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What we learned as 49ers waste Jennings’ career game in loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE INGLEWOOD — The 49ers got off to a hot start and had a number of opportunities to pull away. But the 49ers flubbed it with an abundance of special-teams miscues, dropped passes and defensive breakdowns. Just how good …

After games he broadcasts for FOX Sports during the 2024 NFL season, Tom Brady is choosing one standout star from that game as the LFG Player of the Game. For Week 3’s Baltimore Ravens 28-25 win over the Dallas Cowboys, that honor went to veteran Baltimore running back Derrick Henry. In the perennial Pro Bowler’s best game in a Ravens …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford throws a pass in front of 49ers defensive lineman Malik Collins. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) All Matthew Stafford needed was a chance. The San Francisco 49ers gave the Rams’ veteran quarterback two opportunities in the final minutes of Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium and Stafford made them pay both times. Stafford engineered a game-tying …

Eagles grades by position after gutty win over Saints originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia NEW ORLEANS — It wasn’t an easy victory but it was an important one. The Eagles out-played the Saints for much of the game on Sunday but still narrowly escape from the Superdome with a 15-12 win. The Birds are now 2-1 with a trip …

Andy Dalton led the Panthers to their best offensive outing since they drafted Bryce Young. (Ian Maule/Getty Images) Andy Dalton started at quarterback Sunday, and the Carolina Panthers’ offense didn’t look like the worst in football. Far from it. In the first game since the benching of Bryce Young, the Panthers unloaded on the Las Vegas Raiders in a 36-22 …

Miami Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson left Week 3’s game versus the Seattle Seahawks after sustaining an apparent chest injury in the third quarter. (Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images) (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) The Miami Dolphins’ quarterback situation became even more dire in Week 3’s matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. Skyler Thompson got the start for Miami with Tua Tagovailoa on injured …

Brandon Aubrey kicked a 65-yard field goal for the Dallas Cowboys in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens, the second-longest kick in NFL history. Tom Brady, who was in the booth for FOX on Sunday, was so impressed with Aubrey’s leg that he compared the kicker to NBA superstar Steph Curry. Tom Brady: ‘He’s like the Steph Curry of …

It’s never too early to look toward your next matchup and a chance to bolster your fantasy football lineups. Here are some options to consider for Week 4. Bucky Irving, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (35% rostered) There have been more than a few whispers around the fantasy football community regarding the rise of rookie running back, Bucky Irving. It all …

Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter Week 3 was, again, not the result the Chicago Bears and quarterback Caleb Williams were looking for. This isn’t the column I wanted to write, again. But you have to Bear with this team if you’re a Chicago fan. First off, you don’t really have a choice. So much was made about the additions made to …

After two weeks of looking like the NFL’s next great offense, the New Orleans Saints crashed back down to Earth in a tough 15-12 loss at home to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints scored 40 points in back-to-back games to start the season, but one of the NFL’s most efficient offenses was shut down for the vast majority of Sunday …

In Week 2, the Baltimore Ravens blew a double-digit lead for the seventh time since the beginning of the 2022 season in a stunning home loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Also in Week 2 the Dallas Cowboys got hammered at home, 44-19 by the New Orleans Saints. One of these two teams has to get up off the mat …

Brock Purdy doesn’t have several of his top offensive weapons, as Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, and George Kittle are all sidelined due to injury. But that was no problem on San Francisco’s opening drive against the Rams on Sunday afternoon, as Purdy connected with receiver Jauan Jennings for a 13-yard touchdown to give the 49ers an early 7-0 lead. Purdy …

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey hit a 65-yard field goal on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) At some point, Brandon Aubrey is going to get a shot at setting the NFL record for the longest field goal. And it’s a pretty good bet he’ll make it. Aubrey has been excellent since joining the Dallas Cowboys and he had another highlight on …

Roob’s Observations: Eagles win a wild one in New Orleans originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia They were missing 40 percent of their offensive line, including all-pro Lane Johnson. DeVonta Smith was out of the game along with A.J. Brown. Nick Sirianni was making bizarre call after bizarre call. And then Saquon Barkley and Dallas Goedert – really, the Eagles’ …

FOX Sports’ NFL experts provide the biggest takeaways from every Sunday game and what they mean for each team going forward.  Giants: After getting basically no pressure and mostly terrible coverage in their first two games under new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, the Giants defense showed up big time in Week 3. They were all over Browns QB Deshaun Watson, sacking …