NFL Week 10 best and worst coaching decisions: Pros and cons of 49ers’ blitz plan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 10 best and worst coaching decisions: Pros and cons of 49ers’ blitz plan

New York Times  

The San Francisco 49ers narrowly beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a game that had no business being as close as it was. 49ers vs. the blitz I’m highlighting a very small weak point for the 49ers that hardly affects the offense overall but does affect it against heavy-pressure defenses and often at critical junctures of the game. However, running back Christian McCaffrey would release into a route, so the Buccaneers brought one more than the 49ers could block to Purdy’s right. 13:06 remaining in the fourth quarter, third-and-9 Later in the game, down by 4 points in the fourth quarter, the 49ers faced a third-and-9 from the Buccaneers’ 36-yard line. GO DEEPER After a prayer and a prediction, Leo Chenal rescues Chiefs with walk-off blocked field goal Bengals targeting Ja’Marr Chase on first down The Bengals offense is noticeably less explosive without Tee Higgins because teams can give Ja’Marr Chase their full attention and not have to worry about singling up the Bengals’ other receivers.

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NFL Week 17 best and worst coaching decisions: Kevin O’Connell has Sam Darnold dealing
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Week 17 best and worst coaching decisions: Kevin O’Connell has Sam Darnold dealing

New York Times  

Teams have been desperately clawing for seeding with the playoffs shaping up and players and coaches have been leaving it all on the field. Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell solidified his case for coach of the year against the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs made a move that could spark their offense for the playoffs. One …

49ers look to maintain their ‘urgency’ when they host the rival Rams
3 months, 2 weeks ago

49ers look to maintain their ‘urgency’ when they host the rival Rams

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At this point the past two seasons, the San Francisco 49ers were fighting for playoff positioning rather than their playoff lives. No matter what’s really happened in terms of the trajectory of the injuries, they’re going to be ready to go.” Puka power Puka Nacua is in dominant form with 33 catches for 458 yards and …

NFL Week 13 best and worst coaching decisions: Vic Fangio has Eagles defense soaring
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Week 13 best and worst coaching decisions: Vic Fangio has Eagles defense soaring

New York Times  

After the Thanksgiving slate of games, Matt Eberflus, a frequent member of the wrong side of this column, was fired for losing the Chicago Bears another game. We’ll also look at late-game aggressiveness by Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen and the lack thereof from Arizona Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon in this week’s best and worst coaching decisions. The Raiders were …

NFL Week 11 best and worst coaching decisions: Bills’ Sean McDermott keeps Chiefs guessing
4 months, 1 week ago

NFL Week 11 best and worst coaching decisions: Bills’ Sean McDermott keeps Chiefs guessing

New York Times  

Week 11 proved to be one of the most exciting of the season with seven one-possession games. Coach Belichick breaks down how the @BuffaloBills "spin the wheel" defense keeps you guessing Game show host assistant @ochocinco helps do the honors 😂🎙️ pic.twitter.com/YlXP4Xv73x — Inside the NFL October 5, 2024 Mahomes has gotten to the stage mentally where it’s difficult to …

Quarterback clashes and spiraling squads: Five things to look out for in Week 11 of the NFL season
4 months, 1 week ago

Quarterback clashes and spiraling squads: Five things to look out for in Week 11 of the NFL season

CNN  

CNN — It’s tough, tough times for some NFL fanbases as we enter Week 11 of the season. Mike Dinovo/USA Today Sports/Reuters Passing game coordinator Thomas Brown – who called plays for the Carolina Panthers last season – will now be calling the plays for the Bears. Chicago is 3-25 against Green Bay in their last 28 matchups, and here’s …

NFL Week 9 best and worst coaching decisions: Cardinals OC Drew Petzing outwits Bears
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Week 9 best and worst coaching decisions: Cardinals OC Drew Petzing outwits Bears

