Amazing quarterback performances have become synonymous with the Super Bowl. Almost as much as commercials, food and the halftime shows. Almost annually, a quarterback has a performance in the big game that becomes the stuff of legend. That was again the case in Super Bowl LVIII, as Patrick Mahomes enjoyed his best Super Bowl performance to date. Following Mahomes’ performance …
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Super Bowl heads to overtime for just the second time in NFL history: 49ers-Chiefs will play under new rules
For just the second time in NFL history, the Super Bowl headed to overtime. Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sent the game to overtime when he hit a 29-yard field goal with just three seconds left to play to tie things up at 19 with the 49ers. It was Butker’s fourth field goal of the game. If there’s anyone on the field …
Read More »Fine margins leave a lifetime of Super Bowl what ifs for San Francisco 49ers
Brock Purdy played a largely mistake-free game but could not find a way to victory.Photograph: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/AP Losing a Super Bowl always stings. For the San Francisco 49ers, losing 25-22 to the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime on Sunday will hurt more than most. It will leave a lifetime of ‘ifs’. If not for Jake Moody’s missed extra point. …
Read More »Gauging the five most intriguing players of FAMU football’s 2024 recruiting class thus far
The Florida A&M Rattlers are trying to emulate success on the football field of last year. But the team will look slightly different under new head coach James Colzie III and his inaugural recruiting class. Hired on Jan. 27, Colzie replaces former Rattlers head coach Willie Simmons, who left to become Duke’s running backs coach on Jan 1. As Colzie prepares for his first season of …
Read More »Ranking Super Bowl’s 20 best QBs: Patrick Mahomes near top after third MVP win following Super Bowl 58 victory
In the 58-year history of the Super Bowl, 20 quarterbacks stand out from the rest of those who have played in the game. The history of the Super Bowl — and thus the NFL — wouldn’t be the same without them and their performances on pro sport’s biggest stage. Many legendary quarterbacks have won Super Bowls and are in the …
Read More »Why the OL is a top-5 position group for Auburn football ahead of spring practice
AUBURN — The dust has settled on phase one of the offseason. Auburn football endured some serious change since the end of the regular season, from the roster — the Tigers added nine players from the portal and saw 14 transfer out — to the staff as coach Hugh Freeze had to replace half of his on-field assistants, including both …
Read More »Super Bowl 58: Barack Obama, Magic Johnson, Trae Young, others react to Patrick Mahomes leading Chiefs to win
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs just won their second consecutive Super Bowl, and it seems like the sports world is ready to have the GOAT conversation. Mahomes, now a three-time Super Bowl champion and three-time Super Bowl MVP, said the Chiefs can finally be considered a dynasty. However, he cautioned they were just getting started. “Yeah, it’s the …
Read More »49ers WR Jennings details trick-play TD in Super Bowl loss
49ers WR Jennings details trick-play TD in Super Bowl loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite a heartbreaking ending, wide receiver Jauan Jennings left 49ers fans with a memory they will never forget. In the second quarter of San Francisco’s overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium, Jennings threw …
Read More »How Texas Tech football, basketball Thanksgiving weekend treat fell into place
When the Texas Tech football team hosted then-No. 13 Oregon in September, the Ducks were the highest-ranked non-conference opponent to visit Jones AT&T Stadium since 1994 and the highest-ranked for a home opener since 1979. Red Raiders fans looked forward to it throughout last off-season. This off-season, Tech fans might look forward to the regular-season finale as much as any, …
Read More »Chiefs’ Travis Kelce eyeing three-peat, not retirement: ‘I’ll see y’all next year’
Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five years in thrilling fashion, defeating the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, 25-22. The Chiefs are the NFL’s first repeat champions since the 2003-04 New England Patriots, and Patrick Mahomes is leading a legitimate dynasty. Star tight end Travis Kelce had a great game, leading all receivers with …
Read More »Ranking top 10 greatest plays in Super Bowl history: Patrick Mahomes’ game-winning TD pass in OT cracks list
The Super Bowl is synonymous with many things, including the national anthem, halftime entertainment, commercials and, of course, food. When it comes to the actual game, big plays have played an integral role in the Super Bowl becoming the massive event that it is today. There’s been a slew of big plays made in Super Bowls that help change the …
Read More »Chiefs cement dynasty status with Super Bowl LVIII victory over 49ers
Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter LAS VEGAS — Patrick Mahomes couldn’t contain himself. He sprinted to Mecole Hardman in the end zone, jumping to embrace the wide receiver who’d just caught the game-winning touchdown in overtime. Mahomes soon bolted down the sideline, helmet in hand. He then dove to the ground and tumbled, gripping his head in apparent disbelief. The …
Read More »‘Out of their minds’: Chiefs play Super Bowl-caliber defense vs. 49ers, just like they’ve done all season long
For most of the past six seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense has been the headliner — not just for their team, but the entire league. Since Patrick Mahomes took over under center, he, Andy Reid, Travis Kelce, and previously Tyreek Hill, simply laid waste to opposing defenses, to the point that Kansas City’s own defense was mostly an afterthought. …
Read More »Butker breaks Moody’s Super Bowl record with 57-yard field goal
Butker breaks Moody’s Super Bowl record with 57-yard field goal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Rookie kicker Jake Moody etched his name into the NFL history books in the second quarter of the 49ers’ Super Bowl LVIII matchup with the Chiefs on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. With San Francisco facing a fourth-and-14 at the Kansas City 37-yard line, …
Read More »He inherited a ‘crisis roster situation.’ Now, Curt Cignetti preps IU football for spring.
Curt Cignetti’s first spring at Indiana is fast approaching. With the Hoosiers’ spring game set for April 18, the schedule for the next few months is taking shape. Cignetti and his staff spent December retooling what he called a “crisis roster situation,” and then they laid the foundation for recruits in the classes of 2025 and 2026. Now, it’s time …
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