Thompson: Fred Warner, 49ers humble Cowboys and look like the NFL’s best
1 year, 2 months ago

Thompson: Fred Warner, 49ers humble Cowboys and look like the NFL’s best

New York Times  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Fred Warner, on third-and-2 for the Dallas Cowboys early in the second quarter, didn’t react to the snap. It was the kind of “wow” play — on the national stage of “Sunday Night Football” — that made your inner voice whisper “Fred Warner is so good” while involuntarily shaking your head. It’s my favorite time of the year.” Fred Warner sacks Dak Prescott in the second quarter. “Ain’t nobody doing what he doing.” The way San Francisco smashed the Cowboys forces a recalibration about the potential of the 49ers.

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49ers, Jake Moody deliver wobbly win but team is still trying to find its dominant self
1 month, 2 weeks ago

49ers, Jake Moody deliver wobbly win but team is still trying to find its dominant self

New York Times  

TAMPA, Fla. — George Kittle didn’t watch. I’ll talk to Moody, and we’ll get past it.” GO DEEPER Deebo Samuel swipes at 49ers long snapper’s throat after Moody missed FG Pepper, meanwhile, said the kicking battery didn’t need any outside help. It’s part of being a specialist — sometimes it’s feast or famine.” Said Moody of Pepper: “He had my …

Cowboys and 49ers Battle for Rebounds in Crucial Game
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Cowboys and 49ers Battle for Rebounds in Crucial Game

Associated Press  

The Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers are both looking to bounce back after disappointing losses in their last games. The Cowboys are facing a tough task with their depleted offensive line, but they have a strong defense that can keep the 49ers off the scoreboard. The 49ers, on the other hand, are without their injured star wide receiver …

Lions-49ers game features 2 of the NFL’s top 3 offenses, but San Francisco has big edge on defense
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Lions-49ers game features 2 of the NFL’s top 3 offenses, but San Francisco has big edge on defense

Associated Press  

The San Francisco 49ers are back in a familiar spot facing a Detroit Lions team new to this stage. The Lions almost blew a wild-card game against Jared Goff’s former team, the Los Angeles Rams, and pulled away from Tampa Bay in the fourth quarter last week. WHEN THE LIONS HAVE THE BALL The Lions had the league’s second-ranked passing …

What we learned in NFL Week 6: Unbeaten no more as 49ers, Eagles upset by backup QBs
1 year, 2 months ago

What we learned in NFL Week 6: Unbeaten no more as 49ers, Eagles upset by backup QBs

New York Times  

In Cleveland, the journeyman quarterback who’s been cut a staggering 11 times in his career — at one point, he was the XFL’s leading passer — outlasted the league’s newest star in an upset no one saw coming. The league’s two remaining unbeatens — the 49ers and Eagles — both suffered their first loss of the season at the hands …

49ers’ monstrous performance against Cowboys has defense looking like NFL’s best again
1 year, 2 months ago

49ers’ monstrous performance against Cowboys has defense looking like NFL’s best again

New York Times  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The fact that the Dallas Cowboys entered their Sunday night showdown touted as the NFL’s No. According to star linebacker Fred Warner, Wilks had a simple message early in the week: “You guys don’t know how good you can truly be.” Warner responded by leading the charge in an effort that might’ve at least offered a …

Cowboys’ offense miserably fails 49ers’ test: 10 points, 4 turnovers, 0 red zone trips
1 year, 2 months ago

Cowboys’ offense miserably fails 49ers’ test: 10 points, 4 turnovers, 0 red zone trips

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Monday Night Football featuring the Cowboys vs Chargers. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Standing outside the Dallas Cowboys’ locker room at The Star last Thursday, CeeDee Lamb said their Sunday night matchup against the San Francisco 49ers was going to answer “a lot of questions” about the Cowboys’ offense. … We’ve got a lot of …

49ers dominate Cowboys behind stifling defense, career day from George Kittle: What went wrong for Dallas
1 year, 2 months ago

49ers dominate Cowboys behind stifling defense, career day from George Kittle: What went wrong for Dallas

New York Times  

By David Lombardi, Jon Machota, Matt Barrows and Saad Yousuf The San Francisco 49ers routed the Dallas Cowboys 42-10 on Sunday night to improve to 5-0. Warner set the tone for a 49ers defense that may have dozed at times in last week’s win over the Cardinals, but was wide awake and ferocious early against the Cowboys. — Matt Barrows, …

Fred Warner claims the top spot in AP’s NFL linebacker rankings
1 year, 3 months ago

Fred Warner claims the top spot in AP’s NFL linebacker rankings

Associated Press  

The job of an off-ball linebacker has perhaps never been harder in the NFL. No linebacker pulls off that trick better than Fred Warner, whose versatility helped anchor San Francisco’s top-ranked defense a year ago and made him the unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the top spot among off-ball linebackers. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers …

Why Sean Payton thinks the San Francisco 49ers are going to the Super Bowl
2 years, 1 month ago

Why Sean Payton thinks the San Francisco 49ers are going to the Super Bowl

LA Times  

As Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells is fond of saying, you are what your record says you are. But if there’s one NFL team poised to punch the accelerator over the next nine games, it’s the 49ers, who play host to the Chargers on Sunday night. With running back Christian McCaffrey even more familiar with the playbook, and the …

Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott’s return, top Lions 24-6
2 years, 2 months ago

Cowboys lean on defense in Prescott’s return, top Lions 24-6

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott made sure to remember what he watched during the five games the star quarterback missed with a fractured right thumb. “I’m just trying to play my role and make sure that I put this team in the best chance to win.” The Lions got a solid showing for three quarters from the NFL’s worst defense, …

Cowboys leaning more on D without Prescott as Eagles loom
2 years, 2 months ago

Cowboys leaning more on D without Prescott as Eagles loom

Associated Press  

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas defense has done a little more each week during Cooper Rush’s four-game winning streak filling in for injured quarterback Dak Prescott. That’s because Dallas scored on a sack-fumble of Matthew Stafford three plays into the game, then sealed the victory with two fourth-quarter turnovers — an interception and another strip-sack. This time, Dallas finished with …

NFC championship matchups, 49ers at Rams: Who has the edge?
2 years, 10 months ago

NFC championship matchups, 49ers at Rams: Who has the edge?

LA Times  

How the Rams and San Francisco 49ers match up Sunday in the NFC championship game for the chance to play in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13: Rams pass offense vs. 49ers pass defense Quarterback Matthew Stafford has not had a pass intercepted in two playoff games — a streak the Rams need to continue against a …

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