Jake Moody said his confidence never wavered. Not even after a frustrated teammate confronted him on the sideline.
The usually reliable San Francisco kicker made up for missing three earlier field goals by booting a 44-yarder as time expired Sunday to give the 49ers a 23-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in running back Christian McCaffrey's season debut.
"I really, really wanted a chance to redeem myself," said Moody, who in his first game back after being sidelined three weeks with a sprained ankle, also kicked field goals of 28 and 33 yards for the defending NFC champion 49ers 5-4, who have won consecutive games for the first time this season.
"I felt really confident, really good going that direction. It was the same exact spot as the previous one," Moody said. "I saw what happened with the previous one and was able to make an adjustment."
Moody, who was 13 of 14 entering Sunday, delivered the winner after missing wide left from 49 and 50 yards and then wide right on a 44-yard attempt that would have given San Francisco a six-point lead with 309 remaining.