New York Times  

Football is a results-oriented business, but sometimes making a sound decision doesn’t always equate to desirable results. We’ll break down the Eagles’ and Seahawks’ calls and the Cardinals’ game plan versus the Bears’ lack of one in this week’s best and worst coaching decisions. The Eagles were well in field goal range with the ball on the Jaguars’ 25-yard line. …

49ers Aim to Continue Second-Half Domination After Slumping Start
4 months, 3 weeks ago

49ers Aim to Continue Second-Half Domination After Slumping Start

Associated Press  

The San Francisco 49ers are looking to follow a similar pattern to the past two seasons in the second half of the season. They hope to improve from their shaky start to the season and get back to their winning ways. The offense must do a better job finishing off drives in the red zone and performing against man coverage. …

NFL Week 8 best and worst coaching decisions: Bears’ blunders start with Matt Eberflus
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Week 8 best and worst coaching decisions: Bears’ blunders start with Matt Eberflus

New York Times  

Rams coach Sean McVay and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan gave their teams much-needed sparks with clever game plans, while defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer failed to give the Cowboys defense an edge. GO DEEPER 'The vibes are very high': Eagles bury the Bengals to end an undefeated October Stevenson not only Bear at fault The Washington Commanders’ Hail Mary felt like …

NFL Week 8 picks against the spread: Backing Jameis Winston, one of the planet’s 32 best QBs
5 months ago

NFL Week 8 picks against the spread: Backing Jameis Winston, one of the planet’s 32 best QBs

New York Times  

That sound you hear is the metal jaws of the garbage truck scraping the bottom of the bin. — Kurt Warner October 22, 2024 If Winston came in right away last week, the Browns would’ve easily covered the spread against the Cincinnati Bengals. And Winston will let it fly against a Ravens defense that ranks 27th in EPA per play …

NFL Week 7 best and worst coaching decisions: Lions offense solves Brian Flores’ puzzle
5 months ago

NFL Week 7 best and worst coaching decisions: Lions offense solves Brian Flores’ puzzle

New York Times  

It may seem like Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is a constant fixture on the positive side of this column, but he earns it as every week he attacks a new problem with creative, interesting and effective solutions. This week, the Lions did something a few offenses have been able to do: figure out coordinator Brian Flores’ Vikings defense. On …

NFL Week 7 picks against the spread: No hangover for David Montgomery’s Detroit Lions
5 months, 1 week ago

NFL Week 7 picks against the spread: No hangover for David Montgomery’s Detroit Lions

New York Times  

At this point, a blind monkey could pick games better than me. There are five road favorites this week, and there would be six if the Detroit Lions hadn’t lost pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson for the season. We’re just guessing that’s how that went, and the three or four Pederson defenders out there would tell you that Jaguars receivers dropped …

NFL Week 6 picks against the spread: Taking CeeDee Lamb’s advice about perseverance
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 6 picks against the spread: Taking CeeDee Lamb’s advice about perseverance

New York Times  

Read The Athletic’s NFL Week 7 picks against the spread. The Eagles wouldn’t be favored by this many points over 595 other quarterbacks the last 17 years, but … The pick: Eagles GO DEEPER NFL head coaches on hot seat may include Browns' Kevin Stefanski, Eagles' Nick Sirianni Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans | 1 p.m. The pick: Colts GO …

Seattle’s defensive depth will be tested in stopping 49ers’ offense
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Seattle’s defensive depth will be tested in stopping 49ers’ offense

New York Times  

RENTON, Wash. — The Seahawks haven’t matched up well with the San Francisco 49ers over the last two years, which is why Seattle’s average margin of defeat during this 5-game losing streak against its divisional rival is 15.2 points. “We’re not leveraging the ball well on the second level as well as we need to be,” Macdonald said during a …

NFL Week 5 best and worst coaching decisions: Aaron Rodgers’ influence hurts Jets
5 months, 2 weeks ago

NFL Week 5 best and worst coaching decisions: Aaron Rodgers’ influence hurts Jets

