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San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams Week 15 Live Blog
SANTA CLARA — This is the live blog for the 49ers’ Week 15 Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Rams. This will be updated frequently with information and analysis from the press box.
4:08 Here are the 49ers’ inactives: LT Trent Williams, RB Israel Abanikanda, CB Rock Ya-Sin, S Malik Mustapha, DT Khalil Davis and Q Joshua Dobbs.
4:09 Here are the Rams’ inactives: C Dylan McMahon, LB Brennan Jackson, RB Cody Schrader, CB Cobie Durant, QB Stetson Bennet.
4:10 Nick Bosa, Dre Greenlaw and Isaac Guerendo all will play tonight. Bosa played in the 49ers’ Week 3 loss to the Rams, but Greenlaw did not, so maybe his presence will make a difference. Talanoa Hufanga also didn’t play Week 3 and will start tonight, so he should help. But the key to the game for the 49ers will be pressuring Matthew Stafford. He’s an elite quarterback who can carve up the 49ers excellent secondary if he has time to throw. And he likes to step up in the pocket. So the 49ers have to get pressure in his face. When they’ve done that in the past, they’ve beaten him. Last week, the 49ers recorded six sacks on Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, but he’s not nearly as good as Stafford. Last time they faced him, they sacked him three times, which evidently wasn’t enough.
4:15 With so much at stake, expect an extremely hard-fought, low-scoring game. The rain should keep scoring down as well. Which means special teams could decide the winner. And the 49ers have perhaps the worst special teams in the league. I expect Jake Moody to miss one field goal and that will be the difference.
FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: 49ers 20, Rams 23.
5:13 The Rams win the toss and defer. The 49ers will receive the opening kickoff.
FIRST QUARTER
5:18 First play of the game, Ahkello Witherspoon breaks up a short pass intended for Deebo Samuel, and the 49ers eventually go 3 and out.
5:22 On 3rd and 14 from the Rams 25, Matthew Stafford forces a pass over the middle to Cooper Kupp and nearly gets intercepted by Deommodore Lenoir, who drops the ball, and the Rams go 3 and out. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 26.
5:28 First play of the drive, George Kittle catches a 33-yard pass. So of course they never go back to him. On 3rd and 6 from the Rams 37, Brock Purdy hands off to Deebo Samuel who gains 2 yards. Terrible call. Then Jake Moody makes a 53-yard field goal.
49ers 3, Rams 0.
5:33 On 3rd and 3 from the Rams 41, Stafford throws a pass directly to Talanoa Hufanga who drops it because he has a cast on his hand, and the Rams go 3 and out. Horrible start for Stafford. Excellent start for the 49ers defense. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 19.
5:36 First two plays of the drive go to Samuel who gains 6 yards total, and the 49ers go 3 and out. All these Deebo plays are wasted. What a mess. After the punt, the Rams take over at their 20.
5:41 On 3rd and 3 from the Rams 27, Stafford sails a pass over the head of Cooper Kupp, who wasn’t open. Charvarius Ward was all over him. And the Rams go 3 and out again. They have no first downs. After the punt, the 49ers take over at their 22.
5:45 On 3rd and 6 from midfield, Purdy holds the ball forever in the pocket, jumps and gets sacked. After the punt, the Rams take over at their 16. The rain is come down heavy right now.
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A man was being sought as the suspect in a double shooting in Bay Point that left one person dead and another injured early Friday morning.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched at about 1:30 a.m. to an unknown problem on Olivia Lane, just east of Alves Lane and south of Delta de Anza Regional Trail, which later was reported to be “shots fired.”
While arriving at the scene, deputies were flagged down by several people who were injured at the location, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies found one person who was unresponsive and he was taken to a hospital. The victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital, the office said.
A second person was taken to the hospital; the victim’s condition was not disclosed. The victim who died has not yet been identified.
Sheriff’s detectives identified the suspect as 35-year-old Avery Alexander Gibbs, described by the Sheriff’s Office as a transient. Gibbs was still at large as of Friday afternoon
The Sheriff’s Office said Gibbs should not be approached, and anyone seeing him should call 9-1-1. People with information on the shooting were asked to contact Sheriff’s Office investigators at (925) 313-2600 dispatcher at (925) 646-2441.
Golden Gate Bridge fireworks will be a rare patriotic event
This year on July 4th, for the third time in history, an organized fireworks display will be held at San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge. This only happned in twice before in 1987 and 2012 for the bridge’s 50th and 75th annivesary. Expect crowds to be massive and public transportation, ride shares and simply walking is highly recommended.
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco is preparing for its major July 4th fireworks display on Saturday night, an event expected to draw massive crowds as pyrotechnics are launched directly from the Golden Gate Bridge for only the third time in history.
Will crowds flood Marina?
What we don’t know:
To pull off the event, the Golden Gate Bridge, major roadways, and key parking lots at Marina Green and Crissy Field will be shut down.
Several neighborhood streets will also be blocked off, creating significant traffic hurdles. Officials are strongly advising spectators to utilize public transit due to severely limited parking.
Local residents in the Marina District have expressed concern over the impending chaos as crowds flood the neighborhood.
“I’m a little worried, yeah,” said nearby resident Michael Zoboski. “I think it’s gonna be definitely hectic. I don’t know where people are going to park, it seems like it’s taking up a large amount of the streets up here. I think it’s going to be a little crazy.”
To manage the influx, access to many surrounding neighborhoods will be strictly limited to local residents.
Checking IDs
What we know:
Law enforcement officers will be checking IDs and questioning drivers to verify residency. According to the district supervisor, there will be 10 police officers deployed per block in the Marina.
Road closures will stretch from Baker Street to Van Ness Avenue between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Portions of Fisherman’s Wharf are scheduled to shut down even earlier, starting at 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon, with much of that neighborhood also restricted to local access. The Golden Gate Bridge itself will close to traffic starting at 9 p.m.
Additionally, roads will be closed in the Presidio and Richmond District. To encourage the use of public transportation, Muni is providing special shuttles to help transport spectators to the viewing areas.
The Source: Marina neighbors, Muni, San Francisco city website
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Crash on freeway in Millbrae leaves driver dead after reportedly overturning multiple times, CHP says
A driver died Thursday evening after reportedly overturning multiple times and being ejected from the vehicle in Millbrae, authorities said.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 7 p.m. on southbound Highway 101 at Millbrae Avenue.
Officers said they received a report that a vehicle had overturned multiple times and that an occupant was possibly ejected.
At the scene, officers found a man, who was determined to be the driver of a white Toyota Camry, lying in the road with major injuries. He was taken to a hospital where he later died, officers said.
It was determined that a second vehicle was involved in the crash and no one was injured in the second vehicle.
The CHP said the driver of the Camry was not wearing a seatbelt.
Three lanes of southbound Highway 101 were closed for an extended period.
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