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49ers completely dominate Jaguars in 34-3 route

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The San Francisco 49ers defense celebrates one of their four takeaways over the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank ST on Sunday NOV 12, 2023. (San Francisco 49ers).

by Marko Ukalovic

It was an emphatic way to snap a three-game losing streak.

The San Francisco 49ers destroyed the Jacksonville Jaguars in a 34-3 blowout victory on Sunday afternoon at EverBank Stadium.

San Francisco snapped its longest losing streak of the season with the win. Jacksonville fell back down to earth as it had its four-game winning streak also came to end.

The 49ers set the tone from the get-go as they forced back-to-back three and outs the ended with sacking quarterback Trevor Lawrence twice. The ferocious defense held Jaguars to 11 yards in first quarter.

Brock Purdy threw 13-yard touchdown reception after scrambling out to his left and threw the ball over a sea of traffic in the endzone to Brandon Aiyuk to complete a four play 57-yard drive in just 2:05 on San Francisco’s opening drive.

Newly acquired defensive end Chase Young sacked and stripped Lawerence of the ball early in the second quarter. Nick Bosa, who was also in on the play, recovered the ball. San Francisco traded for Young at the deadline for a compensatory third-round pick to the Washington Commanders.

San Francisco opened the second half when Purdy connected with tight end George Kittle 66-yard touchdown reception. Kittle beat Devin Lloyd on a in route. It was the longest touchdown of Purdy’s career.

The 49ers defense made Lawrence’s life hell in the second half as the shutdown the Jaguars offense. Talanoa Hufanga intercepted Lawrence on a 3rd and 1 on Jacksonville’s first possession of the first half.

Ambry Thomas stripped Christian Krik at the 6-yard line, picked up the ball and ran down the right sideline for what appeared to be a 92-yard touchdown return. But there was an illegal substitution called on San Francisco when players ran onto the field during the play.

San Francisco’s defense finished with five sacks and four takeaways, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries after being humbled the past three games during the losing streak.

Deebo Samuel, back from his injury he suffered on October 15th against the Cleveland Browns, put the game away late in the third quarter when he ran an end around for 23 yards for his second rushing touchdown of the season.

Purdy found a wide-open Kyle Juszczyk for 22-yard touchdown reception with 12:40 left in the fourth quarter for his third touchdown of the game. The second-year quarterback out of Iowa St. finished 19 of 26 for 296 yards to go along with his three scores and no interceptions.

The only drama late in the game was if running back Christian McCaffery would break the all-time record for consecutive games with a touchdown. It didn’t happen as his last attempt was an incomplete pass on 4th and Goal with 2:56 left in the fourth quarter. McCaffery rushed for 95 yards on 16 carried and had six receptions for 47 yards.

Kittle led all receivers with three catches for 116 yards. Aiyuk chipped in three catches for 55 yards. Samuel had four catches for 30 yards.

Lawrence was 17 of 29 for 185 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Kirk led the Jaguars in receiving with six catches for 104 yards. Travis Etienne Jr chipped in with 35 yards on nine carries.

GAME NOTES: Both teams were 4-for-12 on third down conversions.

UP NEXT: San Francisco returns home to host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday 11/19 at 1:05pm at Levi’s Stadium.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: 49ers hope to snap out of 3 game skid in Jacksonville Sunday

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On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe, how crucial was the bye for the 49ers coming off three straight loses.

#2 Looking back to the game against Cincinnati there was the first and goal at the two yard line play where Javon Kinlaw was offsides and the defense kind of paused with linebacker Fred Warner came up from his crouch and defensive end Nick Bosa was just in his same pace, defensive tackle Arik Armstead just did a small jog on the play and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went right and threw for a touchdown to Andrei Iosivsas. The defense fell asleep during that play according to Jim Nance who was calling the game on CBS TV.

#3 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy acknowledged he has some things to work on after throwing five interceptions over the last three games and said he has to be smart with the ball.

#4 How much are opposing teams picking up weaknesses and taking advantage of those mistakes during this losing streaks?

#5 The 49ers are in Jacksonville. The Jaguars have won five straight games after losing two straight games and the 49ers have lost three straight games after winning five straight. How do you see this match up in Jacksonville this Sunday at 10:00 AM PT?

Joe Hawkes does the 49ers podcasts each weeks at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: 49ers can do this this Sunday in Jacksonville

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Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt (57) reaches up to pick off a San Francisco 49ers Brock Purdy (13) pass at Levi Stadium on Sun Nov 5, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the SF 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 David, when you look back on the 49ers last game what are some of the signs did you see where the 49ers struggled in a convincing lose to the Cincinnati Bengals 31-17.

