San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Barracuda scores twice in third period to take 5-3 win over Colorado

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San Jose Barracuda Tristen Robbins (52) who scored twice skates in front of the Barracuda bench after scoring one of his two goals against the Colorado Avalanche on Sun Nov 10, 2024 (San Jose Barracuda photo)

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Tristen Robins scored two goals to help the San Jose Barracuda defeat the Colorado Eagles 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Tech CU Arena.

#2 San Jose snapped two streaks as it split the weekend series with the Eagles. They snapped their season long three-game losing streak and 12-game losing streak to their Pacific Division rival.

#3 After failing to finish the game the night before against Colorado, San Jose had a chip on its shoulder as they got off to a strong start in the opening frame. 

#4 The Barracuda scored twice to take a two goal 5-3 lead in third period. Both San Jose goals came from Tristen Robbins who contributed big in this win.

#5 San Jose continues its five-game homestand when they host the San Diego Gulls on Wednesday 11/13 at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Marko Ukalovic does the San Jose Barracuda podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason: Kings take on Spurs tonight in San Antonio; Kings have won three of last four games

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Phoenix guard Josh Okogie (2) and Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) jockey for a chance at a rebound at Footprint Arena in Phoenix on Sun Oct 10, 2024 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Sun’s in an epic battle that went into overtime with the Kings winning 127-118 at Footprint Arena in downtown Phoenix.

#2 The Kings have won three of their last four games this was a team that had it’s share of struggles has head coach Mike Brown figured things out in getting the team back on track?

#3 On the Kings win against the Suns, the Kings DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points to lead the Kings to a 128-118 win on Sunday night. DeRozan no doubt has come into his own in those recent Kings wins.

#4 One of the things that hampered the Suns was their star player Kevin Durant was injured on Friday and is out for the next two weeks. Durant was someone who the Suns leaned heavy on.

#5 The Kings face the San Antonio Spurs tonight the Spurs have lost three of their last five games. They also have missed head coach Gregg Popovich who was taken ill on Saturday. The Spurs are struggling right now and the Kings have improved how do you see this match up tonight between the Kings and Spurs?

Join Barbara Mason for the latest on Kings coverage on the Sacramento Kings podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Bay FC eliminated in first ever playoff game 2-1 by Washington

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Bay FC defender Abby Dahlkemper (13) takes the ball down field against the Washington Spirit’s forward Trinity Rodman (2) at Audi Field in Washington DC on Sun Nov 10, 2024 (Bay FC X photo)

By William Espy

Bay FC played their first-ever playoff game on Sunday morning against the Washington Spirit in the Nation’s capital at Audi Field. As the underdogs, Bay FC had the freedom to go out and play their own game with little pressure on them. Meanwhile, as the second seed there was an abundance of pressure on the Spirit in front of their home crowd. With that being said though, it was win or go home for both teams.

Bay FC couldn’t win big so they had to take their marbles and head back to San Jose after getting edged by the Washington Spirit 2-1.

Bay FC did have quite a few ties to the Spirit as well. Albertin Montoya was previously interim head coach in Washington, and midfielder Dorian Bailey won her only NWSL Championship to date with them in 2021.

The game started with both teams getting chances, but Washington controlled possession. As the Kansas City Current’s victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday proved though, possession doesn’t guarantee a win.

Casey Krueger blocked a shot from Rachael Kundananji in the 13th minute that otherwise would’ve tested Aubrey Kingsbury. A foul by Makenna Morris on Alyssa Malonson in the 21st minute led to a dangerous free-kick. The set-piece resulted in a scramble in front of the goal, but ultimately Washington was able to clear their defensive third.

Less than two minutes later Ashley Hatch was fouled by Kiki Pickett and got the Spirit a dangerous set-piece roughly 25 yards from goal. It was a call that Bay FC certainly wasn’t happy about, but it did not matter.

The shot hit the wall in front, bouncing to Trinity Rodman whose shot was saved by Katelyn Rowland. Caprice Dydasco blocked another Rodman shot moments later after a pass by Bailey missed Abby Dahlkemper and launched a Spirit attack.

Malonson intercepted quite a few of Washington’s passes and turned them into scoring chances early in the first half, doing exactly that in the 29th minute. Defense was key for both sides in the first half-hour of play. Each team had been pinned in their defensive third for long periods of time, but had yet to concede a goal.

