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Who will win the Super Bowl? [Getty Images] Every NFL season brings hope, excitement and the topic that causes the most debate – predictions. From the opening game on Thursday, it will be a long, hard road to Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans on 9 February 2025, and there will be plenty of twists and turns along the way. …

The Ravens were the best team in the NFL during the 2023 regular season, but that came to an end when the Chiefs came to Baltimore in the AFC Championship Game and upset the Ravens on the way to their second consecutive championship. Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith is eager to show on Thursday night who the better team really is. …

The future Hall of Fame quarterback turned TV analyst spoke to Yahoo Sports senior NFL reporter Charles Robinson recently about what makes winning three straight championships – something that’s never been done in the NFL – so hard to do. Video Transcript You had an opportunity to attempt to, to win three straight Super Bowls. Not a lot of players, …

The 49ers had a hold-in, and a holdout. The hold-in has signed his new contract. The holdout remains out of pocket, a week before Week 1. Will the 49ers, after finally getting receiver Brandon Aiyuk signed, get tackle Trent Williams back in the fold? On August 21, coach Kyle Shanahan said of the talks with Williams, “Hopefully, it’s getting close.” …

USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson makes a spectacular, one-handed catch for 24 yards in front of LSU safety Major Burns during the second quarter Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Fatigue was setting in. Faith, ever fragile, was wavering. USC’s revamped defense had held mostly tough. Its new starting quarterback looked mostly comfortable. But USC’s grasp on its season …

Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer exercised surprising discretion regarding his former quarterback in Minnesota when airing grievances about the Vikings to Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Zimmer presumably bit his tongue about Kirk Cousins for fear of eating his words when the Cowboys face Cousins’ new team in Week 9. Zimmer did not take similar care when talking …

Yahoo ADP: 128.6 Likely finished as a top-five fantasy tight end three times over the final five weeks with Mark Andrews out last season. He was also the TE8 in Week 18 despite seeing just two targets while Baltimore rested many of its starters. The Ravens have a glaring weakness at WR2 and utilize their tight ends in the red …

The Eagles have drawn, along with the Packers, the short straw for a long trip to Brazil, where both teams will open their respective seasons on Friday night. On Sunday, coach Nick Sirianni was asked to address questions and complaints about the trip, from players like safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and cornerback Darius Slay. “We’re going there to play and win …

Report: Williams ‘not happy,’ threat of missing games is ‘real’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 2024 NFL season about to start, 49ers left tackle Trent Williams remains committed to his contract holdout, even if it means missing games. Speaking on “NFL Live” Friday, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler explained why Williams will not budge on his protracted holdout …

The Packers got running back MarShawn Lloyd back on the practice field Sunday. Lloyd has been out since hurting his hamstring in the team’s first preseason game and his return to action gives him a chance of playing against the Eagles in Brazil in Friday’s opener, although head coach Matt LaFleur said the team will take its time before deciding …

Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and fantasy analyst Matt Harmon discuss whether the Packers can repeat their success from 2023 and win more than 9.5 games this year. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Packers next up 9.5 wins as their projected …

The 49ers delivered some good news on the status of Ricky Pearsall: The rookie receiver was released from San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday afternoon, a day after being shot through the chest. “San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital this afternoon as he continues to recover from a bullet wound to his chest,” the …

Eagles practice notes: A couple key players return from injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia There’s no holiday weekend at the NovaCare Complex. The Eagles have to get ready for Week 1. With their season opener in São Paulo, Brazil, just around the corner, the Eagles practiced on Sunday afternoon in what would be akin to a Wednesday practice …

Ricky Pearsall, the San Francisco 49ers’ first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft who was shot during an alleged attempted robbery at San Francisco’s Union Square on Saturday, was released from the hospital on Sunday afternoon. Pearsall was upgraded to “fair condition” early on Sunday, one day after the incident, and then the team announced that he had been released …

49ers’ Pearsall released from hospital one day after shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There continues to be positive developments surrounding 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. Pearsall, who was shot in the chest during an armed robbery attempt on Saturday near Union Square in San Francisco, was released from San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday, the 49ers …