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The 49ers will have running back Isaac Guerendo for Monday Night Football. Guerendo, who missed last week’s game with a hamstring injury, does not have an injury designation for the game against the Lions. Patrick Taylor Jr. started in his place against the Dolphins. The 49ers have running backs Christian McCaffrey (knee), Elijah Mitchell (hamstring) and Jordan Mason (ankle) on …

The Lions are holding out hope that running back David Montgomery will be able to play again this season, but his return will not come against the 49ers on Monday night. Montgomery was ruled out of their Week 17 game on the team’s final injury report of the week. Montgomery has a knee injury and will be missing his second …

The Buccaneers announced the signing of linebacker Shaquil Barrett. Initial reports Friday night indicated Barrett was signing with the team’s practice squad, but he signed to the 53-player roster. He has not played this season after deciding to retire over the summer, but the Dolphins waived him from the reserve/retired list this week. The Bucs also announced they signed punter …

The Bengals should have more points than they do after reaching the Denver 22, 2 and 2 on their three drives of the first half. They scored one touchdown, turning it over on downs on failed fourth downs on the first two possessions. Cincinnati leads Denver 7-3 at halftime. The Broncos took a 3-0 lead on their first drive, going …

Mayo causes unnecessary confusion with Stevenson-Gibson mix-up originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jerod Mayo made his first mistake before the New England Patriots even took a snap against the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday. About 30 minutes before kickoff at Gillette Stadium, Mayo told 98.5 The Sports Hub’s pregame radio show that Antonio Gibson would start at running back …

Coach Jim Harbaugh his always hands on with his Chargers, including with quarterback Justin Herbert in New England. (Kathryn Riley / Getty Images) Jim Harbaugh loves a high-five, calls it one of mankind’s great inventions. But sometimes, even that hearty gesture is insufficient. So when the Chargers coach spotted the team’s general manager slipping out of the visitors’ locker room …

The Broncos scored their first touchdown of the day with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter. Bo Nix hit Courtland Sutton for a 6-yard score. Wil Lutz’s PAT has tied the game 10-10. Nix now is 13-of-16 for 91 yards and a touchdown, with Sutton catching two passes for 13 yards. Jaleel McLaughlin has seven carries for 61 yards. The …

Shanahan details 49ers’ motivation to spoil Lions’ playoff seeding originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret that 2024 hasn’t been a great year for the 49ers. After a heartbreaking loss in Super Bowl LVIII back in February, San Francisco has underperformed massively this season and is eliminated from NFL playoff contention entering Week 17. But, as coach …

The Cardinals officially have their starting running back available for Saturday night’s game against the Rams. As expected, James Conner is active after he was questionable with a knee injury. He was listed as limited on all three of Arizona’s injury reports this week. Conner has rushed for over 110 yards in back-to-back games, racking up exactly 110 in the …

The Bengals finally converted a fourth down on their way to a touchdown. Tee Higgins’ 12-yard reception from Joe Burrow allowed the Bengals to regain the lead on the Broncos. They are up 17-10 with 11:33 remaining. Higgins’ first touchdown was 2 yards. His second came on a fade despite being tightly covered by Riley Moss. It finished off an …

The Chargers are aiming for their first play-off win since the 2018 season [Getty Images] The Los Angeles Chargers booked their place in the NFL play-offs with a dominant 40-7 victory at the New England Patriots. Justin Herbert threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns to help the Chargers earn a wildcard spot in John Harbaugh’s first season as head …

Down by 10 to start the second half, the Cardinals faced little resistance on their way down the field to scoring a touchdown. Trey McBride’s first receiving touchdown of the year got Arizona on the board. But a blocked extra point kept the score at 10-6 midway through the third quarter. Kyler Murray moved the chains on third-and-2 with a …

The Chargers’ Derius Davis (12) stretches to catch a touchdown pass past the Patriots’ safety Kyle Dugger. (Associated Press) Derius Davis hadn’t reached his full stretch, hadn’t reeled in his second touchdown in as many games and hadn’t yet gotten the Chargers on the scoreboard. Still, J.K. Dobbins was ready to celebrate. The Chargers running back threw both hands in …

The Giants are closing in on the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. And Colorado quarterback Sheduer Sanders seems to be warming to the idea of the Giants drafting him. Shedeur, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, showed off Giants-themed cleats prior to his final college game. Although he didn’t wear them during the game, the message …

After the Bengals victory over the Broncos earlier on Saturday, the Rams entered their matchup with the Cardinals needing a win and some realistic help to clinch the NFC West. It took a game-saving interception to seal it late in the fourth quarter, but Los Angeles was able to come away with a 13-9 win. The Rams had a 10-0 …