New York Times  

Aaron Rodgers isn’t a coach but lobbied for more control when he was in Green Bay. More on these best and worst coaching decisions of Week 5: Like: Ravens’ heavy personnel grouping The potential of a Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson backfield is finally being realized. Stats from heavy personnel groupings Explosive play rate 16.30% First downs 20 Air yards …

The Andy Dalton show, Caleb Williams’ early struggles, more Week 3 thoughts: Quick Outs
6 months ago

The Andy Dalton show, Caleb Williams’ early struggles, more Week 3 thoughts: Quick Outs

New York Times  

It’s not even October and we’re already into the Andy Dalton portion of the season. Dalton is the surprise star of the show, but there’s a whole lot more to get to this week in Quick Outs, from one historically bad run game to an out-of-nowhere All-Pro defensive lineman candidate to pumping the brakes on panic over the No. PD …

NFL Week 3 best and worst coaching decisions: Kevin O’Connell, Vic Fangio stand out
6 months ago

NFL Week 3 best and worst coaching decisions: Kevin O’Connell, Vic Fangio stand out

New York Times  

The real contenders started showing themselves in Week 3 and the pretenders started telling on themselves. Vic Fangio halts another red-hot offense Fangio, the originator of the game plan that put a screeching halt to Sean McVay’s powerhouse Los Angeles Rams offenses, shut down another red-hot outside zone offense in New Orleans. Now the dislikes in Week 3: Falcons’ fourth-and-1 …

NFL Week 2 takeaways: What Chiefs’ latest survival shows, Ravens problems, Saints thriving
6 months, 1 week ago

NFL Week 2 takeaways: What Chiefs’ latest survival shows, Ravens problems, Saints thriving

New York Times  

The second Sunday of the season brought a little more drama than last week, with the Chiefs barely escaping the Bengals, the Raiders coming back to beat the Ravens in Baltimore, the Bucs holding off the Lions in Detroit, the Seahawks going to overtime to knock off the Patriots and go to 2-0, and the Jets getting their first win …

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets provide a good early test for the new-look 49ers defense
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets provide a good early test for the new-look 49ers defense

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Kyle Shanahan made some big changes to the San Francisco defense this offseason in hopes of getting the 49ers back to the dominant level it had in 2021 and ’22. New coordinator Nick Sorensen’s new unit gets its first real test on Monday night with a very challenging opponent as the Niners will go up …

Intel on all 32 NFL teams, Russ skepticism, Davante Adams trade talk and more
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Intel on all 32 NFL teams, Russ skepticism, Davante Adams trade talk and more

New York Times  

After speaking with dozens of sources around the NFL this summer, I compiled intel on all 32 teams. New England Patriots: There’s curiosity among rival teams with the way head coach Jerod Mayo publicly handled the quarterback battle between Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye. AFC West Denver Broncos: Rivals have a decent amount of faith in head coach Sean Payton’s …

49ers OL coach explains why the team didn’t need to make a big investment to upgrade the line
9 months, 2 weeks ago

49ers OL coach explains why the team didn’t need to make a big investment to upgrade the line

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The amount of talent on the San Francisco 49ers’ offense can be staggering at times. The right guard makes a difference, but that’s where we’re able to find fourth- and fifth-round draft picks.” In the last six offseasons, the Niners have made a big investment in only one offensive lineman. ‘Boy that right tackle did a …

49ers minutia minute: The players who stood out in the Super Bowl — good and bad
1 year, 1 month ago

49ers minutia minute: The players who stood out in the Super Bowl — good and bad

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — Fool me once, shame on you. Nick Bosa’s reaction on this 4th-and-1 option run by Patrick Mahomes says it all — the 49ers didn’t know how to defend it on Sunday. Quarterback pressures allowed: Banks 5 McKivitz 4 Burford 3 Brendel 2 Feliciano 1 Williams 0 Defensive line: Bosa 68, Chase Young 55, Arik Armstead 53, Javon …

