Monthly Archives: October 2024

Winners, losers as 49ers outlast Cowboys 30-24 on Sunday Night Football

Winners, losers as 49ers outlast Cowboys 30-24 on Sunday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The San Francisco 49ers made it nervy, but they held on for a crucial win to move to 4-4. San Francisco beat the Dallas Cowboys 30-24 in Week 8 of the Sunday Night Football, with the latter falling to 3-4 coming off …

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Kittle shows out, joins elite 49ers crowd on National Tight Ends Day

Kittle shows out, joins elite 49ers crowd on National Tight Ends Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — It’s only appropriate that George Kittle had one of his best games of the season in the 49ers’ 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys on National Tight Ends Day. The All-Pro was heavily involved in the offense on …

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Daniels’ Hail Mary heroics, Browns stun Ravens & Chiefs stay perfect

Noah Brown celebrates catching Jayden Daniels’ last-gasp Hail Mary [Getty Images] The NFL served up a sensational Sunday in week eight with one of the biggest shocks of the season, some big scoring and a host of dramatic late finishes. A change in quarterback helped the lowly Cleveland Browns stun the red-hot Baltimore Ravens, while the Arizona Cardinals and the …

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Purdue football’s Ryan Walters can only quiet speculation with on-field performance

. Purdue football arrived at its second idle week in the schedule with nowhere to hide from its seven-game performance. The six consecutive losses determine the 1-6 record. More troubling, though, was how many of those 360 minutes featured non-competitive football on either offense, defense or both. The Boilermakers lived down to last-place preseason expectations. In the new 18-team Big …

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Spoiler alert: the Jets’ painful Aaron Rodgers isn’t going to get better

Aaron Rodgers leaves the field after a dispiriting defeat to the New England Patriots.Illustration: Adam Glanzman/Getty Images The Aaron Rodgers era, which never really began in New York, is officially over. Last season after eight games, the New York Jets were 4-4 with Zach Wilson at quarterback, and a defense led by head coach Robert Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff …

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Warner vows to join tight ends with linebacker holiday

Warner vows to join tight ends with linebacker holiday originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The NFL has National Tight Ends Day. But what about National Linebackers Day? Following the 49ers’ 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football” at Levi’s Stadium, “49ers Postgame Live” analysts Carlos Ramírez and Rod Brooks asked Fred Warner to pitch the NFL on a …

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Joel Klatt releases college football rankings after Week 9

Nov 26, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Fox Sports announcer Joel Klatt walks across the field prior to the NCAA football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Ncaa Football Michigan Wolverines At Ohio State BuckeyesThe Columbus Dispatch Fox Sports college football expert Joel Klatt released his top 10 …

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Updated Big 12 power rankings following Colorado’s sixth win

Oct 26, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes running back Dallan Hayden (7) carries the ball in the second quarter against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images With Week 9 in the books, the Big 12 remains arguably the most confusing Power Four conference. Preseason favorites have struggled mightily. The undefeated BYU Cougars and Iowa …

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Purdy had to get ‘real’ with self to lead 49ers’ turnaround in win

Purdy had to get ‘real’ with self to lead 49ers’ turnaround in win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Heading into halftime Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys, the 49ers’ offense was in trouble. Quarterback Brock Purdy was generating explosive plays, but he wasn’t quite as efficient as usual with a 63-percent completion rate. In particular, San Francisco’s offense …

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NFL trade deadline: Cowboys were in a 3-4 hole in ’18 and revived the season with a massive deal. Jerry Jones needs to go there again.

Let’s recap the past two weeks for the Dallas Cowboys. They got paddled at home 47-9 by the Detroit Lions. Team owner Jerry Jones went from threatening to fire hosts on the team’s flagship radio station one week, to throwing head coach Mike McCarthy’s offensive scheme under the bus the next week. Quarterback Dak Prescott has continued to regress from …

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