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Mike Tomlin brushed off any notion that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have taken the Arizona Cardinals lightly prior to Sunday’s 24-10 loss. Pittsburgh running back Jaylen Warren, however, feels that it may have been a contributing factor in the Steelers losing to a team that had won just two games prior to Sunday.  “I guess just taking them lightly,” Warren …

Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst The San Francisco 49ers made their claim for the best win of the season while the Super Bowl champs continued to slide down the playoff standings. Week 13 in the NFL season had much of everything, as it usually does.  Here is my stock up and down following Sunday’s action.   STOCK UP 49ers …

The Eagles dominated the first quarter, gaining more first downs (seven) than the 49ers ran plays (six). San Francisco’s minus-six yards in the first were the fewest in any quarter under the Kyle Shanahan era. But Philadelphia led just 6-0 after entering with an NFL-high 12 straight red-zone drives finishing in touchdowns, and things quickly changed. The 49ers outgained the Eagles …

Don’t look now, but here comes the AFC South. The AFC North’s gotten most of the buzz when it comes to sneaking three teams into the postseason, but the South is a better candidate given how things have gone recently with the teams inside this division. The Texans squared off against Denver in what amounted to a loser leaves town …

The San Francisco 49ers made a strong case for best team in the NFL, now that they are at full strength. Key words: full strength. They dominated the Eagles 42-19 on Sunday, the largest road win vs. a 10-1 or better team since the 1970 merger, doing so with six straight touchdown drives, the best run by any team all …

Referees ejected San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw as well as Philadelphia Eagles security officer Dom DiSandro in the second half of Sunday’s marquee matchup. The incident occurred after Greenlaw suplexed Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith, after which Philadelphia’s sideline pressured referees to flag the 49ers linebacker. Greenlaw responded by shoving his finger into DiSandro’s face, further stoking the fire. The …

With Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles getting hammered 42-19 at home against the San Francisco 49ers, a high-level NFL agent with a few lucrative quarterback contracts on his resumé saw a winner that wasn’t even on the field Sunday. “Good day for Dak Prescott,” he texted. As much as it could have been a reference to the Dallas Cowboys …

Ben Arthur AFC South Reporter NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Splash plays on the defensive side of the ball have been the Colts’ calling card over the past several weeks. In their three-game winning streak entering Week 13, the sacks and takeaways had come in bunches. They’ve fueled ugly wins. On Sunday, when it mattered most on the road against the division-rival …

Week 13 of the NFL wasn’t one to write home about, even as some narratives were created. The San Francisco 49ers established themselves as the top dogs in the NFC with a convincing win over the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Miami Dolphins moved atop the AFC with their third straight win coming out of the bye. The AFC South looked impressive while …

Purdy focuses on present, not past injury, in 49ers’ win vs. Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area PHILADELPHIA — Brock Purdy acknowledged Sunday evening that he did think about what happened in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles last season. “It was sort of in my mind, I got hurt here,” the quarterback said following the …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Returning to the place where his magical rookie season ended with an elbow injury nearly a year ago, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy played nearly flawless football. Purdy finished 19-of-27 passing for 314 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions and a 148.8 passer rating as the 49ers rolled the Philadelphia Eagles 42-19 on …

Another season, another 1,000 yards for Buccaneers’ Mike Evans. With his performance in Tampa Bay’s 21-18 win over the Panthers in Week 13, the veteran wideout recorded his 10th straight season with at least a 1,000 receiving yards.  Evans is now tied with Randy Moss for the second-most 1,000-yard seasons of all time and only trails Jerry Rice for the record. …

Greg Auman NFC South Reporter TAMPA, Fla. – The Buccaneers offense had ground to a halt, managing two first downs in its last five drives, and the slump was bad enough that Carolina — one-win Carolina, with the worst record in the NFL — had scored to take a 10-7 lead midway through the third quarter. On the very next …

Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco got his team into the end zone for the first time tonight. Pacheco’s 1-yard touchdown run with 9:39 left in the third quarter has pulled the Chiefs to within 14-12 of the Packers. It is Pacheco’s sixth rushing touchdown of this season, his third in two weeks. Pacheco was injured during the nine-play drive, leaving …

Week 13 saw plenty of drama in the NFL, with the 49ers thumping the Eagles in an NFC Championship rematch, the Chiefs visiting the Packers in prime time and … Joe Flacco (!) starting for the Browns (and playing pretty well in a loss). But Sunday also brought another wave of injuries, including a devastating one to the Houston Texans as rookie wide receiver Tank …