How 49ers, Chiefs match up in ‘perfect’ Super Bowl LVIII showdown originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — With their unlikely come-from-behind NFC Championship Game victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night, the 49ers earned the right to join the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII. “It’s perfect,” 49ers defensive end Nick …

Getty Images Detroit Lions fans are losing themselves in this incredible playoff run, as their football team is one game away from cleanin’ out their closets and heading to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII. One celebrity who has been out front during the Lions’ success is Detroit native Eminem, the legendary rapper who has won 15 Grammys.  The Lions …

During the regular season, NFL players are allowed to gamble on almost anything that doesn’t involve the NFL, but that won’t be the case for the the Chiefs and 49ers when they arrive in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII.  With the NFL’s biggest game being played in Sin City this year, the league has decided to get tough on …

Brock Purdy, the former Mr. Irrelevant and onetime 2023 NFL MVP favorite for much of the season, is headed to the Super Bowl in his first full year as the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback. Purdy, head coach Kyle Shanahan and the star-studded 49ers orchestrated an incredible 17-point rally with 27 straight points after being down 24-7 at halftime against …

USATSI The Detroit Lions lost a 17-point lead, then lost the NFC Championship on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. Head coach Dan Campbell had a notable hand in the defeat with a pair of polarizing fourth-down decisions. And he’s not hiding from the fact his team might not be back, telling players after Sunday’s collapse that “this may have …

Purdy reveals how 49ers’ halftime mindset fueled come-from-behind win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers needed to regroup at halftime of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, and they did just that to rally for a 34-31 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions. San Francisco scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to erase a 17-point deficit and …

Now we know it will be the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers doing battle in Super Bowl LVIII. The top 30 picks for the 2024 NFL draft are locked in and we decided it was time to give a gift to the fans of all the teams who aren’t going to be playing in the Super Bowl with …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The narrative was that San Francisco 49ers couldn’t come from behind in the Kyle Shanahan era. But during this season’s playoffs, they’ve dispelled that notion with two big-time comeback wins to advance to the Super Bowl. On Sunday, one catalyst for San Francisco’s 34-31 victory against the Detroit Lions was the …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …