SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the first round of the NFL draft unfolded in each of the past two years, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan spent those nights sharing the same feeling: boredom. The malaise was the product of a trade the Niners made in 2021, dealing their first-round […]
Continue readingIs the twist ending better than the one you can see coming from a mile away? For most of Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII between the 49ers and Chiefs, it felt like the game we were watching was entirely different from what we would have expected to see from these teams. A matchup of the NFL’s […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith explains why he feels the Chiefs’ defense will be the reason they win Super Bowl LVIII vs. the 49ers. (1:45) Super Bowl LVIII kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, with the San Francisco 49ers facing the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs. This is a rematch of […]
Continue readingSuper Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will be played on Feb. 11, and the betting market is loaded with player props. That’s why we’re bringing you the betting playbook, highlighting some of the top options for the final game of the NFL season. My weekly betting playbook features several […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky joins “The Pat McAfee Show” to share his thoughts on how Jordan Love can beat the 49ers. (2:05) In the long and storied history of the NFL playoffs, many rivalries have been born and grown through sheer repetitiveness. There’s no better example than the San Francisco 49ers and the […]
Continue readingIf there’s an advantage to be found now, I think it’s in small markets. So come along for the ride and see how we fare diving deep into Sunday props. Results from last week are at the bottom of the story. Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise noted. Daniel Jones over 0.5 interceptions (-115) […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Marcus Spears breaks down the weight of Nick Bosa‘s contract extension with the 49ers. (1:09) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa has been back with his team for only two days, but he left no doubt Friday that he intends to play Sunday against the Pittsburgh […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the San Francisco 49ers, the grief that comes with arriving at the doorstep of football immortality only to be turned away empty-handed has become all too familiar. The Niners have advanced to a Super Bowl and two other NFC Championship Games in the past four seasons without taking home that […]
Continue readingWith Miami trailing 23-10 early in the fourth quarter, Tagovailoa found a streaking Tyreek Hill for the 45-yard score to cut San Francisco’s lead in half. It was a much-needed bounce-back after Tagovailoa threw interceptions on consecutive passes in the third quarter and had largely struggled throughout the day. Hill got behind 49ers safety Talanoa […]
Continue readingThe 49ers’ 44-23 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday reinforced both sides of the debate surrounding Thursday’s dramatic trade for Christian McCaffrey. If you loved the deal — which saw San Francisco give up 2023 second-, third- and fourth-round picks plus a fifth-rounder in 2024 — you saw flashes suggesting the running back could be […]
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