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Bosa, 49ers preparing for ‘better’ Vikings team after beating Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Do the 49ers have a bigger test in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings than they did in Week 1 on “Monday Night Football” against the New York Jets? Nick Bosa believes so. In speaking to reporters on Wednesday in the 49ers locker …

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is looking to guide the Chiefs to the first run of three straight NFL titles in the Super Bowl era.Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty Images Sound the alarm: the Chiefs have that look again. The most stunning thing about Kansas City’s Super Bowl win last season was that it came in what should have been a retooling …

Alexander Mattison could provide some fantasy football juice in Week 2. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) Last week’s sleeper page was a no-show, which isn’t a big surprise. Week 1 is the most unpredictable slate of the year, and it’s also a week where most fantasy managers play the hits and start their signature players. The fantasy season doesn’t really …

Warner, 49ers rave about Darnold’s arm talent ahead of Week 2 clash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers’ defense will see a familiar sight on Sunday when they face the Minnesota Vikings. A year ago, Sam Darnold was the 49ers’ No. 2 quarterback and in charge of running the scout team offense to get …

Judge Behrens is in session. The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo’s fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here. As a well-respected and impeccably attired arbiter of fantasy disputes, I’ll periodically resolve conflicts for Yahoo managers in our newsletter. Let’s call Fantasy Court into …

Have you fully recovered from Week 1’s chaos? From injuries to struggling veterans and underwhelming rookies, we head into Week 2 with potentially even more questions than we had before Week 1! Players we thought were clear starts now present giant question marks and Week 1 was so shocking that I honestly could’ve written an entire “make or break” article …

Best Week 2 RB Matchups Jerome Ford vs. Jaguars Ford was the Browns clear workhorse back in Week 1. He played 73% of the snaps and handled 86% of the team’s carries. It was an elite role for Ford, and it translated to a strong fantasy day. Ford produced 15.9 points across his 18 opportunities. It’s also worth noting he …

You can watch Thursday Night Football: Bills vs. Dolphins at 8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT on NBC or stream on Peacock, Fubo, DirecTV and NFL+ “Thursday Night Football” started off on a hot note this season (and if you’ve watched any TNF over the years, that a big deal), and the good times will keep on rolling as the Buffalo …

The NFL is back. That means people and teams are winning. That also means we have the correlated losers, too. For this week’s edition of the Football 301 Playbook, I looked at the 16 losers of Week 1, and one question that I have for each team. Some big, some small, some about players, some more arbitrary. Onto the words. …

One week into the 2024 NFL season, the league has seen one of its highest-paid quarterbacks sidelined by injury in the Packers’ Jordan Love. He’s expected to be replaced this week by backup Malik Willis, 25, who has yet to throw a touchdown in his two-plus seasons in the league. Love suffered a sprained MCL, escaping serious injury, and could …

Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season is in the books, and before we turn the page to Week 2, it’s time for FOX Sports NFL analyst Tom Brady to reveal his current Top 5 teams! Several expected postseason contenders made strong statements in Week 1, including the Dallas Cowboys dominating the Cleveland Browns in Brady’s broadcast debut, as well …

Aaron Jones didn’t play for Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell in 2023, but O’Connell kept tabs on what Jones did to close out his final season in Green Bay. Jones ran for at least 100 yards in each of Green Bay’s last five games and then moved on to the Vikings as a free agent in the offseason. He remained …

Curran: Robert Kraft doesn’t expect to make Hall of Fame at this point originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston A lengthy ESPN.com feature story published Wednesday detailed Robert Kraft’s years-long quest to get elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which to date has come up short. But most of author Don Van Natta Jr.’s piece focused on the …

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton chats with NFL legend Jerry Rice about San Francisco’s title hopes, preventing the Chiefs from a three-peat, and the advice he has for wide receivers in the league today. Jerry joined Yahoo Sports on behalf of Rold Gold. View more Video Transcript Joined by pro football Hall of fame are Super bowl champion Super Bowl MVP …

49ers practice report: McCaffrey limited in Wednesday’s session originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Running back Christian McCaffrey was scheduled to return to limited practice, as the 49ers began their preparations Wednesday to face the Minnesota Vikings. McCaffrey wasn’t active for the 49ers’ season opener Monday night against the New York Jets because of Achilles tendinitis …