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San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor: 49ers shore up their defense; Injury plagued team takes precaution in defensive signings

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San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Isaac Alarcon was added by the practice squad on Tue Oct 14, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor:

#1 The San Francisco 49ers added to their practice squad by re-signing offensive lineman Isaac Alarcon, defensive end Robert Beal. The 49ers also announced that they have released defensive tackle Bruce Hector from the practice squad. The 49ers are looking for ways at bringing the next man up with the multiple injuries that they have been having.

#2 The 49ers are also taking a look at three defensive backs Shamar Bartholomew and Isaac Bolden, tackle Andre Dillard, and defensive back Tre Hawkins. This no doubt is an indication that the 49ers are also concerned about protecting their defense back field.

#3 On Sunday Night Football the 49ers host the Atlanta Falcons Oct 19 at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara at 5:20pm PT The Falcons are 3-2. The Falcons have also won their last two games last Sunday against the Buffalo Bills and the week before against the Washington Commanders. How do you see this match up on prime time TV Sunday night?

David Zizmor is a San Francisco 49ers analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Raiders best chance to end 10 game skid this Sunday against Jaguars

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Las Vegas punter AJ Cole (6) gets his punt blocked the Atlanta Falcons KhaDarel Hodge (12) in the second half at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday Night Football Dec 16, 2024 (AP News photo)

1 The Atlanta Falcons struck first scoring a 30 yard touchdown on a pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins to wide receiver Drake London giving the Falcons 7-0 with 14 seconds left in the first quarter.

#2 At 11:44 in the second quarter Raider kicker Daniel Carlson booted a 52 yard field goal making it 7-3 and the Falcons. At 5:35 Alexander Mattison Rush took a one yard loss for a safety and the Falcons picked up two more points making it 9-3.

#3 Third quarter the Falcons got a field goal from Younghoe Koo who booted a 40 yard field goal and the Falcons were up 12-3 at 9:25.

#4 Fourth quarter Koo got a 48 yard field goal and pulled ten points on the Raiders with a 15-3 lead at 13:26 left in the game. At 2:54 Raiders quarterback Desmond Ridder threw to wide receiver Ameer Abdullah for a five yard touchdown pass and the Raiders first touchdown of the game cutting the Falcons lead to 15-9.

#5 The Raiders host the Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. The Jags are having a tough time at 3-11 this might be the best chance the Raiders have at snapping their ten game losing streak. How do you see this one next Sunday?

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

Raiders’ Losing streak reached 10 in a row, as the Falcons swooped down in the desert to a 15-9 victory on MNF II

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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) was caught from behind by Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu (96) at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday Night Football Dec 16, 2024 (Las Vegas Raiders X photo)

By Michael Roberson

LAS VEGAS, NV — The Las Vegas Raiders (2-12) lost their 10th straight game after a 15-9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons (7-7) on a cool night in Sin City.

Las Vegas was in trouble immediately, after they fumbled on their opening drive. Atlanta took that gift and eventually capitalized on it with a 30-yard touchdown pass by Kirk Cousins to Drake London, with :14 left in the first quarter. After 15 minutes of play, the Dirty Birds led 7-0 inside Allegiant Stadium.

In the second quarter, the home team finally got off the snide and converted a field Goal. Daniel Carson booted it from 52 yards away. However, they would give another two points on a Safety. Alexander Mattison, who also fumbled in the first quarter, was tackled in his own end zone. Atlanta led by six points at that point in the game.

At the half, the Raiders trailed by six, 9-3. At that juncture of the game, it was uncertain if the Raiders would score any more points in the second 30 minutes of the contest.

In the third quarter, the Raiders intercepted Cousins, and seemingly had momentum on their side. Unfortunately for them, that turned into a punt blocked by Atlanta, and another score by them.

Kicker Younghoe Koo kicked a 40-yarder to put the Falcons up by nine, 12-3. That margin lasted to the end of the quarter. Going into the final quarter, Atlanta was seemingly in total control, but there was 15 minutes left in the battle.

