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Instant analysis of 49ers’ 31-13 Thanksgiving night win over Seattle Seahawks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

SEATTLE — No, the 49ers would not blow a 21-point halftime lead on Thanksgiving night to add to their historical woes here against the host Seahawks.Instead, a 31-13 victory sent the 49ers (8-3) back to the Bay on a three-game win streak, which they’ll put on the line Dec. 3 in an NFC Championship Game rematch at the Philadelphia Eagles.Afterward, in a scene reminiscent of NBC’s postgame nine years earlier when the Seahawks ate turkey at Levi’s Stadium, seven different 49ers huddled up for the on-field interview: Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Charvarius Ward, Deebo Samuel and George Kittle, the latter of whom ran to the locker room with turkey on a silver platter.Things were much more tense about an hour earlier on that field.Purdy threw his first career pick-six to spark the Seahawks’ second-half comeback bid, and after a goal-line stand forced Seattle to settle for a field goal, the 49ers’ lead was down to 24-13.Purdy’s eventual response:...

49ers Studs and Duds: It wasn’t always pretty, but the Niners stars provide another blowout win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

SEATTLE — Don’t let the final score fool you — the 49ers’ 31-13 win over the Seahawks wasn’t that easy.There were moments when the Niners looked to have let the Seahawks back into the contest.But the same door the Niners left open in the third quarter, they shut with an emphatic fourth.A few weeks after falling into second place in the division, San Francisco is now in the driver’s seat in the NFC West — up two games on the Seahawks with a tiebreaker (for now, these teams will play again on Dec. 10).And in a game where the Niners’ defense didn’t allow a touchdown and the offense came up with a big touchdown late, there are more studs than duds: STUDSChristian McCaffreyHis eight-yard touchdown run was truly spectacular. He made at least six defenders miss en route to a 21-3 Niners lead.McCaffrey ended the first half with 104 yards of total offense and two touchdowns — a strong, four-quarter day at the office for most backs.Deebo SamuelThree catches...

Oakland business ransacked in break-in

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

(KRON) -- An Oakland business is out of about $400 and a camera after a break-in on Wednesday. Umami Mart, in the Temescal neighborhood, said the burglars also damaged items and left a mess. Umami Mart, which sells various household goods, posted photos on its Instagram of the aftermath, which included a smashed window. ‘Violated again’: Oakland restaurant AlaMar reports break-in The business' Instagram post claimed that crime is worse now than it has been at any point in its 10-year stay in Oakland. It also said that some neighboring establishments have had to close due to the crime."Everyone says it’s a rite of passage for a business in Oakland to be broken into and that’s just bulls***," Umami Mart said. "We’ve been in this game, in this fine city for over a decade and right now it’s the worse it’s been since we got here."The Oakland Police Department is investigating the burglary. OPD said officers were called to the scene just after 6 a.m. and found the window broken. The su...

I-70 westbound closes at Genesee after crashes pile up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Westbound Interstate 70 was closed by multiple crashes on Thursday night when a snowstorm began moving into Colorado.I-70 westbound was closed from Genesee to Chief Hosa, or mile points 256-253, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team The closure went into effect around 7:45 p.m. and was still in place around 10:30 p.m. Colorado State Patrol said multiple crashes happened as winter driving conditions hit the stretch of interstate. Two lanes of eastbound I-70 also were closed along the same stretch.CDOT warned drivers that there was no access to I-70 westbound from U.S. 40. Drivers were advised to detour via U.S. 6 Clear Creek Canyon or Highway 74 Evergreen. A passenger vehicle traction law was put in effect for U.S. 285 from C-470 to the Park County line and I-70 from Golden to the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnels.Big rigs jackknife on I-70In one crash on I-70, a car driver lost...

'A work of God': Jerusalem art survives Aurora house fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Days before Thanksgiving, a fire tore through an Aurora family's home, destroying almost everything. The family told FOX31 that what the destructive fire spared can only be described as a sign from God: A picture of Jerusalem was left untouched by the blaze. After tragedy, Aurora community leader helps distribute 1,000 Thanksgiving meals Five days after the fire tore through the home on East Layton Place, Renee Unruh is letting it all sink in. “This is my mom's house. She’s 70 years old," Unruh said. "She’s also had a nest egg for her, us and her grandchildren."Saturday around noon, that changed for the family.“A space heater tipped over and it was an older one and it caught on fire, which then caught the couch and blankets we tried to use to put it out," Unruh said.Colorful art left among the ashesThere's not much left of the home where the family made memories for three decades.“There is nothing but soot and piles of things to show for any of that, that’s ...

