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Shanahan forcefully squashes trade rumors, wants to remain with 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Coach Kyle Shanahan is one season shy of matching legendary Bill Walsh as the longest-tenured coach in 49ers history. And he made it clear on Sunday that’s exactly what he hopes and expects to happen. “I don’t want to be any place in …

Getty Images Josh Allen became the odds-on favorite to win NFL MVP ahead of Sunday’s Week 14 matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. The Buffalo Bills quarterback may have secured his place in the pecking order despite his club falling to Matthew Stafford and Co., becoming the first player of the Super Bowl era to log three passing touchdowns and …

Maiocco’s observations: Guerendo, Kittle fuel 49ers’ win over Bears originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE The 49ers finally had a little bit of fun on Sunday. After a couple of games in which the 49ers were embarrassed in decisive losses, they turned the tables on the Chicago Bears at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers put together a dominant …

George Kittle and the 49ers had their way with the Bears’ defense, and Chicago’s offense didn’t fare much better. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) A week after the Buffalo Bills blew them out, the San Francisco 49ers had their own chance to play bully. Hosting a Chicago Bears team that had fired head coach Matt Eberflus nine days ago, the 49ers …

USATSI Arguably the biggest storyline from Sunday’s game between the Giants and Saints took place during pregame when a plane asking Giants owner John Mara to fix “this dumpster fire” flew over MetLife Stadium.  Not surprisingly, Giants players were asked about the plane following Sunday’s 14-11 loss that dropped Big Blue to 2-11. While the question was expected, Giants rookie …

Kyler Murray’s two interceptions led to two short Seattle touchdown drives, and the Seahawks lead the Cardinals 24-10 at halftime. The Seahawks dominated the first half, outgaining the Cardinals 272 to 156. Murray threw back-to-back picks for the first time in his career, with Ernest Jones’ interception leading to a one-play, 19-yard touchdown drive and Coby Bryant’s interception resulting in …

The two-time defending Super Bowl champions have already clinched their 10th consecutive playoff berth, but the Kansas City Chiefs will aim for another AFC West title when they host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has finished with fewer than 270 passing yards in five of his last seven outings and has a passing …

Yes, both of Puka Nacua’s feet are inbounds. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer) Catches like this are why Puka Nacua is one of the NFL’s most exciting young receivers. With 7:33 left in the first hall of Sunday’s showdown against the Bills, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford looked downfield to Nacua on the sideline on second-and-10. Nacua delivered with a catch that few …

Getty Images The New York Jets have been one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL this season, limping to a 3-9 record through 12 games entering Sunday with Aaron Rodgers playing every one of them as a starting quarterback. The season wasn’t supposed to go this way for a franchise looking to end the longest playoff drought in the …

Roob’s Observations: Eagles hang on vs. Panthers, tie franchise record in the process originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Had ‘em all the way. Yikes. The Eagles improved to 11-2 and tied the longest winning streak in franchise history Sunday with their ninth straight win, but they sure put you through hell for three hours, didn’t they? The Eagles hung …

NFL Week 14 winners and losers: Vikings receivers shine, Browns’ drought continues originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Several playoff contenders were on bye in Week 14 — but that didn’t make Sunday any less exciting. Four of the seven games in the early window were decided by six points or less, including one that went to overtime and three …

The NFL has 13 weeks of action in the books, and we’re now heading down the final stretch of the regular season with the calendar flipped to December. Just five weeks remain in the 2024 regular season, and the playoff picture is starting to crystalize.  The Kansas City Chiefs have already secured a spot in the postseason, as did the …

Once more time, Kirk Cousins thrilled the home crowd in Minnesota. Unfortunately for Cousins, though, he was wearing the road team’s uniform. Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons, stumbling through a three-game losing streak and on the verge of losing their division lead, came into Minnesota hoping to level out what’s become a late-season spiral. Instead, the spiral grew only steeper …

USATSI Carolina Panthers rookie running back Jonathon Brooks has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s Week 14 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles due to a right knee injury.  Brooks suffered the non-contact injury in the first quarter after taking a first-and-10 handoff from the Philadelphia 23-yard line. As he ran left and tried to plant his foot down …

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell left Sunday’s game with air cast on his left leg. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell left Sunday’s game against the Bucs on a cart with an air cast on his left leg after being injured on a late hit. The injury took place late in the third quarter as the …