The fourth stanza had Koo making another FG (48), and putting his Falcons up by 12, 15-3. The Raiders did respond and showed the Silver and Black Pride around 10 minutes later on the scoreboard. From that dire scenario they had at intermission, they did find a way to get into the endzone.

QB Desmond Ridder tossed a 5-yard TD pass to running back Ameer Abdullah. Daniel Carlson missed the PAT, so the Raiders had to settle for six. That was also their deficit, 15-9.

The last few minutes of the game ticked away, and the Falcons were the victors, but that is not the story. The Raiders actually put themselves in a position to win the game after all. Desmond Ridder hurled two hail marys that worked for other teams this season, but not the streaking Raiders. Being down by six at that point, a touchdown could have won it. That was not as certain, since Carlson did miss an earlier PAT.

“Disappointing, I wish we could have a better result, we’ll keep fighting, getting ready for next week.” Stated Raiders HC Antonio Pierce after another close loss.

The Raiders are next in action Sunday, December 22, as they host the Jacksonville Jaguars at 1:25 PDT on CBS. The Falcons fly back to Atlanta to host the New York Giants the same date on FOX at 1:00 PM EST

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Raiders loss streak reaches 10 with loss to Falcons 15-9 at Allegiant Stadium

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Desmond Ridder (10) scrambles against the oncoming Atlanta Falcons in first half action at Allegiant Stadium in Atlanta on Mon Dec 16, 2024 (AP News photo)

On Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

1 The Atlanta Falcons struck first scoring a 30 yard touchdown on a pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins to wide receiver Drake London giving the Falcons 7-0 with 14 seconds left in the first quarter.

#2 At 11:44 in the second quarter Raider kicker Daniel Carlson booted a 52 yard field goal making it 7-3 and the Falcons. At 5:35 Alexander Mattison Rush took a one yard loss for a safety and the Falcons picked up two more points making it 9-3.

#3 Third quarter the Falcons got a field goal from Younghoe Koo who booted a 40 yard field goal and the Falcons were up 12-3 at 9:25.

#4 Fourth quarter Koo got a 48 yard field goal and pulled ten points on the Raiders with a 15-3 lead at 13:26 left in the game. At 2:54 Raiders quarterback Desmond Ridder threw to wide receiver Ameer Abdullah for a five yard touchdown pass and the Raiders first touchdown of the game cutting the Falcons lead to 15-9.

#5 The Raiders host the Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. The Jags are having a tough time at 3-11 this might be the best chance the Raiders have at snapping their ten game losing streak. How do you see this one next Sunday?

Rich Perez is a Raiders analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Raiders hope to snap 8 game skid face Falcons on Monday Night Football

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell (12) looks to heave the ball against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay on Mon Dec 9, 2024 (AP News photo)

#1 The Las Vegas Raiders (2-11) once again were on their opponents heels late in a game but once again the game got away from them in the fourth quarter. This time against the the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6) the Raiders had a 14-10 but the Bucs pulled ahead with a touchdown in the fourth quarter that pretty much put the kibosh on any chance for the Raiders to come back losing to Tampa Bay 21-10.

#2 Once again the Raiders played a close game quarterback Aidan O’Connell didn’t throw anywhere close to 200 yards and if the Raiders were able to get just that much more offense just maybe they would have been able to get the lead.

#3 The Raiders scored twice in the second quarter with O’Connell rushing for a one yard touchdown at 8:07 making it 14-7 and with a 25 yard field goal at 4:28 by kicker Daniel Carlson cutting Tampa Bay’s lead to four points 14-10 at the half..

#4 Fourth quarter the Bucs added Rachaad White carried for three yard touchdown to pull ahead 21-10, Carlson for the Raiders booted a 27 yard field goal 21-13 at 3:05 and the Bucs put the final touches on scoring Sunday with a quarterback Baker Mayfield 29 yard pass to Jalen McMillan 1:56 giving the Bucs a 28-13 win.

