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San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: GM Lynch says Niners not shopping Lance

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance stands on the sidelines during game vs. Washington Commanders at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara on Sat Dec 24, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the San Francisco 49ers podcast:

#1 David, do you think that 49ers back up quarterback Trey Lance could end up being the odd man out?

#2 David, talk about where Nick Bosa is and his hold out.

#3 Their are four quarterback competing with only three openings, Brandon Allen is in came and was a former back up with the Cincinnati Bengals and has had an impressive training camp.

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

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Purdy on schedule to make opening day; Lance’s big chances at second string

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Brock Purdy has been given the okay by doctors to return to the practice squad after having off season elbow surgery and has recovered on time and is on schedule to make opening day in Pittsburgh on Sep 10, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the San Francisco 49ers podcast with David:

#1 Dave, all signs have pointed toward 49er starting quarterback Brock Purdy returning to the practice squad. Purdy is expected to make opening day in Pittsburgh on Sep 10.

#2 Quarterback Trey Lance was on the first team taking snaps earlier this spring in practices with the expected third string quarterback Sam Darnold who is the No. 3 selection from 2018. Lance and Darnold are trying out for the second string position with Lance the clear front runner.

#3 Dave, Darnold if given the opportunity has a lot of receivers to throw to. There is a lot of talented weapons for Darnold if given the opportunity to throw to. Darnold has signed with the 49ers for one season.

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

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Juszczyk can vouch Lance works hard and is personable

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) at the 49ers camp in Santa Clara on Tue May 23, 2023 will be competing for the second string job with quarterback Sam Darnold (AP News file)

On the San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 In the off season some of the San Francisco 49ers attended a basketball game with quarterback Sam Darnold attending with other 49ers teammates. Someone in the crowd remarked where’s the other quarterback Trey Lance why did he attend? 49ers teammate Kyle Juszczyk said that Lance is a big part of the team and the locker room.

#2 Juszczyk also said that Lance works his ass off and is a personable guy, a well like guy and for whatever reason he wasn’t at the basketball game was not because his teammates didn’t like him. According to the 49ers webzone.

#3 Dave, Darnold and Lance are competing for the second string job at quarterback. The second hole at quarterback could be up for grabs if both Darnold and Lance are competitive and first stringer Brock Purdy is not ready to come back yet.

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

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Samuel ends interview hanging up on CBS Sports Radio show host

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San Francisco 49ers Deebo Samuel in camp last Jul 22, 2022 hung up on CBS Sports radio host Zach Gelb during an interview regarding last year’s NFC Championship loss against the Philadelphia Eagles on Mon Jul 10, 2023 (AP News file photo)

On the San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 David on the Zach Gelb show on CBS Sports Radio Gelb was asking Deebo Samuel about quarterback Brock Purdy, injuries in the NFC Championship and losing to the Eagles. Samuel hung up on last question on about the 49ers returning back to Philadelphia in December. The media relations person came on and said that it was time for Deebo to head out to practice and the interview was over.

#2 Deebo hung up the phone when asked about losing the NFC Championship and Samuel replied he answered the question already and he stood by what he said.

#3 CBS Sports took a poll and it came up that Brock Purdy has the best chance to win of all unproven quarterbacks in the NFC. Purdy came up the top quarterback out of NFC quarterbacks. Do you think he could get the team back to the NFC Championship?

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

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Everything is contingent on Purdy staying healthy

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is working out in Jacksonville under the watchful eye of his doctor and quarterback coach (USA Today file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is predicted to be the team’s franchise quarterback and to have a top of the line productive year this season.

#2 Dave, talk about Purdy and the elbow and how he’s looked in camp and if he’s pain free and recovered from the injury.

#3 It’s been predicted that Purdy can play 15 games throw 3,939 yards, and that he can throw more here in his second season.

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

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Kittle says Lance is hitting all his targets in practice

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance tunes up in camp at the 49ers Santa Clara facilities on Tue May 23, 2023 (AP file photo)

On the San Francisco podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 David, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle said that quarterback Trey Lance is hitting his targets in practice and his drills have been just great. This would be Lance’s third season how do you see Lance getting back into the swing of things in Santa Clara.

