ers, completing 26 of 31 passes for 305 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions with a passer rating of 147.2 in the game.

Rodgers put the Packers up 7-0 on their opening drive of the game with a beautiful 36-yard touchdown to wide receiver Davante Adams’ back-shoulder down the left sideline beating 49ers cornerback Emmaunel Moseley. The score capped off a six-play, 75-yard drive for the Packers, who are the only team this season to score on all of their opening possessions.

Adams finished with 10 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown.

Following a 22-yard Robbie Gould field goal to cut Green Bay’s lead to 7-3, Rodgers added his second touchdown of the game on a 1-yard toss to a wide open Marcedes Lewis to push the Packers lead to 14-3 midway through the second quarter. The tight end was left uncovered in the end zone by a 49ers defense that had trouble applying pressure to Rodgers.

With the 49ers at midfield on the ensuing drive, quarterback Nick Mullens throws a terrible pass in the flat intended for running back Jerick McKinnon that was intercepted by safety Raven Black. Black’s interception would setup Rodgers’ third touchdown in the first half, a 52-yard bomb to a streaking Marquez Valdes-Scantling down the middle of the field putting the Packers up 21-3 shortly before halftime. Valdes-Scantling was able to race by safety Marcel Harris and Rodgers dropped the football in his lap.

In the second half Rodgers would pick up where he left off, connecting with Valdes-Scantling again on a 1-yard score to put the Packers ahead comfortably 28-3. It was Rodgers’ fourth score of the game and Valdes-Scantling’s second touchdown on the night.

Rodgers would retreat to the bench in the fourth quarter with the Packers comfortably ahead, 34-3 and replaced by rookie Jordan Love.

Running back Aaron Jones, who was questionable coming into to the game with a calf issue, rushed for 58 yards on 15 carries and hauled in five catches for 21 yards.

For Mullens and the 49ers (4-5): they got sledgehammered by a better team and quarterback tonight.

Green Bay took advantage of a depleted 49ers squad that was playing without starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, tight end George Kittle, running back Raheem Mostert, wide receivers Deebo Samuel, rookie Brandon Aiyuk and Kendrick Bourne, left tackle Trent Williams, cornerback Richard Sherman, and defensive ends Nick Bosa and Solomon Thomas among others.

Mullens, who also lost a fumble, completed 22 of 35 for 291 yards and a touchdown in his first start for San Francisco since Week 4’s 25-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Aside from the two turnovers by Mullens, he connected with wide receiver Richie James for a 41-yard touchdown down the right sideline to make the score 34-10 with five minutes left in the game.

James took full advantage of the 49ers’ shortage of wide receivers, posting nine catches for 184 yards and a touchdown. It was the most yards for James in either of his first two seasons in the league (130 yards in 2018, 165 yards in 2019).

After allowing Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook to rumble for 163 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries, Green Bay held San Francisco to just 55 yards on the ground. McKinnon led the 49ers with 52 yards on 11 carries and a late touchdown.

Defensively for San Francisco, it was the second-straight week surrendering 30+ points and four touchdown passes in a game.

The NFL’s sixth-ranked defense allowed 405 yards of total offense to Rodgers and the Packers after allowing 350 yards to the Seattle Seahawks and Russell Wilson in Week 8’s 37-27 loss.

And it doesn’t get any easier as they will face future Hall of Famer in Drew Brees and the Saints in New Orleans in Week 10 on Nov. 15.

Middle linebacker Fred Warner led the 49ers with a 13 tackles, while fellow linebacker Dre Greenlaw and safety Jaquiski Tartt finished with seven tackles each. Tartt left the game shortly before halftime with a foot injury. Although he was listed as questionable to return to the game, Tartt was ruled out in the third quarter.

Tartt was in his first game back after missing the last three games with a groin injury.