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5 things I care about The 49ers’ bag is deep Nothing has been easy for the San Francisco 49ers in 2024. Few teams have had to deal with an avalanche of injuries like the 49ers have this season. No operation has had to embody the next-man mentality like this year’s 49ers and yet, on Sunday Night Football, as they continued …

Week 9 of the NFL season is on the horizon. Let’s check out the lines for each NFL game at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 28. (All times ET) 2024 NFL Week 9 Odds THURSDAY, OCT. 31 TEXANS @ JETS (8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime) Point spread: Texans -1 (Texans favored to win by more than 1 point, otherwise Jets cover)Moneyline: …

Chicago Bears @ Washington Commanders The Bears and Commanders were in a defensive struggle until a wild ending that saw two lead changes over the final 30 seconds, culminating in a Jayden Daniels completed Hail Mary. Daniels didn’t record a touchdown until the game’s final play, but he topped 300 passing yards for the first time in his career while …

Ralph Vacchiano NFL Reporter It’s not quite halfway through the season yet, but the NFL’s playoff picture is beginning to take shape. At least that’s true at the top of the standings where the Chiefs, Texans, Lions, Steelers, Bills and even the surprising Commanders seem well on their way to a postseason berth. Everyone else is just jockeying for position …

NFL power rankings: Where 49ers sit after big win vs. Cowboys originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Nine weeks remain in the 2024 NFL season, but for some teams, their playoff hopes might have ended today. It was a put-up-or-shut-up type of week for numerous middling squads, and while some answered the call, others wilted under …

The Jets had issues on offense with managing the play clock and breaking the huddle from the start and it continued through the end of Sunday’s 25-22 loss to the New England Patriots. “We’ve got to be better from an operations standpoint, just overall, and that’s every single player, every single coach,” interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said after the …

The New York Jets made some major changes to try to jumpstart a once-promising season that was heading downhill. Robert Saleh was fired as coach after a 2-3 start, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich changed offensive play callers and the Jets acquired Davante Adams to reunite him with Aaron Rodgers. New York is somehow in even worse shape now. The Jets …

The Cowboys and 49ers have played some iconic games in NFL history. Tonight is not that so far. With both teams missing key players, the 49ers and Cowboys combined for one touchdown, three field goals, nine penalties for 69 yards, an interception, three fumbles (none lost) and key dropped passes in the first half. The Cowboys lead 10-6 at halftime. …

Chicago Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson apologized after video posted on social media showed him taunting Washington Commanders fans seconds before he and his teammates gave up a Hail Mary touchdown with time expired to lose to the Commanders 18-15 on Sunday.  Video posted on social media showed Stevenson pointing toward the stands and raising his arms in the air with …

The Jaguars have not received good news on receiver Christian Kirk, who had to exit Sunday’s eventual loss to the Packers due to injury in the fourth quarter. According to multiple reports, Kirk suffered a fractured collarbone and is out for the rest of the season. Kirk suffered the injury on a deep pass over the middle. He came down …

Christian Kirk has gone from the trading block to the injury list on one play Sunday. Kirk injured his left shoulder while trying to catch a deep pass in the fourth quarter of a 30-27 loss to Green Bay. The injury turned out to be a fractured collarbone, ending Kirk’s season. NFL Media first reported the news.  Kirk was one …

Happy National Tight Ends Day! In true tight end fashion, the entire league hit us with a BOOM week to rival all weeks. Last week we had a total of eight touchdowns from tight ends. This week, we’ve been blessed with 16 TDs through the afternoon games, a National Tight Ends Day record. Since this is an official football holiday, …

Another tough game by quarterback Anthony Richardson doomed the Indianapolis Colts in a 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday. Richardson completed just 10 of 32 passes for 175 yards with a touchdown and an interception to snap a two-game winning streak and put the Colts (4-4) further behind the first-place Texans (6-2) in the AFC South. He also …

Tyrique Stevenson may be in for a rough Monday. The Chicago cornerback blew his coverage during Jayden Daniels’ sensational Hail Mary to beat the Bears on Sunday. Video that surfaced after the game shows that he wasn’t doing his job during the play. Fans in a suite at Northwest Stadium recorded video of the Hail Mary from their vantage point …

Christian Kirk’s season is over. The Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver sustained a broken collarbone in their 30-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon, according to multiple reports. That will knock him out for the rest of the season. Kirk went down in the fourth quarter of their loss to the Packers at Everbank Stadium while trying to …