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49ers Blog and Q&A

News, notes and reader questions about the San Francisco 49ers

December 28, 2008
49ers-Redskins game-day blog

12:41 p.m.: Jamie Martin, Marcus Hudson, Reggie Smith, Thomas Clayton, Ahmad Brooks, Cody Wallace, Adam Snyder and Sean Ryan are inactive today. The biggest name there is Snyder, who evidently is still dealing with a sprained ankle. Barry Sims will start at right tackle. Brooks' late-season back problems kept him from getting into a game. Clayton -- I guess we'll have to wait until next season to see him. The one that puzzles me a little bit is Ryan, who has been the 49ers' de facto fullback for the last several weeks. Without Ryan, who plays fullback/ Michael Robinson?

1Q

- Well, Frank Gore's ankle looks ok. He just ran off right tackle for 7 yards to open the game ...Gore in the Wildcat rushes for 5 yards and first down ... Gore's now on the sideline getting his ankle re-wrapped ... Martz has begun the game with four straight runs ... Beautiful play-action pass to bbajema for 29 yards to the Redskins' 15 ... Gore back in, upended for no gain ... Hill to Hill for short gain, third and 4 ... Hill to Morgan on short crossing route fo eight. First and goal from the three ... Foster sweep with Walker as fullback gains one ... Hill wanted to do shovel pass, keeps it himself for the TD run. Hill then tosses the ball so David Baas can spike it ... 49ers 7, Redskins 0 ... Gore looks fidgety on the 49ers sideline. Obviously, his ankle isn't 100 percent ...

- Skins take over at own 28 ... now third and eight ... Inc. pass to Betts ... PUNT ...

- 49ers take over at own 35 ... Gore is in the offensive huddle ... Gore gains three off right tackle ...Hill on end around gains nine ... Hill short pass to Gore, gain of six ... Foster carries for nine. Ball at the Redskins 38 ... Foster gains five ... Gore gains four, needs three yards to reach 1,000 for the season ... Pass to Bruce on third and one, loss of one ... Bad snap (there's something you never hear in SF) on 48-yard field goal, Nedney's attempt goes wide right ... Redskins take over on 38 ...

- Portis carries, gains four ...Campbell to Thrash for eight and first down ... Pass to Moss, gain of 17 yards ...False start on tackle Jon Jansen ... Pass to Randle El, gain of four ... Portis gains five ... Third and six from the 29 ... Campbell scrambles for nine ... First down at the 20 ... Portis gains four yards ... Portis up middle for seven yards to the 49ers' nine-yard line ... END OF 1st Q

2Q

- Portis gains five yards, then four yards for touchdown ... Very remeniscent of 2005 game when portis scored three times from close range ... 49ers 7, Redskins 7

- Gore runs for three yards, goes over 1,000 for the season, becomes first 49ers rusher to go over 1,000 in three consecutive seasons ... Hill picked off by Carlos Rogers, who returns the ball 31 yards to the 49ers' 23 ... Manny Lawson nearly returns the favor but drops an easy pick meant for Moss ...

-- Redskins goe three and out, bringing up a 41-yard field goal that's good. 49ers 7, Redskins 10 .. - BTW, Cleveland's D'Qwell Jackson had 13 tackles today against Pittsburgh, leaving him with 154 on the season. He will be hard to catch ...

- Hill and Gore don't connect on handoff, lose nine yards ...Gore gets eight yards back ... Third and 11 from the 49ers' 27 ... Hill scrambles, forced out of bounds after a seven-yard gain ... PUNT

- Haralson hits Portis for four-yard loss ...Betts gains six ... Third and eight ... 49ers blitz but don't get to campbell in time; hits Moss for 15 yards ... Pass to Randle El gains six, brings up third and two ... timeout Washington. Lewis sacks Campbell, but Spikes flagged for holding ... Lewis injures left knee on the play ... With the help of two trainers, Lewis slowly walks off the field ... Portis gains five on 1st down ... Portis gains four ... Portis carries, hit by Spikes immediately ... Fourth and inches ...Portis gains the first off left guard ...(Lewis walking under own power into locker room) ... Campell inc. to Moss ... Short pass to Moss brings up third and five ... Lawson seems to have a right knee/calf issue ... on third down, well-designed screen to Cooley picks up 12 ... Redskins ball at the Niners' 19 ... 2 min. warning ... Trainers are stretching Lawson's right leg; seems to be a hamstring issue ... Portis carries, gain of three ... Portis gains five ... Third and two ... Mark Roman has an open shot on Campbell but the QB escapes and gains first down to the 6; now Roman seems to be hurt ... Keith Lewis and Dashon Goldson are now the team's safeties ... Pass to Randle El gains exactly six for the TD ... Play is under review ... Reskins 17, 49ers 7 ... Lawson running into locker room ...

- Hill badly misfires on first down; connects with Jason Hill on second; cannot connect on third ... end of half ...