#5 Sunday’s loss is the Raiders eighth consecutive. This has been a struggling effort by the Raiders just to get back in the win column a place they have not been since Sep 29th when they defeated the Cleveland Browns. The Raiders take that eight game skid into their next game at Allegiant Stadium against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football on Dec 16th. The Falcons lost to the Minnesota Vikings Sunday and the Falcons drop below .500 at 6-7. How do you see this game next week Monday?

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

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Raiders hope to end 8 game skid in Tampa Bay Sunday

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Las Vegas Raiders kicker Dan Carlson (2) holds his helmet after missing a late fourth quarter field goal against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Fri Nov 29, 2024 (AP News photo)

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria:

On the Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria:

#1 Tony talk about the fumble at the end of the game. The Las Vegas Raiders were in the Kansas City Chiefs zone at the 48 trying to get good field position for kicker Daniel Carlson to kick a game winning field goal with seconds left in the game. The Raiders wanted a little more field position for Carlson when quarterback Aidan O’Connell was counting his audibles when center Andre James snapped the ball which deflected off O’Connell for a fumble and was recovered by the Chiefs to win the game 19-17.

#2 No doubt about it Tony it had to be a heartbreaker for Antonio Pierce the Raiders head coach after O’Connell was moving the ball down field on that last offensive possession to get it over the 50 in the Chiefs zone and it didn’t hold up for the Raiders.

#3 In this game the Raiders had a more mindful defense and O’Connell was staying in step with the Chiefs offense For O’Connell on Friday Night Football 23-35, 340 yards, and two touchdowns. The Raiders kept it close but again just fell short at the end of the game.

#4 To Raiders defense they kept the pressure up on Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs scored a field goal in the first quarter, a touchdown in the second quarter, two field goals in the third quarter by Michael Wright, and it was Wright’s game go ahead field goal with 9:53 left that lifted the Chiefs past the by a field goal.

#5 The Raiders now 2-10 having lost eight in a row will come face to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Bucs are just a game out of first place with a 5-6 record. The Bucs are 2-4 at home the Raiders are a 1-6 on the road. It’s a 10:00 AM PST kick off how do you see this game shaking out?

Tony Renteria does the Las Vegas Raiders podcasts Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports with Jessica Kwong: Cooper expected to be offensive weapon for Bills; Rogers is all in with Adams at the Jets

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Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper (2) is headed for the Buffalo Bills after getting dealt on Tue Oct 16, 2024 (AP file photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica:

#1 Well Jessica if you enjoy covering former Las Vegas Raider players who are on the trade block the last 24 hours this is the coverage for you. Former Raider Amari Cooper was dealt on Tuesday to the Buffalo Bills giving the Bills a solid receiver from the Cleveland Browns. Cooper for the Browns thus far this season has 24 receptions, 250 yards, two touchdowns, and is averaging 10.4 yards.

#2 With the addition of Devante Adams at wide receiver for the New York Jets joining quarterback Aaron Rogers. Rogers said it will be the added punch the Jets need on the receiving core, “Obviously, I’m really excited,” Rodgers said, “It’s on us now. We’re going all in.”

#3 Former New England Patriot legend Tom Brady will be a minority owner for the Las Vegas Raiders. The Brady stake in the purchase was approved by the NFL owners on Tuesday. Brady played 23 seasons with the Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers combined.

#4 Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is none too happy about talk show hosts  Shan Shariff, R.J. Choppy and Bobby Belt at 105.3 The Fan. Jones was asked on the show if the lack of aggressiveness was the reason why the Cowboys were 3-3. “That’s not your job or I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions, men. No, no. I’m not kidding.” said Jones

#5 The Atlanta Falcons will host the Super Bowl LXII in 2028. It will be the fourth time Atlanta will host the Super Bowl. It’s the Atlanta’s first time since 2019.