Tess Boade was fouled in the 34th minute, and the free-kick led to a Rachel Hill shot that forced Kingsbury to tip it over the bar. In the 37th, Morris had a chance but ended up running the ball out of play. Rachael Kundananji accidentally hit herself in the face with the ball in the 38th, ending a dangerous attack for Washington as play was called due to a head injury. She got up and remained in the game after a momentary delay.

There weren’t many stoppages during the first half, so only a single minute of stoppage time was added to the end of the half. The majority of that minute was spent with the Spirit controlling play in their offensive third, but near the end Bay FC launched a counterattack that ended in a controversial foul on Asisat Oshoala. The game went into the break tied 0-0.

Courtney Brown came out for Leicy Santos to start the second half for Washington. Hal Hershfelt got a yellow card right after the start of the half when her cleat hit the ankle of Kundananji. A collision between Trinity Rodman and Oshoala caused Rodman to go down in difficulty as Oshoala had landed on her head.

Meanwhile, Oshoala was shown a yellow card as well. Rodman was evaluated but ended up remaining in the game. Rodman drew another foul that resulted in a yellow card in the 59th minute when she was taken down by Malonson.

Hershfelt fired a shot that sailed well over the goal in the 72nd minute. Penelope Hocking entered the game for Hill in the 73rd minute. Moments later, Emily Menges gave the ball away to Santos which allowed the Spirit to earn a corner. Heather Stainbrook came out for Kate Weisner in the 79th minute.

Oshoala gave her team a late lead in the 82nd minute, making it 1-0 off of the assist by Hocking. Washington tied it up in the 86th minute, with a goal by Tara McKeown. The Spirit maintained quite a bit of pressure during stoppage time, with Hal Hershfelt having the best chance in the 99th minute when she hit the crossbar.

In extra time, Washington took the lead off of a Caprice Dydasco own goal in the 95th minute. Pickett was shown a yellow card for pulling down Rodman by the arm in the 99th minute. Bailey came off in the 101st minute, with Deyna Castellanos entering the match.

A strong attack by the Spirit in the 104th minute nearly gave them a 3-1 lead, but nobody was able to get on the end of the cross and it remained 2-1 in favor of the home side. Maddie Moreau entered the game for Bay FC, taking Dydasco’s place, in the second half of extra time.

Bay FC would be unable to find an equalizer, and Dydasco’s own goal would end up being enough for Washington to advance with a final score of 2-1. Despite the result, Bay FC had a massively successful inaugural season and will look to build on it in the spring.

Barracuda shoot down Eagles in 5-3 win, split series

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San Jose Barracuda winger Tristen Robins (#52) sends a shot on goal as he scored two goals during his team’s 5-3 win over the Colorado Eagles at Tech CU Arena on Sunday NOV 10, 2024. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE–The streak is over!

Tristen Robins scored two goals to help the San Jose Barracuda defeat the Colorado Eagles 5-3 on Sunday afternoon at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose snapped two streaks as it split the weekend series with the Eagles. They snapped their season long three-game losing streak and 12-game losing streak to their Pacific Division rival. Colorado left Tech CU Arena with losing two of its past three games.

After failing to finish the game the night before against Colorado, San Jose had a chip on its shoulder as they got off to a strong start in the opening frame. The fourth line got things rolling with an even strength goal early in the first period.

Robins led a rush inside the Eagles zone. A centering attempt by Justin Bailey hit off of Keaton Middleton. Donovan Houle picked up the puck and snapped home a wrist shot to the near corner past Eagles goalie Trent Miner for his third goal of the season at the 6:34 mark.

The Barracuda doubled its lead just past the halfway mark with an even strength goal. Andrew Poturalski found Ethan Frisch along the right point. Frisch skated in from the right wing and ripped an identical shot to Houle’s as it went top shelf in the near corner for his second goal of the season at the 11:56 mark.

Colorado cut the Cuda lead in half just under two minutes later. Middleton’s centering pass from the left wing caromed off a sea of traffic in the middle of the crease. Oskar Olausson picked up the loose puck in the middle and buried a wrist shot past Barracuda goalie Georgi Romanov for his third goal of the season at the 13:33 mark.

Both team traded power play goals in the second period that saw the physicality pick up as each team drew two penalties in the middle 20 minutes.

San Jose regained its two-goal lead with its first power play goal of the game after Poturalski finished off a tic-tac-toe goal. Collin Graf sent a pass back up to the point to Luca Cagnoni who made a touch pass down low to Poturalski beat Miner with a wrist shot while falling to his knees for his team leading seventh goal of the season at the 9:07 mark.