Inside 49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl matchup: What to watch when KC has the ball
1 year, 1 month ago

Inside 49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl matchup: What to watch when KC has the ball

New York Times  

The Chiefs beat the 49ers in overtime to win Super Bowl LVIII. GO DEEPER ‘Not good enough’: 49ers know recent defensive effort won’t cut it vs. Chiefs Bosa against Taylor The biggest mismatch the Chiefs will face offensively will be Bosa against Taylor. And also, you have to be sure you don’t just open the door for Pat.” The outside …

Kawakami: Was Brock Purdy’s sloppy game the best thing for him? And other 49ers issues and solutions
1 year, 2 months ago

Kawakami: Was Brock Purdy’s sloppy game the best thing for him? And other 49ers issues and solutions

New York Times  

Update: The Super Bowl matchup is set with the Chiefs vs. 49ers. By no means was he perfect, but it was really cool — when we needed him to be at his best, he was.” That was all part of the discordant beauty of that victory; every 49ers critic could see 100 reasons to predict their imminent doom and every …

NFL playoff predictions: 9 coaches, executives predict divisional-round winners
1 year, 2 months ago

NFL playoff predictions: 9 coaches, executives predict divisional-round winners

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Chiefs vs Bills in the AFC divisional round matchup Don’t smile because it’s over. GO DEEPER NFL playoffs: Key matchups to watch in each AFC divisional round game Ravens coach John Harbaugh hasn’t won a playoff game in three years. “The 49ers’ run game and playmakers will be the difference.” Added another coach: “The …

Nick Bosa, 49ers aim to ride their rest advantage to another win over the Packers
1 year, 2 months ago

Nick Bosa, 49ers aim to ride their rest advantage to another win over the Packers

New York Times  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — This past Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers locked their eyes on the live television broadcast of the Green Bay Packers’ 48-32 wild-card win over the Dallas Cowboys — but only for a relatively short while. And the 49ers were happy their defense was collecting every possible minute of rest so that it’d be best equipped to …

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: 49ers make a statement, plus worst-case scenarios
1 year, 3 months ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 14: 49ers make a statement, plus worst-case scenarios

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 Last week, the Power Rankings looked at the best-case scenario for all 32 NFL teams, but it’s late in the season and we’ve had to watch so many bad Jets quarterbacks that it’s taken all the optimism out of us. ET Sunday GO DEEPER Jones: NFL officials face impossible task — we or …

NFL Week 12 picks against the spread: Brock Purdy boosts MVP case on Thanksgiving
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 12 picks against the spread: Brock Purdy boosts MVP case on Thanksgiving

New York Times  

Thanksgiving preparation is always tough, and I’m not talking about the lovely people living in the kitchen for a couple of days. I don’t think it matters, as Smith has been hot and cold even when healthy, and Seattle has averaged 17.5 points per game since Week 6, including 10.7 in its three losses over that span. ET Sunday, CBS …

NFL Week 11 best and worst coaching decisions: Jaguars get it right with Calvin Ridley
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 11 best and worst coaching decisions: Jaguars get it right with Calvin Ridley

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Likes Jags moved Ridley around and he made them look smart Last week, I included Doug Pederson’s usage of Calvin Ridley in my “Dislikes” section. GO DEEPER Vikings again fall victim to the turnover bug in Sunday-night loss to Broncos Shanahan scheming up wide-open …

NFL Week 11 takeaways: Browns defense is ‘special’; 49ers appear to be back
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 11 takeaways: Browns defense is ‘special’; 49ers appear to be back

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. GO DEEPER Dorian Thompson-Robinson 'came through' when Browns needed him most vs. Steelers Pompei: No matter the quarterback, the Browns’ formula for winning is to play good defense and run the ball. With the Washington Commanders, Los Angeles Chargers and Carolina Panthers all losing, …

The 49ers defense gets back to early season form following bye week
1 year, 4 months ago