#2 Lance has made only four starts in his professional career and Sam Darnold is more experienced whose started in 55 of the 56 games he’s played in. Both Lance and Darnold are going out for the second string position.

#3 Quarterback Brock Purdy will be throwing rehab sessions under the watchful eye of quarterbacks coach Will Hewlett and orthopedic specialist Tom Gormely in Jacksonville. Purdy is rehabbing after having elbow surgery and it’s been reported that Purdy’s progress is coming along as scheduled.

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

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Purdy looks like the leading candidate for first string

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San Francisco 49ers’ Trey Lance, left, speaks with fellow quarterback Sam Darnold, right, during an NFL football practice, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at the 49ers practice facilities in Santa Clara (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance who is competing for that first string job. Lance missed most of 2022 playing just just two games. How ready do you see him coming into camp after having surgery.

#2 49ers quarter Brock Purdy also will be competing for the starter job this season. He has the inside track for the starter position that’s all despite of missing workouts and recovering from elbow surgery.

#3 Some have watched Sam Darnold and Lance have to their share of first team reps. It was reported that Lance or Darnold haven’t done enough to beat Purdy for the starter job.

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

Mahomes, Chiefs rally in the second half to win Super Bowl LVII

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) following a 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo Credit: Sports Radio Service/Shawn McCullough)

By Shawn McCullough

GLENDALE AZ–It was widely believed that the two best teams from the 2022 NFL season advanced to play in Super Bowl LVII and now that was confirmed.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles battled for just short of 60 minutes to a 35-35 tie, until Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker nailed the game winning 27-yard field goal with eight seconds left to lift Kansas City to a 38-35 Super Bowl win.

“That’s what you dream of as a kicker getting to the Super bowl and having a game winning kick,” said Butker. “You know, it’s crazy to think that’s now happened.”

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named the game MVP, throwing for 182 and three touchdowns, while also rushing six times for 44 yards.

“I’m going to Disneyland now,” said Mahomes. “So I have Disney World and Disneyland crossed off.”

Both teams traded scores back and forth in the first half, until the Eagles gained some momentum in the second quarter, taking a 10-point lead into halftime.

“We were right there,” said head coach Andy Reid about halftime. “I don’t have to motivate these guys too much. They’re very motivated to do well, and we were down by ten points so it’s not that much.”

The Chiefs got the ball in the second half and drove the field 75 yards in 10 plays resulting in an Isiah Pacheco one yard touchdown run to gain momentum and pull to within three points.

“We came to win and rose as one to the occasion,” said Pacheco. “Eleven guys played their hearts out on that side of the ball and that’s what it takes. For 11 guys to play their hearts out or the job wouldn’t get done.”

Pacheco ran the ball 15 times for 76 yards and a touchdown.

The Chiefs gained their first lead of the game in the fourth quarter on a five yard pass from Mahomes to Kadarius Toney and later extended that lead on another Mahomes touchdown pass to go up 35-27.

With 5:15 left, the Eagles tied the game with a two yard touchdown run by Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and also adding a two-point conversion, but the Chiefs controlled the clock, drove the field and drilled the late field goal.

“We work really hard to have this opportunity and to come up short is tough,” said Hurts. “There’s always a lot to learn from, the opportunity to reflect on things we didn’t do or could have done, but I think there’s a lot to learn from it.”

Hurts finished the game throwing for 304 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing 15 times for 70 yards and three touchdowns.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Eagles center Jason Kelce were the first brothers to every play against each other in a Super Bowl.

“There’s nothing you can really say to a loved one in a situation like that,” said Travis Kelce about his brother Jason. “You joke around all the time and say you want to beat your brother on the biggest stage, but it’s a weird feeling. There’s nothing I can say to him other than I love him and he played a hell of a year, a hell of a season.”

With the win, the Chiefs have now won three Super Bowls in franchise history, last being in Super Bowl LIV over the San Francisco 49ers in Miami, 31-20.