Then Colorado scored their power play goal late in the middle frame. Jake Wise set up Jean-Luc Foudy in the left slot and Foudy snapped home a wrist shot past Romanov for his first goal of the season at the 13:56 mark. It was the first goal San Jose’s penalty kill has given a goal down five-on-four. The two other power play goals given up this season were when the Cuda were down 5-on-3.

Robins took over the third period as he scored both of his goal in the final frame. His first came with the Barracuda on the man advantage. Shakir Mukhamadullin found Robins down low in the right slot. Robins skated in and fired a wrist shot that pinballed off of Miner and Jack Ahcan into the back of the net for his second goal of the season at the 2:59 mark.

Robins iced the game for San Jose with 5:36 remaining in the game with his second goal. Brandon Coe got down low inside the Eagles zone. Coe sent a back pass up to the point over to Robins. The veteran forward skated in from the left slot and lasered a wrist shot to the upper right corner of the net for his third goal of the season.

Ahcan completed the scoring as Colorado pulled Miner for an extra attacker. Matthew Phillips centered a pass over to Achan who beat Romanov to the glove side with a wrist shot for his first goal of the season at the 16:22 mark.

Romanov (2-2) stopped 31 of the 34 shots he faced to earn his second win of the season. Miner (3-2-1) made 25 saves on 30 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 2-for-5 on the power play. Colorado went 1-for-5.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Robins 2) Poturalski 3) Romanov.

UP NEXT: San Jose continues its five-game homestand when they host the San Diego Gulls on Wednesday 11/13 at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Kings Best Suns In Overtime 127-118; DeRozan leads Sac with 34 points

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Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan drives on the Phoenix Suns forward Ryan Dunn in first half action at Footprint Arena in Phoenix on Sun Nov 10, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Sacramento Kings beat the Phoenix Sun’s in an epic battle that went into overtime with the Kings winning 127-118 at Footprint Arena in downtown Phoenix. The outstanding player in this game went to the entire starting roster with DeMar DeRozan who led with 34 points.

Sunday evening, the Sacramento Kings (6-4) traveled to the Valley of the Sun to take on the Phoenix Suns (8-2) at Footprint Center. After a slow start, the Kings have seemed to have found their rhythm but they will be sorely tested by the Phoenix Suns.

Devon Booker and the Suns are having a robust season and will be looking to keep things rolling. The Kings lost Friday night to the Los Angeles Clippers 107-98 while the Sun come into this game having won their past three games by the narrowest of margins, the most recent a one-point victory over the Dallas Mavericks 114-113.

The only team that has beaten the Sun this season has been the Los Angeles Lakers back on October 25th. That score was a 123-116 loss to Los Angeles, the only loss for Phoenix so far this season.

The Sun will be looking to continue their winning ways without superstar Kevin Durant on the court. He is sidelined for at least two weeks with a calf strain. He suffered the injury in their 114-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

After the first 12 minutes of play the Kings had a 36-31 lead. The Kings were protecting the ball well and shooting 58% from the field. Sacramento continued to hold down the fort in the second quarter thanks to the sharp shooting of Kevin Huerter who had 14 points followed by Domantas Sabonis with 12 points and seven rebounds.

The Kings went on a 18-5 run taking a 60-53 lead at halftime. DeMar DeRozan got going along with Keegan Murray and De’Aaron Fox who started to heat up as the half came to an end. The second half promised to be a closely contested game.

A blow came in the early part of the second quarter when Malik Monk was ruled out for the rest of the game due to a right ankle sprain. This was terrible news for the Kings who have won five of their last seven games.

The loss put Sacramento’s second unit into a tough spot going into the second half of play. He will no doubt be evaluated on Monday. He had been averaging 13.6 points. The Kings will need the entire bench to step up in his absence. They desperately need their sixth man.

After leading for much of the game, Sacramento gave up the lead to the Suns 77-74 with under four minutes left in the third quarter. The Kings had outscored the Sun in the second quarter by a basket 24-22 but were getting beaten pretty soundly in the third 24-17 with three minutes left in the quarter.

With under three minutes left on the clock this game was knotted at 77. With under a minute the game was again tied at 79. As the third quarter came to an end the Suns held a slim lead over the Kings 82-79 Sabonis already had a double double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

It all came down to the fourth quarter in this hotly contested game. The Sun began to distance themselves taking a seven-point lead to start the quarter and continued to extend their lead as the quarter wore on.

