The San Francisco 49ers are headed back to the Super Bowl, as they defeated the Detroit Lions, 34-31. Trailing 24-7 at halftime, Brock Purdy and Co. engineered an incredible comeback to escape the championship round. The 17-point deficit San Francisco overcame tied the third-largest comeback in a conference championship game, and was the largest halftime deficit overcome in a conference …
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2024 NFL Draft Top-70 Rookie Skill Position Player Rankings & Tiers
2024 Dynasty Rookie Rankings TIER 1 Caleb Williams, QB, USC Marvin Harrison Jr, WR, Ohio State Drake Maye, QB, UNC Malik Nabers, WR, LSU Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia Rome Odunze, WR, Washington TIER 2 Brian Thomas Jr, WR, LSU Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas …
Read More »Ranking NFL playoff heartbreaking losses: Lions join all-time list after NFC Championship meltdown vs. 49ers
Detroit Lions fans deserved a better ending than the one they received on Sunday night. With the Super Bowl beckoning, Lions fans were instead treated to one of the biggest collapses in NFL playoff history, as Detroit was unable to parlay a 17-point halftime lead into an NFC title. The Lions’ 34-31 loss is going to hurt for some time. …
Read More »Inside Patrick Mahomes’ and Travis Kelce’s perfect night to carry the Chiefs to another Super Bowl
BALTIMORE — Travis Kelce dismounted the trophy ceremony stage and reunited with Taylor Swift. “Family?” she asked, their arms around each other’s waists. “I’m trying to find my brother,” the tight end told the international pop star after his Kansas City Chiefs had triumphed 17-10 over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game. Swift pointed to Kelce’s mother, Donna, …
Read More »The Lions roared to life with Dan Campbell. They also fell with him — but will rise again
Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Does losing in the NFC Championship game hurt more or less than never making it in the first place? If you ask the Detroit Lions, who were within reach of their first Super Bowl appearance before succumbing to the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31, it all feels the same. “You put a …
Read More »Christian McCaffrey surpasses Jerry Rice’s 49ers record for most touchdowns in a season, including playoffs
Getty Images Christian McCaffrey’s 2023 season now stands alone in San Francisco 49ers history. With his goal-line touchdown in the second quarter of the NFC Championship against the Detroit Lions, the All-Pro running back broke the franchise record for most total touchdowns in a single season including playoffs. This latest score was the 24th total touchdown McCaffrey has scored this …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: 10 reasons why Chiefs are headed to Las Vegas after beating Ravens in AFC Championship
For the fourth time in five years, the Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl. Despite the Baltimore Ravens hosting Sunday’s AFC Championship as the conference’s No. 1 seed, with MVP front-runner Lamar Jackson under center, Patrick Mahomes and Co. prevailed yet again, claiming a 17-10 victory to reach the Super Bowl LVIII stage. This is the same …
Read More »American Airlines flight numbers for Super Bowl a nod to Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift was born in 1989. Travis Kelce wears jersey No. 87. American Airlines took notice. Whether you’re a Swiftie or a member of Chiefs Kingdom, if you need flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas and Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, a few flight numbers might catch your eye. Flight 1989 is scheduled to run twice from Kansas …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: 10 reasons the 49ers are headed to Las Vegas after rallying past Lions in NFC Championship
For 30 minutes Sunday, it looked as if the Detroit Lions might reach their first-ever Super Bowl. But then the San Francisco 49ers stormed back to steal the NFC Championship, ensuring a title-game rematch with the vaunted Kansas City Chiefs. It wasn’t necessarily a pretty postseason journey for the NFC’s No. 1 seed, as the 49ers barely survived the upstart …
Read More »Chiefs-49ers join list of Super Bowl rematches: History suggests matchup will be even better than one in 2020
For a second time, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will face off in the Super Bowl. If their first Super Bowl showdown is any indication of what will happen in two weeks, NFL fans are in for a treat. Four years ago, the 49ers held a 20-10 lead over the Chiefs late in the fourth quarter of …
Read More »Super Bowl 2024: Top 10 storylines including Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy and yes, Taylor Swift
The last time the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers met in a Super Bowl, they gave us a good one. Four years ago, the Chiefs came back from a 20-10 deficit midway through the fourth quarter to beat the 49ers 31-20. They scored three touchdowns in the final 6:13 to win. It was the first, but not last, …
Read More »NFL playoff analysis: 49ers’ historic comeback; Ravens blow golden opportunity
Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Thirty-two teams were cut down to 14 for the postseason. Then to eight. Whittled to four, and now we have two left standing. The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in six seasons. They will meet the same opponent as just four years ago — the San …
Read More »Eagles hire Browns offensive coordinator candidate Kellen Moore; Titans fire OC Tim Kelly
Jan. 28—The Browns’ search for a new offensive coordinator definitely has not been a case of love at first sight — or second, third, fourth or fifth sight for that matter. Kellen Moore, one of five candidates interviewed to replace Alex Van Pelt, who was fired on Jan. 17, was hired by the Eagles on Jan. 27 to become their …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl lookahead: Early odds, TV, time, streaming, key storylines for Chiefs vs. 49ers in Las Vegas
USATSI Just like that, the race for the 2024 Lombardi Trophy is down to two teams, with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers winning Sunday to advance to Super Bowl LVIII, which will kick off Feb. 11 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Now that the conference championships are officially in the books, with Patrick Mahomes and Co. gliding …
Read More »Right or wrong, the Lions lived and died by Dan Campbell’s decisions during 2023 season, NFC Championship loss
For one half of Sunday’s NFC Championship, the Detroit Lions looked primed for a historic run to Super Bowl LVIII, where they’d rematch the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. In the end, a litany of errors led to Detroit surrendering a 17-point lead and, ultimately, a ticket to Las Vegas. Every miscue — a fumble here, a dropped pass there …
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