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Instant analysis of 49ers’ 33-19 defeat, Purdy’s fiasco against Ravens

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy’s first-career, four-interception fiasco no doubt triggered the 49ers’ Christmas night flop against the Baltimore Ravens.But now what? Will there be long-term ramifications of Monday night’s 33-19 defeat at Levi’s Stadium, the same field where the 49ers figured to host playoff games next month en route to the Super Bowl?Purdy left in the fourth quarter after sustaining his second nerve-related stinger in two games. Also, the 49ers lost All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams to a groin injury three minutes after halftime, after he chased down linebacker Patrick Queen on the Ravens’ fourth interception of Purdy.The bright side? The 49ers (11-4) remain in position for the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed, and they still can lock that up by winning their final two regular-season games – Sunday at the Washington Commanders (4-11), and Week 18 against the Los Angeles Rams (8-7). The 49ers currently own the tiebreaker advantage over the NFC’s other two teams with 11-4 r...

49ers live blog: Purdy throws 4 INT, Niners lose 33-19

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

6:19, 4Q – Ravens 33, 49ers 19: Sam Darnold, coming in when Brock Purdy limped off, threw a 12-yard TD pass to Ronny Bell.2:39, 3Q – Ravens 33, 49ers 12: Tucker’s FG — his fourth — from 21 yards. Lamar Jackson has 290 yards in total offense.11:49, 3Q – Ravens 30, 49ers 12: Purdy’s fourth interception — his arm was hit as he released the ball, shades of the NFC title game — was returned 21 yards to the SF 9. Jackson hit Zay Flowers on the first offensive play.12:07, 3Q – Ravens 23, 49ers 12: A late hit by punter Mitch Wishnowsky set the Ravens up at the SF 44. It took three plays to hit paydirt. The big play was a short pass that Gus Edwards took 39 yards. The TD came on a 6-yard pass from Jackson to Nelson Agholor.0:00, 2Q – Ravens 16, 49ers 12: Key play was a 30-yard scramble by Jackson on 3rd-and-16 with 24 seconds left in the half. The Ravens had time for one play — it failed — and Tucker converted the ...

49ers lose 33-19 to Ravens in showdown of top 2 teams

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes in a span of 18 seconds in the third quarter and the Baltimore Ravens intercepted Brock Purdy four times in a 33-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.Jackson and the Ravens (12-3) turned a highly anticipated matchup between the top two teams in the NFL into a lopsided win with strong performances on both sides of the ball.Kyle Hamilton and the defense set the tone early by intercepting Purdy on three of the first four drives of the game for the 49ers (11-4) before Jackson started to take over the game. Brock Purdy rookie card sold for record $186K He scrambled 30 yards to set up a field goal on the final play of the first half to give the Ravens a 16-12 lead and then helped put the game away early in the third quarter.After Baltimore forced a punt on the opening drive of the second half, Jackson capped a drive by throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor.Purdy then was interce...

Antisemitic graffiti found at East Bay middle school being investigated as hate incident

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

(KRON) -- Antisemitic and racist graffiti was found on the campus of a middle school in Pleasant Hill, KRON4 has learned. Last week, the campus of Pleasant Hill Middle School was defaced with graffiti that included swastikas and derogatory racial language, including the "n-word," according to Mt. Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Adam Clark."This act of vandalism involved the defacement of our school grounds with antisemitic symbols (swastikas) and derogatory racial language," said Clark. "We are taking these actions with the utmost seriousness and have promptly reached out to the Pleasant Hill Police Department to assist in this matter." Serial Bay Area shoplifter arrested 90 times According to Pleasant Hill PD, approximately five male juveniles walked onto the campus around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 21. The juveniles, police said, used their fingers to draw the swastikas on several school windows after fogging them with their breath.They also dre...

St. Anthony's in SF serves more than just a meal to those in need on Christmas

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- St. Anthony's in San Francisco served hundreds of people a Christmas meal on Monday. The organization provides services to unhoused people every day. But on Christmas, people lined up to get a hot meal at the foundation, which is located in SF's Tenderloin neighborhood."To me, it's like family. It's like a community. People that help people who want to talk to people," said Maggy Dally Fungula, one of the people who were fed on Monday. Guy Fieri’s sons won’t inherit his empire unless they achieve 2 things Many walk away with a lot more than a meal, thanks to volunteers like Mark Deshazo. Deshazo doesn't just volunteer on holidays. He says he's been coming twice a week for the last seven years.On Christmas, Deshazo and dozens of other volunteers helped serve 1,500 holiday meals."You know people who have nothing come here and they express gratitude and appreciation and sometimes we are the only people they talk to," said Deshazo.St. Anthony's aims to deliver ...