Sacramento battled back trailing by the score of 94-95 with 5:36 left on the clock. It was a four-point game with under four minutes left on the clock and the Suns leading 104-100. With under two minutes it was a one-point 107-106 and this game could not have been any closer. Regulation time would end in a tie 111 apiece.

The Sun’s took a two point lead to start the quarter but that was where it would all end. Sacramento’s DeRozan not only tied up the game but hit a free throw followed by a couple of buckets and another free throw. De’Aaron Fox made two shots with under two minutes in the overtime to finish off the Sun’s winning the game 127-118.

This was an epic battle between the two teams but it was the Kings that capped it off in the overtime after tying up the game to end the fourth quarter. Both Keegan Murray and Fox had a slow first half but picked it up in the fourth quarter.

Murray finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds and Fox got hot as well with 21 points and 11 rebounds . DeRozan had the team high with 34 points. Huerter was 5 of 9 from downtown finishing with 17 points.

Sabonis scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds. This was a great win for the team but came at a cost. Malik Monk left the game in the early part of the second quarter with a right ankle sprain, a huge loss for the team.

Sacramento has now won six of their last eight games. Monday the Kings will travel to San Antonio for a date with the Spurs. Sacramento is 4-2 on the road. Tipoff for this game is scheduled for 5:00 PM. Hopefully we will know more on the condition and status of Malik Monks injury.

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Much needed bye week after losing 5 straight games

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) catches a touchdown pass beating the Cincinnati Bengals safety Vonn Bell in second half action at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sun Nov 3, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Rich how important is this bye week after the Raiders have lost five straight games.

#2 In the losing streak the Raiders played some tough customers one amongst them the Kansas City Chiefs back on Sun Oct 27th. The Chiefs actually pulled out a 27-20 win when they heard the Raiders footsteps and came away with a fourth quarter rally to hold on and win the game.

#3 There was the previous home game that the Raiders were crushed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun Oct 13 at Allegiant Stadium 32-13. Steelers quarterback Justin Fields was 14-24 for 145 yards. Fields didn’t throw or rush for a touchdown but the Steelers certainly got a lot of offense in that game.

#4 Speaking of offense in the Raiders last game Sun Nov 3 against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati the Bengals put up some big numbers with quarterback Joe Burrow under center throwing 27-39 for 251 yards and here’s where it hurt the Raiders five touchdowns by Burrow either by passing or rushing in the 41-24 win.

#5 The Raiders get right back to work in Miami next Sunday Nov 17th with a 10:00AM PST kickoff. The Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has taken a beating this year with multiple concussions but will not sit out. In the Dolphins last game against the Buffalo Bills Tua threw 25-28, 231 yards and two touchdowns. The Dolphins came up short in that one 30-27. How do you see this match up between the Dolphins and Raiders this Sunday here in Miami Sunday ?

Join Rich Perez for the Raiders podcasts after every home and away game at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sharks Win 1-0, Blackwood Shuts Out Devils

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San Jose Sharks goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood stopped all 44 New Jersey Devils shots for a shutout at the Prudential Arena in Newark NJ on Sun Nov 10, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks defeated the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Sunday. Nico Sturm scored the only goal of the game and Mackenzie Blackwood made 44 saves for the win. Jake Allen made 26 saves for New Jersey.

The Devils made a good push in the third period, keeping the Sharks mostly on their heels. After the game, Nico Sturm said

“They played last night and I thought we took advantage of that, in the first two periods especially. It’s tough to shut down that cycle game, that skill game that they have, for sixty minutes. It’s almost impossible to do. I thought we did a great job for the most part, stayed tight. Obviously Blackie, huge game by him today.”

Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky also praised his goaltender: “Blackie was outstanding. Probably the best I’ve seen him play. You could tell he was dialed in, focused, tracking pucks really well.”

Nico Sturm put the Sharks on the board at 16:21 of the first period. Sturn sent the puck to the net from a bad angle. It went off of Allen and then off of Timo Meier before slipping past Carl Grundstrom and into the net. Assists went to Grundstrom and Henry Thrun.

The Sharks had a slight lead in shots during the first period, 12-10. The Sharks had the only power play of the period.

Fabian Zetterlund pushed the puck into the net at 12:45 of the second period but it was overturned. The officials said that Zetterlund had pushed the goaltender’s pad into the net with the puck.