#2 For 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy another struggling game, against the Bengals going 22-31, 365 yards and a touchdown. Purdy got some yards but just could keep up with the Bengals.

#3 The 49ers next opponent the Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2) are on a roll they have won their last five games ironically the 49ers started out the season winning their first five games in row. The 49ers had a bye last week and face the Jaguars on their home field how do you see this one playing out?

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

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Pierce brings positive vibe; Players happy about new changes

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Interim head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders Antonio Pierce has a discussion with an on field official during their contest with the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Nov 5, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria:

#1 Tony, interim head coach Antonio Pierce brought a new prospective and attitude to the Raiders dressing room and the players responded Sunday with a pretty big win over the New York Giants?

#2 Tony, after two long weeks the Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) are back in the win column ending their two game losing streak with a victory over the New York Giants (2-7) at Allegiant Stadium.

#3 The Raiders got some great work from rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell under center going 16-24 for 209 yards.

#4 The Raiders also got some crucial rushing from running back Josh Jacobs who carried 92 yards, 23 times and with two touchdowns.

#5 The Raiders dominated the Giants on defense only allowing New York to get on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter. The Giants had been shutout for three quarters.

#6 The New York Jets (4-4) come calling to Vegas next Sun Nov 12th at Allegiant Stadium. The Jets defeated the Giants in their last game on Sun Oct 29 in a narrow field goal difference 13-10. The Jets lost to the Los Angeles Chargers (4-4) on Monday Night Football 27-6 and turn around and head to Allegiant Stadium next Sunday for a short six day week.

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

Las Vegas Raiders, Despite Upheaval, Decimate New York Giants 30-6

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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce watches the first half action against the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Nov 5, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Despite everything that the Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) have gone through this past week, they came together as a team in a huge way beating the New York Giants (2-7) 30-6. A lot of credit has to go to interim head coach Antonio Pierce (former linebacker coach with the team) who stepped into a most difficult situation.

Sunday afternoon the Raiders took on the struggling Giants. The unfortunate truth is that both of these teams are struggling. The Raiders are reeling from the firings of head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. There has been dissension from not only coaches but players as well. An open floor meeting with players apparently did not go well at all. It got ugly from all sides players to coaches.

McDaniels tenure resulted in an anemic 9-16 record in less than two seasons and his exit was not unexpected considering how disgruntled many players and coaches had been for some time. How they came around in today’s game will spoke volumes as to how committed these players are to each other and it showed in the run game and improved offense and defense.

Game recap: The first quarter saw the return of Giant’s quarterback Daniel Jones after missing three weeks with a neck injury. New York desperately needs a win Sunday if they want to even figure in a possible wild card. The Raiders started rookie Aidan O’Connell at quarterback benching Jimmy Garoppolo. Two teams in total disarray. The first half was a nightmare for Jones who was injured and Tommy DeVito took over under center.

How would these two quarterbacks fare in this game? The answer came in the first half. DeVito threw two interceptions while O’Connell had a great first half. He finished the first two quarters going 9 of 10 with 135 passing yards.

The Raiders took an early lead in the first quarter 7-0. Jakobi Meyers rushed for 17 yards and the first Las Vegas touchdown at 9:45. Going into the second quarter the Raiders really amped things up. The quarter belonged to Raider running back Josh Jacobs who lit up the Las Vegas offense.

He rushed for two yards and a second Raider touchdown at 5:06. Jacobs struck again at 1:55 giving the Raiders a 21-0 lead. Las Vegas kicker Daniel Carlson had successfully kicked three extra points and at 0.04 kicked a 24 yard field goal giving Las Vegas a 24-0 lead going into the locker room. This team had pulled together in an extraordinary and quite unexpected way.

While O’Connell had not thrown any touchdowns, he did set his team up successfully driving deep into Giant’s territory throughout the first half. He continued connecting in the third quarter and mid-way through the quarter had already surpassed over 200 yards. The Raiders extended their lead at 8:23 with a successful Carlson kick for 46 yards and a 27-0 lead. Las Vegas would take that lead into the fourth quarter.

The Giants finally broke through in the fourth quarter scoring their first touchdown of the day. DeVito connected with Wan’Dale Robinson for nine yards and the score. New York attempted a two-point conversion which failed and the Giants came away with the six points trailing 27-6. Mid-way through the quarter Carlson kicked a 41 yards field goal extending the Las Vegas lead 30-6.

The Giants got a nice drive going with 8:24 left on the clock going 48 yards in five plays going into Raider territory threatening on the Las Vegas 34 yard line. The New York drive stalled and they turned the ball back over to Las Vegas.

