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Remember that thing about the defense last year not able to finish? Well they not only had a goal line stand, but a pick six to seal the deal. 49ers start 2019 1-0.
WOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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PICK SIX!!! Witherspoon takes it to the house, and the 49ers are up 29-14 after the teams traded FGs.
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Tampa Bay drives 11 plays for 75 yards after the 49ers defense gave up a few third downs to make it 20-14.
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Two scores in a row have put the 49ers up 20-7. Jimmy hit Richie James on a deep bomb, and Sherman intercepted a pass by Winston for a touchdown.
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It’s been an ugly half. Another Gould FG made it 7-6, Tampa B
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The CB was sitting on the route, and Jimmy G didn’t see it. 7-3, Tampa.
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A blocked punt led to a 49ers field goal. There was a questionable offensive pass interference call on Kyle Juszczyk that cost the team a TD. Gould field goal makes it 3-0.
Update: 49ers Inactives
QB C.J. Beathard
TE Kaden Smith
OL Daniel Brunskill
CB Jason Verrett
WR Jalen Hurd (back)
WR Trent Taylor (foot)
DB Jimmie Ward (finger)
The San Francisco 49ers officially return to real football today! The preseason is a wrap and we are back to regular season football for the first time in over eight months. The 49ers get things going this afternoon at 1:25 P.M. when they head to Raymond James Stadium to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game will air on FOX as a regional broadcast. Kenny Albert and Ronde Barber will be calling the game.
The 49ers ride into the season with way less momentum than last year. Now that everyone is healthy, they can try this winning football thing again. They already have some issues, namely the loss of running back Jerick McKinnon to more knee issues and Nick Bosa is still a question mark on just how healthy he is.
The Buccaneers have made some changes. They fired Dirk Koetter and brought in former Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians. Fired New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles is serving as Arians’ defensive coordinator and just those two names mean an improved Buccaneers offense.
The Buccaneers had a quarterback duo last year with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jameis Winston. Fitzpatrick has moved on and the team is Winston’s again. In Week 3 of the preseason, Winston took five sacks against a good Cleveland Browns defensive line. They also lost Jason Pierre Paul to an injury in the offseason.
The 49ers will be without wide receivers Jalen Hurd, Trent Taylor, and safety Jimmie Ward. The Buccaneers will be without safety Justin Evans and quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Wide receiver Mike Evans was questionable due to an illness, but is expected to play.
Nuts and bolts
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Game time: Sunday, September 8th, 1:25 P.M., PT
TV channel: FOX
Online streaming: NFL Game Pass
Radio: 810-AM, 107.7 (Greg Papa, Tim Ryan) | Full listings
Spanish Radio: KTRB 860-AM (Jesús Zárate, Carlos Ramirez)
Matchup history: 49ers lead all-time series 17-7
Announcers: Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber
Enemy blog: Bucs Nation
Twitter: @ninersnation
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Regular season schedule
Week 1: @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:25 P.M., FOX, Sunday, September 8
Week 2: @ Cincinnati Bengals, 10:00 A.M., FOX, Sunday, September 15
Week 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:25 P.M., CBS, Sunday, September 22,
Week 4: Bye week
Week 5: vs. Cleveland Browns 5:15 P.M., ESPN, Monday, October 7
Week 6: @ Los Angeles Rams, 1:05 P.M., FOX, Sunday, October 13
Week 7: @ Washington, 10:00 A.M., FOX, Sunday, October 20
Week 8: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1:05 P.M., FOX, Sunday, October 27
Week 9: @ Arizona Cardinals, 5:20 P.M., FOX, Thursday, October 31
Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 5:15 P.M., ESPN, Monday, November 11
Week 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1:05 P.M., FOX, Sunday, November 17
Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1:25 P.M., FOX, Sunday, November 24
Week 13: @ Baltimore Ravens, 10:00 A.M., FOX, Sunday, December 1
Week 14: @ New Orleans Saints 10:00 A.M., FOX, Sunday, December 8
Week 15: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1:25 P.M., FOX, Sunday, December 15
Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams, TBD, Saturday OR Sunday, December 21/22
Week 17: @ Seattle Seahawks, 1:25 P.M., FOX, Sunday, December 29