The Devils had the advantage in shots for the second period 15-10. The Devils took two penalties and the Sharks took one but all of the penalty kills were perfect again.

In the third period, the Devils pushed hard, out-shooting the Sharks 19-5. The Sharks took the only penalty of the period but managed to kill it.

The Sharks play again on Monday at 4:00 PM PT in Philadelphia against the Flyers.

Sacramento A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: Fisher Family finally regroups on construction cost realizing big returns on Vegas investment

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Proposed Las Vegas A’s ballpark rendering is scheduled to be completed by opening day 2028 at Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd on the Vegas Strip. (renderings from the Sacramento A’s)

On the Sacramento A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 This week it was reported the A’s will pay $1 billion into their Las Vegas ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip at the old Tropicana site. Golden Sachs and US Bank also are contributing another $300 million in loan money towards the project. The $1 billion from the A’s is funded from owner John Fisher and his family.

#2 Fisher had tried to find investors to buy minority portions of A’s ownerships and tried to find local investors in Las Vegas as well going on a good portion of the year since December 2024 when the MLB owners approved the move to Vegas to find minority investors. Not having success in finding partners Fisher has teamed up with his family to pay the $1 billion.

#3 With the rising appreciation of Major League teams who have their own park and amenities Fisher convinced his family that this would be an investment that will no doubt have big returns. The A’s could appreciate their current worth from $1.5 billion to $3 billion once they are at their new Las Vegas digs.

#4 A meeting scheduled with the Las Vegas Stadium Authority headed by Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce CEO Steven Hill for December 5th to put the final vote for final approval and towards breaking ground at the Tropicana for the ballpark. Construction is expected to begin in March and the ballpark should be finished with a opening day target date of 2028.

#5 Long shot: Schools over Stadiums has hardly given up hope to stop the public funding of SB1. Alexander Marks Schools over Stadium spokesman who has attended many of the ballpark meetings at the Las Vegas Stadium Authority has spoke many times against the funding of public money being used when it should be used for public education. Marks hopes to get enough signatures to put an initiative on the Nevada ballot to stop the public funding of the A’s Las Vegas ballpark. If successful the A’s would be forced to find private money instead of Nevada State money or SB1 funding for the $350 million the A’s said they would use out of the $380 million.

Join Daniel Dullum for the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O: Pelicans Williamson out with pulled hamstring; Would struggling Bucks trade for Giannis? More NBA news

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New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson (1) is not too happy after being called for a foul in the second half against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland on Wed Nov 6, 2024. This would be Williamson’s last game as he later was place on the injured list with a pulled hamstring. (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie, The New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson is out indefinitely with a hamstring injury he suffered the injury against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday he checked himself out of the game but returned and scored 23 points. Williamson didn’t play on Friday against the Orlando Magic. Williamson has missed four games this season. Since signing with the Pelicans in 2019 he’s missed 210 games out of 400 regular season games.

#2 The Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo was critical of the Bucks loss to the New York Knicks Friday night at Madison Square Garden 116-94. The Bucks previously had a six game losing streak before beating the Utah Jazz on Thursday but turned around and lost to the Knicks on Friday. Antetokounmpo said after the loss to New York “Did we compete the previous game? Yes. Did we compete the two [games before that]? Yes. Did we compete today? No,” Do you see Giannis getting discouraged and there is talk about the Bucks making some trades could Antetokounmpo want out of Milwaukee?

#3 The NBA announced on Saturday that Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has been suspended for 3 games for shoving a reporter Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Inquirer in the Sixers locker room following the October 23rd game for reporting that Embiid was not prepared for the season and Hayes had mentioned Embiid’s son and deceased brother in the article. The suspension has delayed Embiid’s much anticipated debut for the season.

#4 The Cleveland Cavaliers are smoking hot right now. They won their tenth straight game and scored 110 points or more in each of those ten games defeating the Golden State Warriors 136-117 on Friday night. Ironically the Warriors were the last team to start a season at 10-0 back in the 2015-16 season. The Cavs Kenny Atkinson said that he was concerned before the game playing a championship team like the Warriors but after the game said the Cavaliers are a prepared and hungry team.

#5 The Los Angeles Clippers Norman Powell was the difference maker on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings scoring 31 points with 12 rebounds in the Clippers 107-98 win at Golden One Center in Sacramento. James Harden added 22 points the Clips offense overshadowed the efforts of the Kings De’Aaron Fox with 31 points, Domantas Sabonis with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Big win for the Clippers, tough loss for the Kings.