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

Former Warrior Barnes spits in face of fiancee’s former husband

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Former Golden State Warrior and Sacramento King Matt Barnes gets ready to let the spit fly at former Atlanta Falcon and former husband of Anasa Sims, David Patterson Jr in a push and shove at the Levi Stadium in Santa Clara parking lot on Sun Jan 22, 2023 before the NFC Divisional game (photo from TMZ Sports)

By Jerry Feitelberg

Former Golden State Warrior and Sacramento King Matt Barnes according to court documents said that the former NFL player and Atlanta Falcon David Patterson Jr had hunted Barnes down and aggressively confronted Barnes before Sunday’s NFC Divisional game between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara.

Barnes said that Patterson shoved him and Barnes pushed back and said in the documents “I did not want the altercation to physically escalate further, and out of frustration with him seeking me out and his unrelenting repeated harassment I spit in his direction in disgust.”

Barnes said that Patterson Jr had been harassing him for months and after the incident Barnes had filed a restraining order. Barnes said that Patterson had shoved him in the parking lot at Levi Stadium and that he had no other recourse but to shove Patterson back to get him off him Barnes also spit in Patterson’s direction during the physical confrontation.

Witnesses who were there during scrap stepped between the two of them. The issue amongst them is regarding Patterson’s ex wife Anasa Sims who got engaged with Barnes in December. Anasa was a model and had three kids with Patterson Jr. Barnes stated that the motive for Patterson’s hunting Barnes down and being aggressive was because of jealously.

Patterson’s fiancée Melisa Andino said that Barnes is the one who is mistreating Patterson and Sims’ three kids and filed a restraining order against Barnes. Barnes in 2015 attacked former New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher because Fisher was dating Barnes ex-wife Gloira Govan.

Barnes played in the NBA between 2004-2017.and is currently co-hosting “All the smoke” on Showtime with former Warrior Stephen Jackson.

Jerry Feitelberg is a Golden State Warriors beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Mariotta and Falcons rushing attacks sink 49ers 28-14 in upset win

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Atlanta Falcons tight end celebrates his receiving touchdown in the third quarter at Mercedez-Benz Stadium on Sunday OCT 16, 2022. (Atlanta Falcons)

by Marko Ukalovic

Injuries eventually catch up to the best teams.

The Atlanta Falcons took advantage of the San Francisco 49ers injuries on defense as they dominated the trenches in a shocking 28-14 win on Sunday afternoon at Mercedez-Benz Stadium.

San Francisco had its two-game winning streak snapped and fell to .500. Atlanta has won three out of its last four games to get to .500 after starting the season losing its first two games.

Atlanta (3-3) pulled a reversal of fortune as they pulled a page out of San Francisco’s playbook by controlling the game on the ground and their defense shutout the 49ers offense in the second half.

The Falcons rushed for 168 yards on 40 carries led by Caleb Huntley’s 59 yards on 16 carries. San Francisco on the other hand could not establish its strong running attack as it only had 60 yards on just 16 carries.

The 49ers missed Nick Bosa, Arik Armstead, Jimmy Ward and Javon Kinlaw on the defensive side of the ball as they were out with injuries. To make matters worse, cornerback Charvarius Ward was injured in the first half and did not return to worsen an already depleted secondary.

Atlanta’s defense made San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan’s offense one-dimensional in the second half as they pressured quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo into throwing two interceptions and rushed throws that ended in incompletions.

San Francisco (3-3) didn’t do itself any favors on the offense with a couple of dropped passes and penalties by the offensive line in the second half that either prevented big plays or negated them.

“When you put yourself in that hole, you can’t overcome some drops (by our receivers) that we missed I thought. There’s no room for error and that’s pretty obvious that’s self-explanatory,” Shanahan said.

