of san francisco 49ers Two years ago, they drafted kicker Jake Moody out of Michigan State in the third round of the draft. Moody has been an almost automatic player for San Francisco so far this season, making 13 of 14 field goal attempts against San Francisco in Week 10. tampa bay buccaneers on sunday.
Moody kicked the winning field goal from 44 yards out as time expired, giving San Francisco the victory over the Bucs. It was an adventure to get there. That included the superstar's teammates, who were trying to get in shape with the 49ers' special teams tandem after missing three consecutive kicks early in the game.
The 49ers defeated the Bucks 23-20 on Moody's winning field goal. Before connecting on that kick, Moody missed kicks from 49, 50 and 44 yards. After Moody missed his third field goal in the fourth quarter, 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel hit Moody and long snapper Tabor Pepper in the face. Samuel grabbed Pepper by the neck and appeared to hit Moody's helmet with his hand. Watch the moment here:
Moody had the last laugh with his winning field goal.
Watch Moody's buzzer-beating kick here and Samuel's reaction as San Francisco leaves the field.
Samuel insisted he “didn't say anything strange” to Pepper and Moody, claiming he was just caught up in the heat of the moment.
“I was kind of out of character,” Samuel said. Read Samuel's full post-game comments on the showdown here.
Pepper also spoke about the incident after the game, and how being a specialist is often feast or famine.
See the long snapper comment here.
Winning will cure the bad blood, but it's a strange sight to see teammates physically facing each other on the field like this.
With this win, the 49ers improved to 5-4 on the season.
