Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
Place kicker Jake Moody kicks a 28-yard field goal for the 49ers in a 24-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.SANTA CLARA — Jake Moody knew as soon as he kicked the ball he wouldn’t get the carry he desired.
“Going in into the wind in that direction, I kind of got under it a little bit,” Moody said afterward, wearing a protective boot on his right foot. “It was not deep enough to let it go for a touchback. They brought it out and it sucks how it ended up turning out.” That left punter Mitch Wishnowsky as the place kicker, with fullback Kyle Juszczyk as the holder. Wishnowsky converted a 26-yard field goal attempt late in that half, but coach Kyle Shanahan said he wasn’t comfortable attempting field goals from anything farther than the 15-yard line.
As the 49ers processed the defeat afterward, there was no denying the Lenoir touchdown followed by Moody’s injury had played a big part.Juszczyk, who kicked a few balls into a net in case he was called on to kick, shook his head at the sudden turn of events. There were times with the Raiders where place kicker Sebastian Janikowski would make a beeline for the sideline after a kickoff to make sure he was out of harm’s way. It never occurred to Moody.
“Losing your kicker is huge, especially when you’ve got a guy who’s good from 57 yards,” tight end George Kittle said. “That’s tough. Jake’s a hell of a kicker and when you don’t have that option and now you’ve got to get to the 25-yard line to kick , that’s tough. But I think our special teams and our defense gave us every opportunity to win.
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