BTW, the 49ers' 2009 opponents are all but set. If the Eagles beat the Cowboys, the 49ers are heading to Philly; If the Cowboys come back, they're heading to Dallas. Otherwise, the home games are against the Falcons, Lions, Bears, Jaguars, Titans Cardinals, Rams and Seahawks. The away games are against the Vikings, Packers, Colts, Texans, Rams, Cardinals, Seahawks and Eagles/Cowboys.

3Q

- Portis fumbles; Spikes recovers at the Washington 38 ... Gore off left tackle for eight yards on first down .... Wildcat -- Robinson takes snap, hands off to Gore, who gains 11 and then limps off the field ... Foster breaks an 18-yard run to the 1-yard line ... Foster stopped on 1st and goal ... Foster goes left again for TD, gives ball to Chilo Rachal, who pulled on the play, to spike ... 49ers 14, Redskins 17 ...

- Campbell sacked on first down by Justin Smith, his sixth of the season; loss of 13 ... Pass to Cooley picks up five ... Third and 18 ... Pass to Betts picks up eight ... PUNT ... Roman is back in at safety for the 49ers ...

- Nice defensive play by Goldson on third down to force another Redskins PUNT ... bad punt, but it takes a favorable bounce and rolls to the 18 ...

- The 49ers give up their 55th sack of the season -- Andre Carter got it -- tying the franchise record they established last season. Bad day for safeties -- Redskins rookie Chris Horton was shaken up on the play. Gore stopped for no gain on third down ... Now fourth and inches ... 49ers to punt, drawing boos ... Fair catch at the 11 ...

- Portis runs for six ...Portis for one ... Third and three ... Redskins don't get first down, but Haralson offsides ... 49ers losing the penalty battle, something they have not done under Singletary ... Lawson's back in the game but still seems to be affected by his hamstring ...Third and 10 fom the Redskins 34 ... Campbell hits Cooley for first down ... Redskins driving at 49ers' 48 ...Moss drops third-down pass, PUNT

4th Q

- Hill to Foster gains 12 yards to the Redskins 44-yard line ... Hill lofts a sideline pass to Robinson, who catches it over the linebacker for, appropriately, 24 yards ... First-down pass in corner of the end zone to Bryant Johnson is knocked away by Shawn Springs ... Pass to Bruce gains nine yards, bringing up third and one from the 11 ... Call goes to Robinson, who plows ahead for two yards ... Pass to Hill, who whips around and reaches for the pilon for the touchdown. Hill has shown excellent quickness upon receiving the ball in recent weeks ... Eight plays, 80 yards, 4:11 ... 49ers 21, Redskins 17

- Portis loses one (Clements) on first down ... Campbell to Cooly for nine yards ... Third and two ...Justin Smith breaks through offensive line to nail Portis for a loss of one ... PUNT ... Rossum has an excellent return, 35 yards, to the 50 ...

- Hill pass over the middle to Morgan for a gain of 26 yards ... Pass to Davis for short gain, he fumbles, but recovers. ... Pass to Foster on third down gains three, bringing up 33-yard attempt by Joe Nedney, which is good ... 49ers 24, Redskins 17

- Justin Smith has another big play, knocking down Campbell's pass on first down ... Randle El has a step on Clements but Campbell overthrows him ... 2nd and 10 with 4:09 remaining, pass complete to Moss for 12 to the 49ers' 31 ... Portis carries for three ...false start on LT Stephon Heyer ... second and 12 w/ 3 min. to go ... Campbell pups, finds wide open field, runs 23 yards to the 10 ... Portis runs right, gains 1 yard ... 2min. warning ...Portis carries for two ... Short pass to cooley to the three yard line ... Redskins call timeout, their first, on fourth and goal with 1:15 remaining ... In other words, big play ...Campbell finds more room up the middle, scores a TD ... Redskins to attempt extra point, is good ... 24-24 with 69 seconds remaining ... Redskins went 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:57 ...

- With 1:02 left, Hill throws ball away on first down, connects with Hill for 9 yards to the SF 37 on second down. 49ers use second timeout with 46 seconds left ...Joe "Mustache" Nedney warming up on the sideline ... Pass to Robinson for 19 yards to the Washington 45; Hill spikes it on first down with 31 ticks left ... Great pass over the middle to Johnson for 24 yards to the Washington 21. Hill spikes it with 13 seconds ...Hill kneels, calls timeout with 3 seconds left ... Nedney will attempt a 40 yarder to win the game ... Remember, Nedney missed earlier in the game b/c of a bad snap ... Redskins call timeout ... Kick is GOOD!

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MATTHEW BARROWS

Matt was born in Blacksburg, Va., and attended the University of Virginia. He graduated in 1995, went to Northwestern for a journalism degree a year later, and got his first job at a South Carolina daily in 1997. He joined The Bee as a Metro reporter in 1999 and started covering the 49ers in 2003. His favorite player of all time is Darrell Green.

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