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Beyoncé performs during the Super Bowl XLVII half-time show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in February 2013.Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The NFL Christmas games are taking place on, you guessed it, Christmas. And if you’re anything like millions of people around the world then you’re probably wondering: what time does the Beyoncé show begin? But is that all you really need …

The Texans claimed wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers from the Ravens on Monday, but they were not the only team to submit a claim. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports the Chargers also put in a claim. The Texans and Chargers have the same 9-6 record, but Houston had a higher claim based on the aggregate winning percentage of …

49ers left tackle Trent Williams will not return this season. The 49ers are out of postseason contention, and Williams’ balky ankle hasn’t healed enough for him to get back before the season ends in two weeks. “He won’t be playing in these next two games,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “He hasn’t been able to …

With Tuesday being Christmas Eve, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers made his weekly visit with Pat McAfee and company a day earlier than usual. And Rodgers made, unprompted, a comment about his future with the Jets. Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, Rodgers brought up the possibility of being released by the Jets at the end of the season. “Being released would …

Getty Images At long last, the NFL has a shutout in 2024. On Monday night, the Green Bay Packers blanked the New Orleans Saints, 34-0, en route to a victory to wrap up Week 16. On top of this win, during which Green Bay improved to 11-4 and clinched a playoff spot, it proved to be the first shutout of …

The Saints had a first Monday night: They became the first team to be shutout in the NFL this season. The NFL went a record 15 weeks and 15 games without a shutout before the Packers kept the Saints off the scoreboard, winning 34-0. The Packers moved to 11-4 and are headed to the postseason, while the Saints fell to …

Recency bias is rampant in the NFL. The way the Philadelphia Eagles will be talked about this week, you’d think their record is 0-1 instead of 12-3. The Eagles lost on Sunday. They allowed Jayden Daniels to throw for five touchdown passes. The final one came with six seconds left and won the game for the Washington Commanders. That wasn’t …

Getty Images Welcome to the Week 16 grades! There were a lot of impressive performances in Week 16, but none of those were more impressive than the one that came from Jayden Daniels. In an NFC East showdown against Philadelphia, the Commanders rookie quarterback went off with a historical performance. Daniels threw for 258 yards and five touchdowns while also …

How fans want 49ers to approach Greenlaw, Hufanga contract decisions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have several decisions to make in NFL free agency this coming offseason, but Dre Greenlaw and Talanoa Hufanga are at the top of the Faithful’s wish list. Before San Francisco’s 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, NBC Sports Bay …

Monday Night Football has gone as expected. The Packers have outgained the Saints 222 to 81, and after scoring on three of four first-half possessions, they took a 21-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Green Bay had seven players with at least one carry and gained 95 rushing yards in the first half. Chris Brooks had a 1-yard …

The Packers are showing no mercy. They have three possessions and three touchdowns against an undermanned Saints team. Chris Brooks scored the third touchdown on a 1-yard touchdown run with 6:28 left in the first half to give Green Bay a 21-0 lead. Brooks became the seventh player to have a rush. The Packers have 18 runs and 15 passes …

The Packers scored on their first two possessions, putting the Saints in a hole they might not be able to dig out of with a rookie quarterback and lacking their best weapons on offense. Green Bay leads 14-0 after Josh Jacobs’ 2-yard touchdown run. He has 53 yards on 10 carries and three catches for 32 yards. The Packers went …

The Packers took the opening kickoff and went 63 yards in 10 plays after Keisean Nixon’s 38-yard kickoff return. They faced only two third downs and converted both, including a touchdown on third-and-goal. After Josh Jacobs was stopped for no gain from the New Orleans 1, wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks was dropped for a 1-yard loss by Khalen Saunders on …

Shanahan, 49ers walking ‘fine line’ with Greenlaw to end season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Dre Greenlaw was on the field for four defensive plays before being sidelined with a calf injury in the 49ers’ 29-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. On Monday, Kyle Shanahan shared that the linebacker potentially could miss the final two games …

Why Purdy will start 49ers’ final two games despite O-line injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers finished Sunday’s game with, in essence, third-string offensive linemen playing left tackle and left guard. And things might be even worse for next week’s game against the Detroit Lions. But the 49ers’ issues on the offensive line will not change …