SAN FRANCISCO — This is the live blog for the first quarter of the 49ers Week 14 game against the Miami Dolphins. I’ll update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box.
1:03 David Akers is kicking 50 yard field goals after the coin toss. He seems a little hyped up.
1:04 Alex Smith, a captain, did not get to go to midfield for the coin toss. The 49ers will receive the opening kick.
1:06 LaMichael James, not Ted Ginn Jr., returns the opening kickoff from the very back of the end zone to the SF 26 yard line.
1:08 Colin Kaepernick completes a 20-yard pass to Delanie Walker on the first play of the game. That was a well-designed play by John Morton.
1:09 On third and three from the Dolphins’ 47 yard line, Kaepernick drops back and the pocket collapses. Cameron Wake beats Anthony Davis, sacks Kaepernick and forces a fumble. Anthony Davis recovers the ball and the 49ers punt. Lee’s punt bounces into the end zone. The 49ers offensive line does not hold up in an obvious passing situation, just like last week.
1:09 Davone Bess beats Tarell Brown on a slant on the first play of the game for an eight-yard gain. Next play, Carlos Rogers lets Brian Hartline run right by him, and Tannehill hits the receiver for an easy 28-yard gain. The Dolphins go nowhere after that. Reggie Bush drops an third and eight checkdown pass and the Dolphins punt. They down the ball at the Niners’ six yard line.
1:20 Kaepernick scrambles out of the pocket on first down and throws against his body to Crabtree for a nine-yard completion. Next play, Gore bounces a run outside to the left and picks up 11. Next, Kaepernick hits Vernon Davis underneath, and he’s tackled right away by Karlos Dansby. Gain of four. Then Alex Boone false starts. The the 49ers call timeout to avoid a delay of game. Second and 11.
1:22 Kaepernick drops back, Cameron Wake blows by Anthony Davis and sacks Kaepernick. That’s the second sack Davis has given up in the first quarter. Third and 15.
1:23 Kaepernick fires a pass to Davis in the flat and Davis can’t catch it. The 49ers have to punt. Their pass protection is not holding up. It will be interesting to see if and how the 49ers adjust.
1:26 On third and seven, Bess beats Rogers for a 10-yard completion. Next play, Bess beats Brown on a deep post for a 21-yard gain. First and 10 at the SF 28.
1:28 Two plays later, Hartline beats Rogers on a slant for a six-yard completion on second and six. The Dolphins are marching right down the field.
1:29 On second and seven from the SF 15, Tannehill throws over Fasano’s head and into the hands of Donte Whitner, but he drops it.
1:30 On third and seven, Tannehill dumps a screen to LaMar Milller. Dashon Goldson and Justin Smith whiff. Miller gains eight. First and goal at the seven. But they false start, so it’s first and goal at the 12.
1:31 And then the Dolphins false start again. First and goal at the 17.
1:32 Reggie Bush gains eight yards up the middle on first down. Second and goal at the nine, and that’s the end of the first quarter.
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Nice run by LMJ On the kickoff!! Good start for the game and his career
Gotta like that burst
DAMMIT! I missed the start- i thought all these games start at 1:20pm nowadays! Miss anything good?
CK fumbled on first series but oline recoverd
CK needs to figure out that ball security. He got lucky again on that fumble but he can’t keep doing that.
Hang on to that ball young man
CK great ball handling skills there.
Good thing he is in there not Alex. How many sacks did he avoid Grant?
Transsexual alien this is a Niner blog
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looking for alien sex? Look elsewhere.
This concern is well documented in the blogs as you know!
Its go time
Wow Carlos Rogers
the hell was he looking at
nice run Gore.
A VD sighting!!!
Boone
“KILL KILL KILL, Let it roll”..?
rusty again…..
here we go wasting our timeouts early again
CK every time the play clock runs downs. Come on Damn it!
Is it just me or does it seem theres more delay of game or forced time outs with CK at QB?
Nope! Not just you.
It’s not just you.
HUH?? You guys are nuts
http://www.ninersnation.com/2012/11/3/3596042/49ers-penalties-2012-timeouts-delay-of-game-alex-smith-jim-harbaugh
Just making stuff up. The problem is that the offense is often too cute for its own good. I think all these endless shifting provides much more opportunity for the linemen to false start as well. I am really hoping this is the last year of roman, i have seen enough from him.
The Joe Pesci Snickers commercial kind of reminds me of the KaeperHaters.
Chill-out and have a Snickers all you AS lovers (lol).
Maybe your prayers will be answered and CK will flop today.
AD is getting killed!!
A Near Delay of game at home following a False Start.
CK has this game management thing down pat.
Miami has a losing record. Make them look as such CK.
This is why I didn’t make a score prediction. ya just don’t know whats gonna happen anymore.
http://www.ninersnation.com/2012/11/3/3596042/49ers-penalties-2012-timeouts-delay-of-game-alex-smith-jim-harbaugh
Wow offense coming out flat!! 2 weeks in a row now. AD needs to At least slow down Wake. CK had mo chance on that one.
That is 2 avoided sacks. AS gets sacked for sure.
Give it a rest.
I will when Grant does. Till then, nope.
Lets go Niners D
I hate the delays. Get the play call in earlier!
remember this hit willis laid on reggie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrmiGXzNv8I
hopefully pt2 happens in this game
Crappy blitz
oh boy…If we can’t slow down the dolphins, what is Brady going to do to us?
+1
Is our offense supposed to be a quick strike offense now? Sometimes you have to able to chew some clock with long drives. Giving the ball back after a quick series will give Brady & Pats that many more opportunities.
Oh well. Flat again.
I was thinking the same
Defense looks terrible
So does the O.
I think the Niners are fading. They may win the division, but between the way they’re being picked apart, and the futility on offense, this team is looking like one-and-done in the playoffs.
49ers defense needs to step up, they should be dominating this dolphins offense.
Catch the ball Whitner
Am I the only one who thinks maybe the Niners peaked too early and are now fatigued? Tannehill is picking them apart. Not a good start for the team at all, if they keep playing like this, 8-7-1 is a realistic expectation for the season.
We could lose this game and next two to sea an New England but no way we lose dec 30 agains the cards at home. 9-6-1 at worst
Peaked? Or a change at the most important position? Looks to be affecting the whole team! When the media makes a circus out of it, it affects players whether they want to admit it or not!
Gotta make that tackle, sigh
Bad play by Goldson
Dropped int missed tackle
12th man
Why have we not scored yet? Answers! I want answers now!
Because we stink!
Odious is good. thumbs up.
And with no blame..lol,like that’s going to happen.
Penalty and poor pass protection are hurting offenses rhythm
They need to get CK comfortable and in a flow. The play calling is holding him back, not to mention the O line playing crappy.
There is the insanity
Not looking so hot… Thought we would have more production with Kaep…
I want all you Smith haters to take notice of the “offense” or lack there of and remember your moronic comments about a very good A.Smith QB…
You mean EX quarterback! Hes history!
What no reply to a Smith comment…it’s because ya’ll don’t know footbal, integrity or anything bout leadership…
Horrible offense…. Whether you wanna blame Kap or not, this same type of “O” was happening before and EVERYBODY was squaring ALL blame on AS…
We have 16 points in the last 7 qtrs. presnap matters and smith is much better presnap. I am a niner fan so I hope offense does better in 2h, but so far offense under kap has taken a step back based on what I have seen last 2 games.
I guess the lack of response from Smith haters is acknowledgement that they know ZERO about football…or more likely just live to hate!