Atlanta drove down the field on their opening possession going 74 yards on 11 plays that resulted in a two-yard reception by tight end MyCole Pruitt from quarterback Marcus Mariotta. It was the first opening drive for a touchdown the 49ers defense had given up this season.

The Falcons were gift wrapped their second touchdown when Jeff Wilson Jr. fumbled at his own 20-yard line. Ishiah Oliver picked up the ball and ran to the one-yard line before fumbling it in the end zone where Jaylinn Hawkins recovered it to give Atlanta a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter.

“These guys believed. They understood the focus on playing a (good) team like that does a lot of differnt stuff. They (San Francisco) got some really good players, and they were locked in,” Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said.

It was the biggest deficit San Francisco had suffered this season.

San Francisco got back on track by scoring the next 14 points with a Garoppolo connecting with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk for two receiving touchdowns in the second quarter.

The first for Aiyuk came on a wide receiver screen for a 12-yard touchdown. His second was a 14-yard touchdown where he deked out a Falcons defender with a circle move to get free along the right wing where Garoppolo threw a perfect pass and Aiyuk did the rest.

It was a breakout game for Aiyuk as he led San Francisco in receiving with eight catches for 83 yards to along with his two scores. Tight end George Kittle matched Aiuyk’s production also having eight catches for 83 yards.

Atlanta regained their lead with 57 seconds left in the second quarter when Mariotta finished off an 11 play 75-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run where he outraced cornerback Sam Womack III to the corner pylon for a three-yard touchdown.

Mariotta gave the Falcons an insurance score with 8:40 left in the third quarter when he connected with tight end Kyle Pitts on a seven-yard receiving touchdown that completed the scoring in the game.

Marriota started out with a perfect 13 for 13 before finally throwing his lone incompletion in the fourth quarter. He finished 13 of 14 for 129 yards and two passing touchdowns. He also chipped in 50 yards on the ground on six carries and one rushing touchdown.

Garoppolo was hit and miss throughout the game as he finished 29 of 41 for 296 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Wilson Jr. had a disappointing game only rushing for 25 yards on seven carries to go along with his fumble.

Atlanta’s ability to run the ball down successfully set up short and manageable third down situations that San Francisco’s defense wasn’t able to stop and kept the drives alive for the Falcons.

San Francisco offensive tackle Mike McGlinchey suffered a calf injury in the first half while blocking on a run play and did not return to the game.

GAME NOTES: San Francisco finished 3-for-8 on third down conversions. Atlanta was 9-for-14.

San Francisco is now 48-33-1 all time against Atlanta.

UP NEXT: San Francisco returns home to host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday 10/23 at 1:25pm.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: Injuries plague SF still favored to beat Atlanta Sunday

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The Carolina Panthers wide receiver Shi Smith doesn’t normally get paid to tackle defensive players but tries in vain as the Panther quarterback Baker Mayfield lies facedown as the San Francisco 49ers cornerback Emmanuel Mosely scores after making an interception in first half action on Sun Oct 9, 2022 at Carolina. Mosely is questionable for this Sun Oct 16, 2022 in Atlanta. (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe, wanted to ask you the San Francisco 49ers (2-3) while favored to beat the Atlanta Falcons (2-3) in Atlanta the 49ers second straight week on the road. We’ll go over some of the injuries the 49ers carry coming into this game. We’ll start with defensive tackle Arik Armstead with a ankle injury.

#2 Offensive left tackle Trent Williams remains injured with that ankle injury how soon do you see him coming back and Williams no doubt is anxious to get back in the line up.

#3 Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw is out with a knee injury can the 49ers make up for his loss and talk about his absence is impacting the 49ers.

#4 Three players are in question for today’s game as well, Nick Bosa (groin), two starters defensive back Jimmie Ward (hand) and Emmanuel Mosely (ACL) some critical players how will these guys be missed and how will head coach Kyle Shanahan handle replacing them.

#5 After taking a look at this week’s 49ers IL how do you see the 49ers faring against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday?

Join Joe Hawkes Sundays for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com