Football Page 458 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
It might be time to start calling Kyle Shanahan and the Niners the 'C' word
Once again, the San Francisco 49ers have to be kicking themselves after controlling much of Super Bowl LVIII, only to surrender a 10-point lead while falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime, 25-22. For the players who experienced this same feeling four years ago, it must be like Déjà vu. To ha...
SB LVIII was the Special Teams Bowl
Because of Tik-Tok, Patrick Mahomes’ game-winning drive may be what history remembers most about Super Bowl LVIII. But special teams and the role that kickers played on Sunday night in Las Vegas were the real story. It’s called FOOTball for a reason....
Super Bowl notebook: Chiefs claim dynasty tag by downing 49ers
After the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII last year, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn't ready to crown his team as NFL royalty....
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes wins third Super Bowl MVP award
Leading Kansas City to a thrilling 25-22 overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won his second straight Super Bowl MVP award and third overall on Sunday night in Las Vegas....
49ers expected to bounce back, open as Super Bowl LIX favorites
Although they came up just short this year, the San Francisco 49ers have been installed as the early favorites to win their sixth Super Bowl in franchise history in 2025....
Three for KC: Chiefs beat 49ers in overtime to win Super Bowl LVIII
Patrick Mahomes threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman with three seconds left in overtime to give the Kansas City Chiefs a 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas....
Not even the Deep State could keep the Super Bowl down
Despite being exposed as a deep-state psy-ops campaign, the Super Bowl still managed to retain its status as an unofficial American holiday....
Young artists should study Usher’s Super Bowl performance
I was a little nervous at the start of the Usher performance. The field at Super Bowl LVII had been criticized, and the one at this year’s game took out Dre Greenlaw in the first half while he was simply trying to run out onto the field. Fortunately, Usher’s lower extremities held up as he glided ac...
This might have been the worst year ever for Super Bowl commercials
The dirty little secret about Super Bowl ads is viewers can watch them before the Big Game, with companies (presumably) wanting to stretch the impact of their most expensive spots of the year. Why anyone would seek out commercials before they’re forced to watch them, I have no idea, but, uh, yeah, i...
Harrison Butker one-ups Jake Moody, eclipses Super Bowl-record FG
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody set a Super Bowl record by converting a 55-yard field goal in the second quarter. That mark fell quickly as Harrison Butker bested it by hitting a 57-yarder for the Kansas City Chiefs....
49ers LB Dre Greenlaw out of Super Bowl after injury running onto field
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw will miss the rest of Super Bowl LVIII after hurting an Achilles in a freak injury during the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Las Vegas....
Trick play fuels 49ers to 10-3 Super Bowl halftime lead over Chiefs
Wide receiver Jauan Jennings threw a touchdown pass on a trick play and Jake Moody set a Super Bowl record for longest field goal as the San Francisco 49ers took a 10-3 halftime lead over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday in Las Vegas....
It feels like Jake Moody’s new record should’ve happened a few times over the past 3 decades
(UPDATE, 9:15 pm EST: Kansas City kicker Harrison Butker broke Moody’s record in third quarter with a 57-yard make that pulled the Chiefs to within 10-6.)...
Dre Greenlaw injures himself, ruled out for the rest of Super Bowl LVIII
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw has been officially ruled out for the rest of Super Bowl LVIII with an Achilles injury, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter. ...
49ers K Jake Moody sets record for longest Super Bowl field goal
San Francisco 49ers rookie kicker Jake Moody set a Super Bowl record with a 55-yard field goal for the first points of Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Las Vegas....
49ers' rookie kicker nails Super Bowl-record 55-yard field goal
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody made Super Bowl history by connecting on a record 55-yard field goal....
So what <i>were</i> Roger Goodell and Taylor Swift talking about during SB pregame?
Just when you think we are almost out of the conspiratorial business, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sucks us back in. To large swaths of Americans stuck in the NFL’s orbit, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are the NFL’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith, merely existing as a partnership to do to the NFL’s bidding in...
Rob Gronkowski, not Travis Kelce, is the GOAT tight end
I will never be too bougie for a good GOAT conversation. Michael Jordan vs LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes vs. Tom Brady, The Wire vs. Breaking Bad, lemon pepper vs buffalo, give me a beer and I’ll sink my teeth into any of those. On radio row, Hall of Famer and host of the messiest podcast in America...
Everything you missed before and during the Super Bowl
If you didn’t tune in to the Big Game until after the action started on the field, have no fear. All you missed was one of the worst pre-game shows in the history of television, laden with so much craven advertising that the Puppy Bowl looked like it was on PBS by comparison. We had a bizarre Sunday...
The Bears may keep Justin Fields — and draft Caleb Williams
The Chicago Bears offseason centers around one major question: What to do at quarterback? Should the team draft for need, or trade Justin Fields and select Caleb Williams?...