The 49ers defense gets back to early season form following bye week

Associated Press  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Whether it was the rest from a week off, the addition of Chase Young, coordinator Steve Wilks’ move from the booth to the sideline or a combination of all of the above, the problems on San Francisco’s defense seemed to get fixed during the bye week. After scuffling during a three-game losing streak when the 49ers …

NFL Week 10 best and worst coaching decisions: Panthers’ indecisiveness proves costly
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 10 best and worst coaching decisions: Panthers’ indecisiveness proves costly

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. GO DEEPER What we learned in NFL Week 10: Vikings' positive trajectory, Patriots' plummet and more Kyle Shanahan There are so many coaches who talk in the offseason about how they’re going to weaponize their running backs in the passing game but when the …

NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check

New York Times  

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 It’s Week 11 in the NFL, and it’s time to start thinking about who among the current head coaches has a future that will extend into the 2024 season. ET Sunday: Beat Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 Coach status: Safe It looks like everyone who’s been saying that DeMeco Ryans was going to make a …

What we learned in NFL Week 10: Vikings’ positive trajectory, Patriots’ plummet and more
1 year, 4 months ago

What we learned in NFL Week 10: Vikings’ positive trajectory, Patriots’ plummet and more

New York Times  

Never in the NFL’s 103-year history have five games been decided by game-winning field goals on the same Sunday. But Sunday’s loss dropped the Patriots to 2-8, their worst start to a season since Belichick’s first in New England. They’ve failed to score a touchdown in three games this year, including Sunday, and Mac Jones tossed an incomprehensible red-zone interception …

NFL Week 10 takeaways: C.J. Stroud enters the MVP race; 49ers back in business
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 10 takeaways: C.J. Stroud enters the MVP race; 49ers back in business

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. He has the numbers, he’s helped the Texans win five games after only winning two all of last season, and he has had several memorable late-game drives that ended with wins. Dobbs does a good job of executing the Vikings’ system, but he also …

Steve Wilks is the big winner as 49ers’ pass rush, coverage finally converge
1 year, 4 months ago

Steve Wilks is the big winner as 49ers’ pass rush, coverage finally converge

New York Times  

Steve Wilks’ sideline relocation was going to be a bonanza for the Fox television cameras no matter what happened Sunday. If the San Francisco 49ers’ defense struggled there would be all sorts of forlorn shots of the defensive coordinator with perhaps one — if Fox got lucky with the composition — of a stone-faced Kyle Shanahan looming in the background. …

NFL Week 10 picks against the spread: Is Bijan Robinson’s light workload actually a good thing?
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 10 picks against the spread: Is Bijan Robinson’s light workload actually a good thing?

New York Times  

Arthur Smith has become a weekly punching bag because of his disdain for the fantasy football community’s disdain for his use of rookie Bijan Robinson. ET Thursday, Prime Video The Panthers defense did its job last week, only for Carolina to lose to the Colts because of two Bryce Young pick sixes. Derek Carr was at his dinking and dunking …

NFL Week 9 best and worst coaching decisions: Chiefs’ Spagnuolo takes it to Dolphins
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 9 best and worst coaching decisions: Chiefs’ Spagnuolo takes it to Dolphins

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Yeah, they beat the Giants’ third-string quarterback, but the offense scored more than 20 points for the first time this season against one of the better pass defenses in the league. GO DEEPER Chiefs defense steals the show — and the ball — from …

NFL Week 9 takeaways: Chiefs win despite quiet offense; is C.J. Stroud already a top-15 QB?
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 9 takeaways: Chiefs win despite quiet offense; is C.J. Stroud already a top-15 QB?

