Super Bowl LVIII concluded less than 24 hours ago, with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, and we are already looking ahead to next year’s big game. On Monday, the logo for Super Bowl LIX was revealed, and it is on brand with the host city, with bright colors and a …
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Did 49ers players know overtime rules are different in playoffs?
It used to be one of the easiest decisions in football: If you win the toss in overtime, you take the ball. The rules are different now, however, and that choice by San Francisco in the Super Bowl will be debated all offseason. [Explaining the NFL’s OT rules: Regular season vs. playoffs] The 49ers took the ball and drove for …
Read More »Report: Mike Zimmer’s deal isn’t done in Dallas; Cowboys have reached out again to Rex Ryan
In Sunday’s ESPN vs. ESPN reporting battle, it looks like Rex Ryan emerged with the win. After Adam Schefter said on the Super Bowl edition of NFL Sunday Countdown that the Cowboys will hire Mike Zimmer to serve as the team’s defensive coordinator, Ryan said that he believes the deal isn’t done — and that Zimmer might not get the …
Read More »Patrick Mahomes on pace to pass Tom Brady as greatest QB ever? Latest Super Bowl win intensifies the debate
Getty Images If we learned anything this postseason, it’s that you can never doubt Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes. Despite a shaky regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs dominated the Miami Dolphins to start the playoffs, won road games against the Buffalo Bills and the Baltimore Ravens, and then came back from a 10-point deficit in the Super Bowl to defeat …
Read More »Sharks’ Tomas Hertl out several weeks after knee surgery
Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterFeb 12, 2024, 02:01 PM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. San Jose Sharks winger Tomas Hertl will miss several weeks after having his left knee cleaned to remove loose cartilage, the team announced Monday. The Sharks said in a statement that an exact timeline for when Hertl could return has yet …
Read More »Saints hire 49ers’ Klint Kubiak as new offensive coordinator following 2024 Super Bowl, per report
Getty Images Klint Kubiak wasn’t able to earn himself a Super Bowl ring with the San Francisco 49ers falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime on Sunday, but the coach has landed a new gig. The Niners passing game coordinator has reached a deal with the New Orleans Saints to become the team’s next offensive coordinator, according to NFL …
Read More »Did 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan make wrong overtime call? We analyze the numbers
Greg Auman NFC South Reporter Sunday night in Las Vegas brought us not only the second overtime game in Super Bowl history, but more significantly, the first overtime game since the NFL changed its rules for the postseason to ensure both teams would get the ball in the extra period. That meant in real time, the 49ers and Chiefs had …
Read More »Kansas City wins Super Bowl in overtime, defeating 49ers 25-22
Kansas City wins Super Bowl in overtime, defeating 49ers 25-22 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid have made the Kansas City Chiefs a dynasty. They’re already thinking three-peat. First, they had to become the first back-to-back Super Bowl champions in 19 years. Mahomes made sure of it, leading another super comeback on the NFL’s biggest …
Read More »Recapping Chiefs’ wild Super Bowl win, plus why 49ers made wrong OT decision and 14 crazy Super Bowl stats
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter, and I’d like to extend a special welcome to Chiefs fans, who probably haven’t slept for a single minute since last night. If that’s the case, then they have something in common with me. My total sleep since last night was maybe eight minutes, but who cares, because it was …
Read More »Here’s what Tyreek Hill said about missing out on winning back-to-back Super Bowls with Chiefs
Getty Images For a second straight year, the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl despite the absence of Tyreek Hill, who was traded to Miami prior to the start of the 2022 season. While his former teammates celebrated another title, Hill assured everyone he is doing just fine in Miami. “We living our best life in Miami,” Hill wrote …
Read More »49ers know they might have fumbled best Super Bowl shot: ‘We had the team to do it’
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter LAS VEGAS — They have been here before, standing on the edge of greatness, but never this close, and never feeling quite like this. For four years, the San Francisco 49ers had been building to one moment. And they felt like everything they wanted was right in their hands. Instead, when it was over and …
Read More »Rebuilding Patriots should find a clear lesson in Chiefs’ title run
Rebuilding Patriots should find a clear lesson in Chiefs’ title run originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Patriots were about as far from Super Bowl 58 as any team, but there was a lesson to be learned as their new leadership watched Patrick Mahomes take the Chiefs to their third title in the last five years Sunday night: A great …
Read More »NFL unveils logo for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, and here are the colors for you conspiracy theorists
With Super Bowl LVIII officially in the books, the NFL has already started the process of looking ahead to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans by unveiling the logo for the game. The league almost always unveils the new logo on the Monday after the Super Bowl, and this year was no exception. During a press conference in Las Vegas, …
Read More »Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift party and sing together following Chiefs’ Super Bowl win
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift earned hardware that signified their status at the top of their respective professions on back-to-back weekends. With the Grammys and Super Bowl LVIII behind them, the power couple took time to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ third Super Bowl win in five years on Sunday night. They partied together along the Las Vegas strip at …
Read More »Andy Reid confirms he will be back with Chiefs in 2024 after Super Bowl win, hasn’t ‘thought about’ retirement
Despite the offensive struggles in the regular season, and despite a 3-5 stretch which included a Christmas Day loss at home to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Kansas City Chiefs repeated as Super Bowl champions this year, defeating the San Francisco 49ers in overtime 25-22. There had been some speculation that Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, who turns 66 in March, …
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