At the two-minute warning the Raiders were looking for more driving down to the New York 35 yard line. This game finished quietly as the Raiders put out a great offensive and defensive effort pushing their season record to 4-5 with the 30-6 final.

The Raiders receiving core had a great game with seven players catching passes for 8.5 yards or better with Tre Tucker finishing with 52 yards on two receptions. Rushing honors went to Jacobs who had 98 yards for the game and two touchdowns.

In Week 10 the Las Vegas Raiders will take on the New York Jets at Allegiant Stadium in another home game for the team. The Jets have yet to play their Week 9 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers looking for their fourth straight win. That game will be aired on Monday Night Football. The Raiders vs Jets game in Week 10 will be played on Sunday Night Football with kickoff scheduled for 5:20 PM on NBC.

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: O’Connell and new coaching staff guide Raiders to win over Giants

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Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Amik Robertson (21) raises a fist in victory over the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Nov 5, 2023 (@Raiders photo)

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Rich, after two long weeks the Las Vegas Raiders (4-5) are back in the win column ending their two game losing streak with a victory over the New York Giants (2-7) at Allegiant Stadium.

#2 The Raiders got some great work from rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell under center going 16-24 for 209 yards.

#3 The Raiders also got some crucial rushing from running back Josh Jacobs who carried 92 yards, 23 times and with two touchdowns.

#4 The Raiders dominated the Giants on defense only allowing New York to get on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter. The Giants had been shutout for three quarters.

#5 The New York Jets (4-3) come calling to Vegas next Sun Nov 12th at Allegiant Stadium. The Jets defeated the Giants in their last game on Sun Oct 29 in a narrow field goal difference 13-10. The Jets host the Los Angeles Chargers (3-4) on Monday Night Football and turn around and head to Allegiant Stadium next Sunday for a short six day week.

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

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Nine games remaining taking a look how coach Pierce will handle it the rest of the way

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Interim head coach Antonio Pierce will walk the sidelines for the Las Vegas Raiders starting this Sun Nov 5, 2023 against the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas (USA Today file photo)

On the LV Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 The Las Vegas Raiders got to work in the wee hours of Wednesday morning in making coaching changes at head coach, quarterback coach, offensive coordinator, and general manager. Rich first wanted to get your reaction on the firings of former head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler.

#2 The Raiders were 3-5 after last Monday Night’s loss to the Detroit Lions. The Raiders only were able to coup 157 total yards and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was sacked six times. After a game like that owner Mark Davis didn’t waste anytime deciding to make changes.

#3 The Raiders have had their share of tough games but one of the added features to these firings has to be from the reaction that wide receiver Devante Adams displayed when he fired his helmet down in front of the Raiders bench when the offense just wasn’t getting anything going in the second half.

#4 Rich, tell us about your thoughts on interim head coach Antonio Pierce who was the Raiders linebackers coach. Did he pretty much get selected because he was a good motivator, someone who the players respected on and off the field and a coach who can make the difference in the remaining nine games.

#5 Did McDaniels seem to lose the team after getting clobbered by the Chicago Bears, this recent loss on Monday night to the Lions, and how some of the offensive play calling came into question?

Join Rich Perez for the Raiders podcasts weekly at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Pierce named interim head coach; Raiders Fire Head Coach Josh McDaniels and General Manager Dave Ziegler

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Interim head coach Antonio Pierce is taking over for the recently fired Josh McDaniels as the Las Vegas Raiders were making changes at head coach, general manager, quarterback coach, and offensive coordinator on Wed Nov 1, 2023 (@AdamSchefter X Photo)

By Barbara Mason

Wednesday morning the Las Vegas Raiders were making headlines for all the wrong reasons. This team has been been struggling for awhile now and Monday’s game was the straw that broke the camel’s back.

It was a horrendous showing from top to bottom and so the Raiders cleared the board firing head coach Josh McDaniels, general manager Dave Ziegler and offensive coordinator Mike Lombardi. When these guys were hired they were expected to take the team to the next level. They did indeed take a step, unfortunately, in the wrong direction.

It seems that McDaniels is more suited to an offensive coordinator role. He was also fired from his head coach duties with the Denver Broncos in less than two years.

McDaniels did, however, have great success with the New England Patriots winning six Super Bowls rings but as offensive coordinator. The offensive success he had in New England never translated to Las Vegas which led to some of the most embarrassing losses in Raider franchise history.

The Las Vegas Raiders lost to the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football in a game that they, quite frankly, had opportunity to have won. Something is not clicking with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and some blame has to go to the quarterback coach Bo Hardegree.