Join Charlie O for the Kings podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Ekes Out A Win Over Tampa Bay 23-20

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San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody (4) is congratulated by teammates after kicking the game winning field goal to edge the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay on Sun Nov 10, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Sunday afternoon the San Francisco 49ers (5-4) took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6) winning a close contest 23-20. The team welcomed back Christian McCaffrey healthy again and came into this game rested after a bye week.

There is no other word to describe this game other than positively ugly. There were no interceptions, Brock Purdy was sacked three times and Baker Mayfield was sacked twice. San Francisco very nearly lost this game in the closing minutes when the Bucs had a first and goal. Despite 49er kicker Jake Moody’s three missed field goals, he made the one that counted and San Francisco was able to hold on for the win.

Game recap: The 49ers took the lead in the opening quarter 7-0 when quarterback Brock Purdy connected with Ricky Pearsall for a bomb of 46 yards and the touchdown. Jake Moody made the extra point for the early San Francisco lead.

The 49ers would extend their lead in the second quarter when Moody kicked a 28 yard field goal for a 10-0 San Francisco tally. Tampa Bay finally got up on the scoreboard as the second quarter was running out kicking a 30 yard field goal with 1:14 left on the clock. San Francisco took a 10-3 lead into the locker room at the half.

The Buccaneers refused to back down tying up the game at 11:58 in the third quarter. Baker Mayfield found Rachaad White for nine yards and the touchdown. The extra point was good and this game was tied at 10. The 49ers would take back the lead in the later minutes of the quarter when Moody made a 33 yard field Goal 13-10.

Tampa Bay had trailed for the entire game until the fourth quarter rolled around. The Bucs would take a 17-13 lead less than a minute into the final quarter. Bucky Irving rushed for 12 yards pushing Tampa Bay out in front 17-13.

San Francisco pushed right back on the following drive with a George Kittle 74 yard romp putting the Niners on the 38 yard line. When the drive stalled San Francisco was forced to attempt a 38 yard field goal which failed and Tampa Bay held onto the lead with 11:30 left in the game.

Tampa Bay was unable to do much damage on their next set of downs and the 49ers were back at the helm looking to take back the lead. San Francisco’s Jacob Cowing took the Buccaneer Trenton Gill punt rushing for 30 yards and San Francisco set up their series on their own 37 Line.

The 49ers drove down to the Tampa Bay 23 yard line courtesy of Christian McCaffrey who caught a pass deep right for a 30 yard gain setting up a George Kittle catch in the end zone for a San Francisco touchdown and a 20-17 lead with 7:02 left on the clock.

Tampa Bay was not deterred and drove down to the San Francisco 13 yard line in thanks to a face mask and roughing the passer penalties by the 49ers. San Francisco committed a third penalty in a row, a hands to the face and they were giving Tampa Bay chance after chance to waltz away with this game.

They had committed a multitude of horrible errors throughout out the game allowing the Buccaneers to tie up the game at 20 with .41 seconds left on the clock.

San Francisco had the last possession of the game and drove to within field goal range. Jake Moody had one last chance to redeem this game with a 44 field goal attempt and a much needed win. He had struggled all game and very nearly missed a fourth field goal as the ball hit the upright and sailed through for a 23-20 49er win. It was ugly but a win is a win.

When the dust had settled in this see-saw matchup, Christian McCaffrey had the high rushing for 39 yards. He also finished with 68 yards on six receptions an average of 11.3 per catch. He joined a great core of receivers who all chipped in for 282 receiving yards.

It was a great return for the running back. Quarterback Brock Purdy finished the game going 25 of 36 with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He had 353 yards in the game. Jauan Jennings received for 74 yards on five receptions, the high for the team. Despite the win, it was a rough day for kicker Moody missing three field goals in the game. The bottom line is he made the one that counted.

Game notes: After what has seemed to be an eternity the 49ers welcomed Christian McCAffrey back to the field as they took on the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. How will San Francisco look coming out of their bye week and how will McCaffrey look after such a long struggle with injury suffered last year? A multitude of S.F. fans were seen at the stadium as McCaffrey was poised to return in this game. The team has been cautious and questions have swirled regarding McCaffrey’s workload. McCaffrey ran for 39 yards with 13 carries against the Bucs. The 49ers cannot afford to risk his long term health.

Next Sunday the 49ers will take on the Seattle Seahawks at Levy’s Stadium with kickoff scheduled for 1:05 PM.