Chiefs come from behind to topple Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes holds the Super Bowl LVII Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Sun Feb 12, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Patrick Mahomes aggravated an ankle injury in the first half, but it didn’t deter him from leading a second-half comeback for Kansas City in the Chiefs’ last-minute 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, played Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Harrison Butker’s 27-yard field goal with 11 seconds to play gave the Chiefs their third Super Bowl title; they won previously in 1970 and 2019. Kansas City suffered Super Bowl losses in 1967 and 2020. Philadelphia won the big game in 2018 with other losses in 2005 and 1981.

Mahomes was selected as the game’s most valuable player. He completed 21 of 27 passes for 182 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions without a sack, and ran six times for 44 yards. Isiah Pacheco gained 76 rushing yards on 15 carries. Juju Smith-Schuster caught seven passes for 53 yards, and Travis Kelce snared six passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.

Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 304 yards, completing 27 of 38 passes. Hurts was also the Eagles’ leading rusher, gaining 70 yards on 15 attempts, DeVonta Smith caught seven passes for 100 yards, and A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert each caught six passes.

After two quarters, it was beginning to look like a rout for the NFC champion Eagles, who built a 10-point halftime lead. Hurts’ 1-yard TD run at 10:13 of the first quarter put Philadelphia up 7-0. Three minutes later, Mahomes found Travis Kelce for an 18-yard score, tying the game at 7-7.

On the first play of the second quarter, Hurts completed a 45-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Brown to regain the lead. But the Chiefs caught a break at 9:48 of the second quarter, when Kansas City linebacker Nick Bolton scooped up a Hurts fumble and returned it 36 yards for a game-tying score.

Hurts ran in for his second rushing touchdown with 2:24 left in the first half, and Jake Elliott booted a 35-yard field goal as time ran out in the second quarter, giving Philadelphia a 24-14 lead at the break.

A 1-yard run by Isiah Pacheco capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive to start the third quarter, pulling the Chiefs to within 24-21. Elliott kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:48 to play, extending the Eagles’ lead to 27-21.

Three minutes into the fourth quarter, Mahomes completed a 5-yard TD pass to Kadarius Toney, giving the Chiefs their first lead of the game at 28-27. Moments later, Toney returned a punt 65 yards to the Philadelphia 5-yard line, setting up a 4-yard TD pass from Mahomes to Skyy Moore. Kansas City led 35-27 with 9:26 remaining.

Hurts ran two yards up the middle for his third rushing TD, then ran in the 2-point conversion attempt, tying the game at 35-35 at 5:20 of the fourth quarter.

Kansas City chewed up most of the remaining time with a 66-yard drive, capped by Butker’s game-winning field goal. Philadelphia had one final possession, but a Hurts threw an incomplete pass upfield as time expired,

The winners share for the Chiefs is $157,000, while each member of the Eagles will receive $82,000. Attendance was 67,827. Rhianna provided the halftime entertainment.

Super Bowl LVII podcast with Joe Hawkes: Mahomes saves the day as Chiefs close in on Eagles for second Super Bowl win

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Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker (7) kicks the game-winning field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles the Chiefs as punter Tommy Townsend (5) holds during the second half at State Farm Stadium in Glendale AZ on Super Sunday Feb 12, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Super Bowl LVII podcast with Joe Hawkes:

#1 Joe, Super Bowl LVII is as good as it gets cliff hanger that saw the Kansas City Chiefs (17-3) come away with their second Super Bowl win under head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Pat Mahomes 38-35 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Close game how surprised or maybe not surprised were you?

#2 This was a game where the Philadelphia Eagles (16-4) had the first half in hand 24-14 were their signs that maybe the Eagles have a shot to come away with this game or the first was just too early to make that determination.

#3 Mahomes just found himself in the second quarter when the Chiefs had to come back scoring a third quarter touchdown and an explosive fourth quarter out scoring the Eagles 17-8.

#4 Joe, getting this win for Mahomes not only huge his second Super Bowl ring but not only that he did it with that high ankle sprain and you almost didn’t notice it.

#5 Joe, talk about Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker booting the game winning field goal in the closing moments of the game to put the Chiefs as Champions talk about the pressure on Butker to kick that winning field goal for the win.

Joe Hawkes is an NFL analyst and did San Francisco 49ers podcasts during the 2022-23 season at http://www.sportsradioservice.com