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Here’s the most amazing thing about this team — they lost their starting running back before the season and may still have the best running game in the league. The Ravens’ victory over the Seahawks was especially impressive because the Seahawks have been a …

NFL Week 8 best and worst coaching decisions: Titans lean into Will Levis’ strength
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 8 best and worst coaching decisions: Titans lean into Will Levis’ strength

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo again proves that he’s one of the best game planners in the league, while Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio proves again that he’s one of the worst. GO DEEPER How the Bills offense turned back the …

49ers grasping to regain complementary identity as losing streak hits 3 games
1 year, 4 months ago

49ers grasping to regain complementary identity as losing streak hits 3 games

New York Times  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It turned out to be nothing more than a mirage. But the San Francisco 49ers defense, roasted in last week’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings, actually opened Sunday’s 31-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals by suggesting it might have corrected course. Against the Bengals, on the possession directly preceding Burrow’s phenomenal third-down escape, the 49ers laid …

Steve Wilks takes blitz blame as he readies the 49ers defense for the Bengals
1 year, 5 months ago

Steve Wilks takes blitz blame as he readies the 49ers defense for the Bengals

New York Times  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On Wednesday, Kyle Shanahan bluntly addressed the failure of his new defensive coordinator, Steve Wilks, during the San Francisco 49ers’ previous loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Wilks’ aggressive blitz call with 16 seconds left in the first half had backfired when Minnesota receiver Jordan Addison ripped the ball away from cornerback Charvarius Ward. We all have …

NFL Week 7 best and worst coaching decisions: Josh McDaniels coaches scared
1 year, 5 months ago

NFL Week 7 best and worst coaching decisions: Josh McDaniels coaches scared

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. GO DEEPER The message Lamar Jackson and the Ravens sent in Week 7 Steichen cracks code on Browns’ defense Before Week 7, the Browns’ defense was putting up historic numbers, while the Colts were struggling without the explosive playmaking ability of Anthony Richardson, losing …

49ers must fix a struggling run defense to unlock their pass rush
1 year, 5 months ago

49ers must fix a struggling run defense to unlock their pass rush

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Monday Night Football featuring the 49ers vs Vikings. Defensive end Nick Bosa said the 49ers failed to match Cleveland’s intensity in the battle for control of the run game. “Lots of screens and perimeter runs.” But the Cleveland run that might’ve vexed the 49ers the most came up the middle, late in the fourth …

NFL’s best and worst Week 6 coaching decisions: DeMeco Ryans keeps Saints guessing
1 year, 5 months ago

NFL’s best and worst Week 6 coaching decisions: DeMeco Ryans keeps Saints guessing

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Tuesday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. GO DEEPER Jets' statement win over Eagles renews hope for what's still possible this season Mike McDaniel’s crazy offense While Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels could be on the negative side of this column every week, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel could be on …

What we learned in NFL Week 6: Unbeaten no more as 49ers, Eagles upset by backup QBs
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

NFL Week 5 takeaways: Patriots, Mac Jones unravel again; Eagles stay perfect with imperfect win
1 year, 5 months ago

NFL Week 5 takeaways: Patriots, Mac Jones unravel again; Eagles stay perfect with imperfect win

New York Times  

Cover 7 | Sunday A daily NFL destination that provides in-depth analysis of football’s biggest stories. A week after the New England Patriots suffered the worst loss of Bill Belichick’s head-coaching career against the Cowboys, they nearly matched it in Sunday’s 34-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Colts rookie QB Anthony Richardson left Sunday’s game against the Titans in …

49ers dominate Cowboys behind stifling defense, career day from George Kittle: What went wrong for Dallas
1 year, 5 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, …

Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase erupt for 3 TDs in Bengals win vs. Cardinals: What changed offensively?
1 year, 5 months ago

Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase erupt for 3 TDs in Bengals win vs. Cardinals: What changed offensively?

New York Times  

The Cincinnati Bengals’ offense, which had looked out of sorts through the first four weeks of the NFL season, came alive Sunday in a 34-20 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Here’s what you need to know: The Bengals entered the Week 5 matchup as the worst offense in the league, averaging only 236 yards per game, but put up 380 …

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