What Shanahan told 49ers after heartbreaking loss to Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area A common theme echoed around the 49ers’ postgame pressers and locker room after another brutal collapse Sunday in San Francisco’s 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium. Missed opportunities. More specifically, opportunities to close out an all-important divisional win after holding a …

The Hayden Lobos won their 24th consecutive game Saturday, defeating Bagdad 56-34 at Scottsdale Coronado High School for its second straight 1A football championship. The No. 1-seeded Lobos (12-0), from Winkleman about 100 miles southeast of the Phoenix area, beat the second-seeded Sultans for the second time this season. They won 30-20 at Bagdad on Sept. 6. Bagdad (10-2) lost …

With two minutes to play, the Chicago Bears trailed by one point. Caleb Williams had posted his cleanest and most efficient game in weeks — until this drive, when the first overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft absorbed back-to-back sacks. Now facing third-and-19 from his own 21, Williams knew how urgently his team needed him to make a play. …

Nov 16, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Miles O’Neill (16) looks to throw the ball during the fourth quarter against the New Mexico State Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images The Auburn Tigers have the chance of playing spoiler on Saturday, as they welcome one of the top teams in the SEC to …

Maiocco’s 49ers Report Card: Team grades in deflating loss to Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers are too good for games like this to happen again and again and again. Or maybe not. The 49ers dropped to 5-5 on the 2024 NFL season with a 20-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday …

The final regular-season Bakersfield College football game required a performance necessary of erasing yet another close loss and a desire to finish above .500 record wise and be in line for a postseason berth. The Renegades, trailed early, but turned it on in the second half to cruise to a 40-17 victory Saturday night over Santa Barbara at Memorial Stadium. …

The Saints put on a show in a 35-14 win against the Browns. After losing seven straight games, New Orleans has recorded back-to-back wins under interim head coach Darren Rizzi. Derek Carr finished 21-of-27 for 248 pass yards and two touchdown throws, with Marquez Valdes-Scantling recording 87 receiving yards and Alvin Kamara totaling 89 yards from scrimmage. But while the …

Jerod Mayo’s take on Patriots’ loss to Rams is a bit puzzling originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots allowed 402 total yards Sunday and trailed by as many as 15 points in a 28-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at Gillette Stadium. Which is why Jerod Mayo’s postgame diagnosis of how the game unfolded raised …

Carver’s Anthony Rogers poses for a photo during the high school football media day at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The Alabama Crimson Tide lost a long-time member of their 2025 recruiting class Sunday afternoon, as Anthony Rogers officially announced that he was decommitting from the program. Announced on social media, Rogers was the lone …

Sean McVay impressed with Drake Maye: ‘Going to be a special player’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay believes the New England Patriots could have something special in their rookie quarterback Drake Maye. Maye completed 30 of 40 passes for 282 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Sunday’s 28-22 loss to L.A. …

Sep 23, 2023; College Station, Texas; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Walter Nolen (0) and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (45) tackle Auburn Tigers quarterback Robby Ashford (9) for a loss during the third quarter at Kyle Field. Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Over the last two games, Texas A&M has not played the best football, going 1-1 but still maintaining its share of …

Josh Allen ran for a 26-yard touchdown on fourth down with 2:17 left, sealing the Buffalo Bills’ 30-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday and handing the two-time defending Super Bowl champions their first loss of the season. James Cook rushed for two touchdowns and Allen threw a 12-yard TD pass to Curtis Samuel for Buffalo (9-2), which …

Smith drops Steph’s ‘night night’ on 49ers in Seahawks’ stunning win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Geno Smith gave the Bay Area a taste of its own medicine Sunday. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback scrambled for a 13-yard game-winning touchdown against the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium, and he dropped Steph Curry’s customary “night night” celebration on the Faithful. Curry …

DJ Lagway isn’t even done with his first season at Florida, but Billy Napier has already found a potential successor. The Gators secured a commitment from Tramell Jones Jr. Sunday evening. The 4-star QB is from Mandarin High School in Jacksonville. Jones decommited from FSU Thursday and took an official visit to Florida Saturday for the win vs. LSU, like …

Perry: Pats D experienced ’11 minutes from hell’ vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots defense shut out the Los Angeles Rams in the first and fourth quarters of Sunday’s matchup, but a nightmare 11-minute stretch ultimately led to their demise. L.A. scored 14 points in both the second and third quarters to take down …