NFL power rankings: Where 49ers stand after big win vs. Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There are levels to the NFL heirarchy. There are true Super Bowl contenders and then there are pretenders. And then there’s the Dallas Cowboys. It was a litmus test week for some of the league’s top teams, and while some proved themselves …

Oct. 13—Notes, stats, quotes and final thoughts from New Mexico’s 52-37 win over Air Force on Saturday: *** The last time this happened, New Mexico started 0-2. The 1916 varsity team — Lobos wasn’t introduced as a nickname until four years later — opened the season with a trip to Colorado College in early October and were soundly whipped 47-2, …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, center, returned to the sideline after being treated in the locker room in Denver because of a heart issue. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) The setting was different, but for Jim Harbaugh the feeling was hauntingly familiar. It began the night before Sunday’s Chargers game against the Denver Broncos, when an irregular heartbeat — an issue …

The fruits of the Oregon Ducks’ labor are starting to pay off. On Sunday afternoon, Dan Lanning and his staff got a big commitment from a blue-chip defensive lineman in the 2026 class, landing 4-star defensive lineman Tomuhini Topui out of Mater Dei, in California. Topui is rated by 247Sports as the No. 96 player in the 2026 class, and …

The NFC North isn’t just the best division in football. It’s the best division football has seen through six weeks since the league realigned to six, four-team divisions. Per the NFL, the NFC North is the first division with all teams at four or more wins through six weeks since the adoption of the current format in 2002. The Vikings, …

Adam Haysbert and Glen Kozlowski mob Kelly Smith after he caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the Holiday Bowl. | Tom Smart, Deseret News Editor’s note: Fifth in a series exploring BYU’s 1984 national football championship. Kelly Smith’s 13-yard touchdown reception with 1:23 remaining gave BYU a 24-17 victory over Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl. The catch not only …

The Detroit Lions made a statement in their 47-9 blowout over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, and Tom Brady is definitely sold on the idea that Jared Goff & Co. are once again Super Bowl contenders — if not favorites — this season. When asked by FOX NFL Sunday studio analyst Howie Long after the game if the Lions are …

Jerry Jones had nothing to celebrate on his 82nd birthday. The Cowboys were humiliated 47-9 to a team coached by one of his former players, Dan Campbell. It was the worst home loss for the Cowboys since 1988, the year before Jones purchased the team, and it tied for the biggest margin of loss in Jones’ tenure. The Cowboys also …

Oct. 13—FRESNO, Calif. — John Mateer and Tyson Durant were locker neighbors for Washington State’s latest game, a road test against Fresno State. The quarterback and safety have developed a solid rapport this fall, and as the Cougars came out of the locker room after halftime in Saturday’s game, Durant encouraged his teammate. Wanted to see more from him. “Keep …

For each game he broadcasts during the 2024 NFL season all the way through Super Bowl LIX, FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is choosing one standout star as his LFG Player of the Game. There were several members of the Lions whom Brady could have chosen after Detroit’s 47-9 beatdown of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. However, as …

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones turned 82 on Sunday, but it wasn’t a birthday to remember. The Lions humiliated his team 47-9 in the most lopsided home loss that the Cowboys have experienced since 1988. After the game, Jones said that the loss was a “shocker” and called it both “very concerning” and “very humbling.” Jones said that he wasn’t ready …

Iowa rode another big day from junior running back Kaleb Johnson and some timely defensive plays en route to a 40-16 win over Washington. Johnson rushed 21 times for 166 yards with a pair of touchdowns and the 6-foot, 225 pound back also caught an 18-yard touchdown. Graduate cornerback Jermari Harris had a big interception, junior defensive lineman Max Llewellyn …

Caleb Williams has been improving in both fantasy football and reality on a week-to-week basis. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) It took us six weeks to get here but we finally got to see all top-three picks from the 2024 NFL Draft in action — and the results were actually pretty good. Caleb Williams led the Bears …

DJ Giddens wasn’t looking to send a personal message when he shredded Colorado’s defense Saturday night in a hard-fought 31-28 Kansas State football victory over the Buffaloes at Folsom Field in Boulder. But the Wildcats as a team were a different matter. “Not me, but as a team we had something to prove, being able to go on the road …

Curran: With Maye, Pats ‘an ascending team’ despite fifth straight loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots were blown out on their home field by the Houston Texans on Sunday, but the 41-21 final score doesn’t tell the whole story. Drake Maye left many feeling encouraged after his first NFL start. The rookie quarterback recorded three …