After the Garoppolo misfires Sunday as well as the questionable effort on both sides of the ball the Raiders are taking swift action promoting Hardegree, former quarterback coach, to offensive coordinator in an effort to stop the bleeding as the Raiders dropped to a 3-5 season record.

Not long after the McDaniels and Ziegler firings the Raiders fired offensive coordinator Mick Lombardi. Hardegree will replace Lombardi. Lombard’s 31st per game for eight weeks in NFL offensive ranking was part of the reason for the dismissal.

Lombardi as offensive coordinator posted 30th in points scored per game with 15.8. On Monday Night Football the Raiders had only 157 yards against the Lions. The Lions had 486 total yards against the Raiders. Lombardi was in his second year with the Raiders after stints with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets as an assistant. Lombardi also was the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots.

New head coach and general manager: The man stepping into a most difficult situation has been named. The new interim head coach for the Raiders is linebacker coach Antonio Pierce. Champ Kelly will serve as interim general manager. Once this season is over the team will be doing an in depth search committed to finding the right fit for the Raiders.

Pierce will make his NFL head-coaching debut this Sunday against the 2-6 New York Giants. This will be an interesting match-up considering that Pierce won a Super Bowl as a player in 2007 with the Giants. He will be the eighth different head coach, interim or regular, since October 2011.

The Las Vegas statistics for the 2023 season are about as grim as you could imagine. They are No. 31 in total offense, No. 32 in rushing yards per game and rank 30th in points per game. The talented Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs have been underused at the receiver and running back positions which is absolutely insane.

Jacobs was the NFL’s rushing leader and has been insignificant this season. Adams only had 1 catch for 11 yards against the Lions on Monday’s game in Detroit and was understandably livid on the sidelines.

Neither of these guys have been used in a way to maximize their talent. Another former Pro Bowl player slot receiver Hunter Renfrow had been underutilized with only ten receptions so far this season after catching 103 in 2021.

This will be a tough time for the team going forward. The change at the Head Coach position is always difficult and especially when it happens during the season. With so much undervalued talent the hopes are that they can somehow turn this season around and put a better product on the field with these difficult changes.

Something has to give at the quarterback position as well as the offensive front line. If the front line cannot efficiently do their job neither can their quarterback. There is so much to be addressed it makes your head spin and these new coaches will certainly have their hands full.

As this drama unfolds all eyes will be on Pierce this Sunday as the Las Vegas Raiders take on the New York Giants at Allegiant Stadium. It is very hard to imagine things going any worse for this team. It has certainly reached it’s pinnacle of setbacks. It will not happen overnight but there still remains hope for an improved performance on the field starting this Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Chase Young dealt to 49ers from Commanders for a mid round draft pick

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Former Washington Commanders defensive end Chase Young joins the San Francisco 49ers and will make his 49ers debut on Sun Nov 12, 2023 against the Jacksonville Jaguars (photo from NFL Network and @RapSheet)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 Chase Young has been dealt to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange of a mid round draft pick from the Washington Commanders. Young is a former No.2 2020 overall draft pick at defensive end. Tell us how this will shore San Francisco’s defense going into Sun Nov 12 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

#2 Taking a look at last Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals where did it all break down quarterback Brock Purdy just didn’t get enough scoring opportunities for the offense or the defense just falling apart allowing two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

#3 The Jaguars (6-2) are going strong they’ve won five straight games including their last game against the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-10 in Pittsburgh. Do you see the Jaguars being a handful for the 49ers in Jacksonville on Nov 12th?

David Zizmor does the 49ers podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Raiders Garoppolo sacked 6 times; Detroit stops Vegas offense

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Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (87) is in the end zone after making a 18 yard catch against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football Oct 30, 2023 at Ford Field in Detroit (AP News photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 The Las Vegas Raiders had numerous opportunities in their Monday night game against the Detroit Lions. They were unable to capitalize on any of them partially due to the lackluster game from Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

#2 Garoppolo was sacked six times and had some heart-breaking misses in the 26-14 loss to Detroit.

#3 Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs ran on the Raiders for 26 carries, 152 yards, and one touchdown and quarterback Jerod Goff was 26-37 for 272 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

#4 It was a terrible showing for Garoppolo passing 10 of 21 for 126 yards and one interception. He is overthrowing the ball with regularity.

#5 New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is dealing with a neck injury and has only two touchdowns for this season. Giants back up quarterback Tyrod Taylor has a rib cage injury after three games. The Giants and Raiders meet at Allegiant Stadium this Sun Nov 5th at 1:25pm PT kickoff.

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