Deebo Samuel’s frustration spilled over to the San Francisco 49ers bench on Sunday when he tried to fight with two of his teammates.
After Jake Moody missed his third field goal of the contest, Samuel got caught up in the heat of the close game and approached both kicker and center Taybor Pepper.
One clip shows Samuel grabbing Pepper’s neck and hitting Moody’s helmet in one motion. Pepper then went after the wide receiver earlier. Moody’s cool head prevailed as he stopped the snapper.
At the end of four quarters, the 49ers would emerge victorious, 23-20, thanks to Moody’s late-game heroics.
Despite going 3/6 on field goals on the afternoon, his final hit came in the final seconds and won the game for San Francisco from 44 yards out.
Deebo Samuel tried to fight with Taybor Pepper and Jake Moody after three missed field goals
Samuel had five receptions for 62 yards and zero touchdowns in San Francisco’s victory.
Samuel didn’t have the best outing, with five receptions for 62 yards and zero touchdowns. So far this season, he is tied for 94th in the NFL in receptions with 24, 43rd in yards with 406 and tied for 95th in touchdowns with one.
49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was 25 of 36 for 353 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.
In his first game back, Christian McCaffrey gained 29 yards on 13 carries.
On the other hand, Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield was 18 of 29 for 116 yards and connected with Rachaad White for a touchdown. Bucky Irving also ran into the end zone in a 73-yard performance.
Buccaneers kicker Chase McLaughlin completed both field goal attempts for eight points.
The reigning NFC champions have won their last two games and are 5-4 ahead of their game against Seattle on November 17. Meanwhile, the 4-6 Bucs have lost their last four and will face the Giants on November 24.