Is traditional holiday shopping making a comeback?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The 2023 holiday season is off to a great start for local businesses. More than a third of consumers who responded to a Forbes Advisor survey said they’ll spend more than they did last year on gifts and family gatherings. Stuffed? How to burn Thanksgiving calories without leaving home University of Denver business expert Dr. Melissa Akaka said the holiday retail season started earlier this year, and it's expected to extend past the normal time period compared to seasons affected by the coronavirus pandemic.“Retailers are definitely vying for every last dollar this season. I think consumers are wanting to spend money, wanting to have a really good experience over the holidays," Akaka said.Big chains are offering incentives to shoppers, like gift selections priced under $25 and enhanced delivery options. Despite the convenience of online shopping, many stores are seeing more onsite traffic as traditional holiday shopping makes a comeback.“It is so much better to be a...

Woman arrested in Denver shooting on South Kearney

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman was identified in a shooting that occurred at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Denver Police Department.In a post to X, formerly Twitter, DPD said it was investigating a shooting in the 700 block of South Kearney Street, part of the Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood. One person was transported to a hospital and identified Thursday as a man who is expected to survive. 2 transported for stabbing in Five Points Nancy Ryan, 61, was identified and arrested on a count of first-degree assault. The Denver District Attorney's Office will determine if official charges will be filed and what those charges may be.

Editorial: Biden putting EV cart before the horse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

“The secret to success is find a need and fill it,” the saying goes. It’s an adage political leaders should acquaint themselves with, as too many are determined to tell constituents what they need, and expect them to fall in line.Such is the case with electric vehicles.New Jersey is the latest to jump on the anti-fossil fuel bandwagon, announcing that it will phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, The Hill reported.The Advanced Clean Cars II rule, set to take effect Jan. 1, will make the New Jersey the 11th state to go down this road, joining Vermont, Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, California, New York, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland and Connecticut.There’s just one problem: The market for electric vehicles is low on power.As the Detroit Free Press reported, Ford is reducing its commitment to a planned Michigan electric vehicle battery facility by 800 jobs and more than $1 billion, moves that will reduce the plant’s production capacit...

Savor ‘Saltburn’ for the style, not substance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

With “Saltburn,” writer-director Emerald Fennell has put into the world something delicious, debaucherous and, at times, a little dopey.Part vaguely absurd comedy and part twisted thriller, the latest effort from the promising “Promising Young Woman” filmmaker is a tale of obsession taking place during the mid-2000s within a world of the wealthy where beauty is overvalued.In its opening moments, Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) tells us that everyone was in love with classmate Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), but not him. Oliver protected Felix and, sure, he loved him, he says, but he was not IN love with him.We suspect he is lying to us or, possibly, to himself.Before the awfully awkward Oliver encounters the good-looking and charming Felix, he isn’t having a great time at Oxford University, mostly spending time with a truly weird student who proceeds to yell at Oliver when he initially declines to offer him a math problem to solve on the spot.Soon, though, he is saving the day for Felix, ...

‘Leave the World Behind’ grim, scary & great

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:42 GMT

Sam Esmail of Hoboken, N.J. and “Mr. Robot” fame just blew my mind with his must-see end of the world thriller “Leave the World Behind.” One of the strengths of the film, outside of a cast headed by Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali and Kevin Bacon, is that it is so believable.The bitterly cynical and admittedly misanthropic advertising analyst Amanda Sandford (Roberts) wakes up and decides that she and her family, including husband and professor of English and Media Studies Clay (Hawke) and adolescent children Archie (Charlie Evans) and younger Rose (Farrah Mackenzie) should leave their chic Park Slope, Brooklyn home and go to “the country” for a quick vacation. The “country” is a few miles away in Long Island, where they get to stay in a beautiful home near the beach. “Leave the World Behind,” which is based on a 2020 novel by American author Rumaan Alam and produced by among others Barrack and Michelle Obama, is nothing less than a modern-day version of Alfred Hitchcock&...