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49ers sticking with Moody through Week 18 regular-season finale originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers are not ready to turn the page on kicker Jake Moody, yet. “He’s going to kick this final game,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Tuesday on a conference call with Bay Area reporters. Moody missed field-goal attempts of 51 …

Ward set to return for 49ers’ Week 18 game vs. Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA —The 49ers expect Charvarius Ward to return to the team on Wednesday after missing the Week 17 loss to the Detroit Lions. Kyle Shanahan spoke to the local media on a Tuesday conference call and shared that the personal reason …

Subscribe to McCoy & Van Noy In this episode of McCoy & Van Noy, Gerald McCoy and Kyle Van Noy break down Saquon Barkley’s historic 2,000-yard season and the debate over whether the Eagles should risk him chasing Eric Dickerson’s record. We also spotlight the Ravens’ playoff surge, JD’s heroics for the Commanders, and Joe Burrow’s OT magic keeping Cincinnati …

Saquon Barkley is on the doorstep of NFL history. The Philadelphia Eagles back is just 101 rushing yards away from passing Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson for the single-season rushing record. With a game left, it’s very much within Barkley’s range. There’s just one problem. The game means absolutely nothing for Philadelphia, who is already locked in as the No. …

49ers QB Purdy has elbow contusion, will miss Week 18 vs. Cardinals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy’s 2024 NFL season is over. After injuring his right elbow late in the 49ers’ 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions on “Monday Night Football” at Levi’s Stadium, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on a Tuesday conference call that Purdy …

Another Eagle takes Defensive Player of Week after facing Cowboys originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia After his two-interception game against the Cowboys on Sunday, Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 17. This is the first Player of the Week honor in Gardner-Johnson’s six-year career. In the Eagles’ 41-7 win …

49ers’ 2025 home, away games set with last place clinched originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With last place in the NFC West clinched, the 49ers know exactly which teams they will face during the 2025 NFL season. The order in which they face them, however, remains to be seen. San Francisco’s 40-34 loss to the Detroit Lions on …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!  The final day of 2024 is here, which means you have just hours to finish all of your resolutions from 2024 before you have to start working on your new ones for 2025. I made a resolution seven years ago to never make another resolution and that has been working …

Week 18 fantasy championships will conclude with a showdown for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) Welcome to Week 18 of the fantasy football season! If you’re here, you’ve probably got a championship to win, eh? You’ve made it this far, but fret not, we’re here to help you across the finish line. The …

Belichick tells awesome Brady story about timeouts, clock management originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Questionable timeout usage and bad clock management in general have been hot topics in the NFL this season. One of the most glaring examples happened on Thanksgiving when Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus cost his team valuable seconds at the end of its game versus …

Best kick of Vinatieri’s career? Belichick offers up surprising choice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 15 modern era finalists for the 2025 class last week, and former New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri was among the players who made the cut. The final 2025 Hall of Fame class will be revealed …

There is just one more week remaining in the NFL regular season, which is just fine by me because we’ve watched some bad football recently. The Thursday night matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears had me considering leaving the sports industry, and then the 1 p.m. window on Sunday featured mostly blowouts. However, we did have the New …

The Dallas Cowboys must make a decision. They could renew head coach Mike McCarthy’s contract for the 2025 season and, if extended, likely beyond. Or they could commence interviewing coaching candidates and chase a new hire. What the Cowboys can’t do, when their season ends Sunday night: Sit pat. Because with McCarthy coaching the final year of his contract, they …

Week 17 of the NFL regular season was particularly potent. A single-week record six teams scored 40+ points, according to CBS Sports’ research. Five wide receivers had at least 90 receiving yards in the penultimate week, so the rookie lists skews offense this week.  Here are the top rookies from Week 17 in the NFL regular season:  1. WR Malik …

The best pick: Brock Bowers Bowers was often taken in the 10th or 11th round of fantasy football drafts this past summer. His talent level was never a question. He was one of the best college prospects at the position the previous three seasons at Georgia. But many people, including myself, wondered what Bowers’ upside would be with the Raiders’ …