Samuel: Frustration led to confrontation of 49ers K Moody - ESPN

TAMPA, Fla. — As kicker Jake Moody walked off the field following his third missed field goal of the game Sunday, San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel was there to greet him near the sideline.

Samuel had just watched Moody miss from 44 yards after earlier failures from 49 and 50 yards. That came on top of Samuel's own frustrations about the offense's continued inability to finish drives with touchdowns rather than field goal attempts.

It all spilled over as Samuel confronted Moody, with long-snapper Taybor Pepper stepping into the mix as well. After some back-and-forth and small shoves between Samuel and Pepper, things calmed down.

«Normally I don't even get like that, but just frustrated in the heat of battle, a close game and I kind of got out of character a little bit,» Samuel said. «But I'll talk to Moody and we'll get past it.»

A little more than three minutes later, the tension between Moody and Samuel turned into a team-wide celebration. With three seconds left, Moody got his shot at redemption.

Going in the same direction from the same distance and on the same hash, Moody was able to factor in the wind that had pushed his previous try right. On the sideline, teammates including tight end George Kittle and linebacker Fred Warner couldn't watch.

Moody stepped up and squeezed the attempt inside the right upright for a 23-20 victory as time expired. It was the first walk-off kick of Moody's young career.

"[I] really, really wanted a chance to redeem myself and felt really confident, really good going that direction," Moody said. "[I] saw what happened with the previous one and was able to make an adjustment and put it through."

The kick sealed a much-needed road win for the 49ers, who improved to 5-4 and have