Lamar Jackson leads the Ravens past the 49ers 33-19 in a showdown of the top 2 teams

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes in a span of 18 seconds in the third quarter and the Baltimore Ravens intercepted Brock Purdy four times in a 33-19 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night.Jackson and the Ravens (12-3) turned a highly anticipated matchup between the top two teams in the NFL into a lopsided win with strong performances on both sides of the ball.Kyle Hamilton and the defense set the tone early by intercepting Purdy on three of the first four drives of the game for the 49ers (11-4) before Jackson started to take over the game.He scrambled 30 yards to set up a field goal on the final play of the first half to give the Ravens a 16-12 lead and then helped put the game away early in the third quarter.After Baltimore forced a punt on the opening drive of the second half, Jackson capped a drive by throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to Nelson Agholor.Purdy then was intercepted by Patrick Queen on the next play from scrimmage. Jack...

El Nino pattern pushes DC December to top 15 wettest

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

Following a dry autumn season, El Nino flexed its muscles and the water tables are in good shape across the D.C. metro area.Even as late as Dec. 12, D.C. was in an abnormally dry spell thanks to a dry fall season.The District tallied 6.76 inches of rain from Sept. 1 to Nov. 30; a whopping 3.74 inches below average.That all changed when waterlogged systems pushed December’s rainfall to 5.08 inches, as of Christmas Day.Even without the expected 0.50-1.0 inch expected Tuesday into Wednesday, this month ranks as D.C’s 11th wettest December.The common theme with the most recent wet Decembers in D.C., as seen below, is El Nino.Just one month ago, the Shenandoah Valley was in a moderate to extreme drought thanks to the dry autumn.The same turn of events in D.C. has led to drought improvement along I-81. Extreme drought has been erased and moderate to severe drought coverage has decreased by a whopping 19% this month.Charlottesville, Virginia, had its 13th driest autumn season with 6.04 inc...

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores 31, Spoelstra moves to 9-0 on Christmas as Heat top 76ers 119-113

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The first thing Miami rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. did when the schedule was released this summer was check to see when the Heat play in his hometown of Los Angeles.The second thing was seeing if they played on Christmas.“I was excited,” Jaquez said.And it showed. Jaquez scored 31 points and got his first double-double, Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 15 rebounds and the Heat held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-113 on Monday night.“Great to get a win, career night, Christmas,” Jaquez said. “I grew up watching these games and to be able to play and have a career night, I just go back to all the hard work, late nights in the gym, preparing for moments like this.”Heat coach Erik Spoelstra improved to 9-0 on Christmas, the best record in NBA history for head coaches on the holiday.“It’s an incredible honor and you don’t ever want to take it for granted,” Spoelstra said of playing on the holiday. “It really does mean something. You’re viewed as a contending team, t...

Eagles end 3-game skid, maintain control of NFC East title hopes with 33-25 win over Giants

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yes, of course, Jalen Hurts and coach Nick Sirianni heard the booming chants that echoed throughout the Linc from Eagles fans fed up with the pass-heavy offense that stalled in the second half.“Run the ball! Run the ball!” “I think I’d hear that too even if I had a double headset on,” Sirianni cracked.No, of course, Hurts, Sirianni and offensive coordinator Brian Johnson weren’t going to surrender to the whims of fickle fans and their play-calling proposal from way up in the cheap seats.So they say.The Eagles eventually listened, and fans went wild when Kenneth Gainwell ripped off a 22-yard run and D’Andre Swift scored on a 5-yard run — yes, a rushing score that kept their chance of an NFC East title alive.Hurts scored on the “tush push” that gave him the NFL record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season and he threw for 301 yards and a touchdown to lead the Philadelphia Eagles past the New York Giants 33-25 on Monday night.They even...

Broncos cut safety Kareem Jackson but will try to re-sign him to practice squad if he clears waivers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:31:19 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Safety Kareem Jackson was released by the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day, less than 24 hours after their playoff chances took a big hit with a 26-23 loss to the New England Patriots.The Broncos (7-8) are expected to sign Jackson to their practice squad if he clears waivers Tuesday. That way, he could be elevated for their final two games and any playoff games should they qualify.They have about a 1-in-20 shot at ending their eight-year playoff drought, however, after losing to the Patriots, the fourth underdog that’s beaten them in Denver this season.The 14th-year veteran has been fined five times, ejected twice and suspended twice this season over a series of illegal hits. He returned from this second suspension last week but wasn’t activated for the Broncos’ game against the Patriots.He’s now missed seven of Denver’s last eight games and PJ Locke has played exceptionally well in his absence.Jackson ran afoul of the league̵...