The 49ers (1-5) host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) at Candlestick Park for a 1:15 PT kickoff.
Chris Simms starts at quarterback for Tampa Bay. Cadillac Williams runs the ball. Joey Galloway and Michael Clayton lead the receivers. Ken Dorsey starts for the 49ers in place of Alex Smith. Kevan Barlow at running back; Brandon Lloyd at receiver.
Ken Dorsey takes over at quarterback Sunday afternoon at Candlestick. The 49ers (1-5), with Alex Smith on the bench after two struggling NFL starts, turn to Dorsey for the Tampa Bay home game. The kind of home game where, with the rookie quarterback's development still in early evaluation, the staff turns to the second-year journeyman.
Kevan Barlow stays the lead back. Brandon Lloyd the WR1. The Bucs come in 4-2 with Chris Simms at quarterback and Cadillac Williams as the rookie WR1.
Favored by Tampa Bay by 7 on the road. The kind of home game where 2-5 keeps the year's identity tape on the right side.
Week 8 across the NFC sees the contenders pulling away. The Falcons, Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, Buccaneers (4-2), and Bears compete for division titles and wild-card spots. The 49ers (1-5) trail in the NFC West where the Seahawks (5-2) lead and the Cardinals (3-3) chase. Around the AFC the Colts (7-0), Patriots, Steelers, and Chargers dominate. The Sunday home game is the kind of week where the 49ers, with Ken Dorsey at quarterback, get to produce a real evaluation.
Through six games the 49ers are 1-5 with a -116 point differential. Ken Dorsey starts in place of Alex Smith. Kevan Barlow averages 51 rushing yards a game with one TD. Brandon Lloyd averages 70 receiving yards a game with three TDs. The defense allows 33.7 points per game. The Buccaneers are 4-2 with Chris Simms at quarterback. Cadillac Williams averages 80 rushing yards a game. Joey Galloway leads the team in receiving. Vegas opens Tampa Bay as 7-point road favorites; total 39.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 3-3 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3-4 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 2-4 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 2-5 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5-2 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4-2 | W1 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 2-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2-4 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 7-0 | W7 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-2 | W2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 2-5 | L2 |
| Houston Texans | 0-6 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 5-2 | L1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4-2 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 3-4 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 2-4 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 5-2 | W3 |
| St. Louis Rams | 3-4 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 2-4 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-5 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 4-2 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-2 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-2 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4-3 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 3-3 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 3-3 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2-4 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1-5 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-1 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-2 | W2 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4-2 | W3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-5 | L3 |
Reveal each quarter as you watch, the next quarter stays hidden until you tap it.
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Nedney 45 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Buccaneers | Matt Bryant 47 yard field goal | 3-3 |
| 49ers | Joe Nedney 47 yard field goal | 3-6 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Nedney 41 yard field goal | 3-9 |
| 49ers | Joe Nedney 46 yard field goal | 3-12 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | Joey Galloway 78 yard pass from Chris Simms ( Matt Bryant kick) | 10-12 |
| 49ers | Joe Nedney 28 yard field goal | 10-15 |
Ken Dorsey threw for 40 yards and the 49ers stunned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15-10 at Candlestick Park. Kevan Barlow ran for 101 yards on 26 carries. Joe Nedney made three field goals. The defense intercepted Chris Simms twice. The 49ers improved to 2-5 in the kind of grind-it-out home win where the offense produced 15 points and the defense did everything else.[1][2][3]
Kevan Barlow ran for 101 yards Sunday afternoon at Candlestick. The 49ers' lead back, in his first 100-yard rushing game of the year, gave Ken Dorsey's first start at quarterback the kind of run-game support the year's identity tape needed. The 49ers stunned the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15-10 in the kind of grind-it-out home win the year had been trying to produce.
Dorsey threw for 40 yards. Joe Nedney made three field goals. The defense intercepted Chris Simms twice. The 49ers' offense produced 15 points. Cadillac Williams was held to 20 yards rushing.
2-5. The kind of grind-it-out home win where, against a 4-2 NFC South opponent, the year's identity tape produced the kind of complete-team game the staff has been promising. The New York Giants on the road next Sunday in another cross-conference game. The kind of upset that, in a 1-5 season, gives the staff something to point at.
49ers 15, Buccaneers 10. Margin: +5. Seven-game record: 2-5, -111 differential.
* Ken Dorsey: 7-of-18 for 40, 0 TDs, 0 INTs (1st 2005 start).
* Kevan Barlow: 26 carries for 101.
* Joe Nedney: 3 FGs.
* Chris Simms: 21-of-34 for 264, 1 TD, 2 INTs.
* Cadillac Williams: 13 carries for 20.
* Joey Galloway: receiving production.
* 49ers D: 2 INTs of Simms.
* 49ers 2-5; Buccaneers 4-3.
A 15-10 grind-it-out home win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Candlestick. Ken Dorsey makes his first 2005 start. The 49ers improve to 2-5.
How it unfolded
The 49ers scored on their opening drive with a Joe Nedney field goal. The Buccaneers answered with a Chris Simms touchdown to make it 7-3. Nedney added a second field goal in the second quarter to make it 7-6. The 49ers' defense intercepted Simms twice in the second and third quarters to give the offense field position. Nedney added a third field goal to make it 9-7. The fourth quarter was a 49ers touchdown to push the lead to 15-7. The Bucs added a field goal to close it 15-10.
The turning point
The two interceptions of Chris Simms. With the Bucs' offense looking like it would produce the kind of game its 4-2 record predicted, the 49ers' defensive turnovers gave the offense the kind of short fields the kicker converted into the day's deciding points.
By the numbers
Dorsey 40 passing on 18 attempts with no TDs and no INTs. Kevan Barlow 101 rushing on 26 carries. Brandon Lloyd 21 receiving on 2 catches. Simms 264 on 34 attempts with a TD and two INTs. Cadillac Williams 20 rushing.
Personnel watch
Kevan Barlow's first 100-yard rushing game of the year. Ken Dorsey's clean game-managed start. The defense's two interceptions of Chris Simms. Joe Nedney's three field goals. The kind of grind-it-out home win where everything the year's identity has been trying to produce actually worked.
What it means
2-5 with the Giants on the road next Sunday. The kind of home win that, against a real NFC South opponent, gives Mike Nolan's first-year staff its second credible victory of the year. The Alex Smith development conversation can take a backseat while Ken Dorsey holds the QB1 role. The kind of October where the year's competitive identity, with the run game producing, has the kind of football the new staff was hired to produce.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Ken Dorsey | 7/18 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cody Pickett | 1/1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| TAM | |||||
| Chris Simms | 21/34 | 264 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Kevan Barlow | 26 | 101 | 0 | 29 |
| Frank Gore | 10 | 40 | 0 | 9 |
| Cody Pickett | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Ken Dorsey | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| TAM | ||||
| Cadillac Williams | 13 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| Chris Simms | 3 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Kevan Barlow | 2 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 2 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
| Johnnie Morton | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Terry Jackson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Billy Bajema | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Frank Gore | 1 | -7 | 0 | -7 |
| TAM | ||||
| Joey Galloway | 8 | 149 | 1 | 78 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 43 | 0 | 24 |
| Michael Clayton | 4 | 30 | 0 | 14 |
| Mike Alstott | 3 | 24 | 0 | 9 |
| Ike Hilliard | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cadillac Williams | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Edell Shepherd | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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