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Remember “Mr. Irrelevant,” the final pick of the 2022 Draft? Brock Purdy wasn’t supposed to be here. Yet, here he stands, basking in the afterglow of a remarkable 2023 season that saw him lead the San Francisco 49ers to Super Bowl 58. After a tremendous second season, if Brock Purdy can guide the 49ers to […]

Christian McCaffrey wasn’t just a trade. He was a statement by the San Francisco 49ers: an all-in bet on a championship window, with McCaffrey as the missing piece. And boy, did he deliver. The 2023 season wasn’t just a bounce-back year for the oft-injured star, it was a symphony of talent, culminating in individual accolades […]

In the age of streaming, important sporting events being viewable on non-traditional platforms is becoming more of a regularity. While streaming is a new concept to some, it only makes watching games more convenient, and that will be the case for Super Bowl LVIII. The championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City […]

Brock Purdy has pretty much exceeded all expectations as the Mr. Irrelevant of the 2022 NFL draft. At 24 years old in just his 2nd season playing for the San Francisco 49ers, Purdy already has his team a win away from winning their first Super Bowl title in 30 years. Almost every NFL fan knows […]

San Francisco 49ers rookie kicker Jake Moody missed four kicks in the regular season, and has missed one in each of the team’s two playoff games, but he has not lost his confidence as he prepares for the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs. “It’s no different than in college. The posts are the […]

The Washington Commanders have their head coach and general manager duo with Dan Quinn and Adam Peters, and San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke on the duo, pulling from his experience that he has had with both of them. “I’m so pumped for Dan, I’m so pumped for Washington,” Kyle Shanahan said, via […]

As we await the results between the 49ers vs. Chiefs on Super Bowl Sunday, we decided to simulate the matchup via Madden 24. Last week, our simulation series correctly predicted both Conference Championship games, though they somehow thought the Chiefs and Ravens would put up 40+ points. This week, we’ve got a whole new matchup […]

The biggest game in the NFL calendar, the Super Bowl, is always played in a neutral location; the home and away team distinctions then alternate every year, and it just so happened that the San Francisco 49ers, being the representative of the NFC, will be entering that contest as the nominal away team after the […]

Since coming over from the Carolina Panthers in a trade, running back Christian McCaffrey has more than proven his worth and then some since joining the San Francisco 49ers. He’s been the most prolific running back in the game during a time when the position has lost its value and appreciation. Now, McCaffrey could prove […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is having a phenomenal season, having led his team to Super Bowl 58 amid an MVP-caliber year. But the 49ers star, despite his individual success, still understands that football is a team game, and he spoke about it during media availability on Super Bowl media row: "Life isn't about […]

Brock Purdy is the Mr. Irrelevant of the 2022 NFL Draft, with eight other QBs drafted ahead of him before the San Francisco 49ers took a flyer on him with the 262nd pick. Sure enough, after proving himself to be the best quarterback among the bunch, it would only be natural for him to hold […]

With Super Bowl 58 fast approaching, the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs players have plenty of media obligations to fulfill, with 49ers tight end George Kittle having to speak in front of reporters on Monday night. Kittle, however, instead of talking about the upcoming big game, immediately offered his passionate take about the […]

One of the most talked-about players coming into Super Bowl 58 is San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. That’s probably because we know who his counterpart is, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and what he has done in three Super Bowl appearances, winning two of those. Many are wondering if Purdy will be able […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes doesn’t mind playing the villain role. He understands that the Chiefs’ consistent winning has turned some NFL fans against Kansas City. Mahomes commented on his willingness to play the villain role ahead of Super Bowl 58, via Jeff Darlington of ESPN. “I can definitely sense it. I never felt […]

Well friends, we made it. It’s officially the week of Super Bowl 58, and boy oh boy, we’ve got an awfully tasty matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers to look forward to, don’t we? This feels like the right Super Bowl matchup. The Chiefs and 49ers have been the best and most consistent […]

Brock Purdy has done an admirable job as the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2023 NFL season. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be in the middle of preparation for Super Bowl 58. The Niners’ success with Purdy has also made rumors that San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan thought about bringing in Tom […]

On the eve of the Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reflected on how Brock Purdy became the team’s quarterback with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. “I was sure Brock was worthy of the fourth round, and we put a fourth-round grade on him,” Shanahan told Peter King ahead of […]

Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni are getting their squads ready to battle it out in Allegiant Stadium. Super Bowl 58 is one for the books as the Kansas City Chiefs are getting a re-vamped San Francisco 49ers squad that is hungrier than ever. However, Adam Schefter may have had a different matchup in his heart. […]

The San Francisco 49ers aim to win their first Super Bowl since 1995. But they have a difficult matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Leading up to the big game, legendary wide receiver Jerry Rice was asked what he’d like to see San Francisco do. He explains he’d like for the defense to double-team Travis […]

There are only a few days before the football world flock to Las Vegas and Allegiant Stadium for Super Bowl 58. Big names like Christian McCaffrey, Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purdy, and Travis Kelce among others have a chance to be immortalized in the annals of history or get sent packing. All of these players are […]

The San Francisco 49ers haven’t yet played in the Super Bowl this year, but they are already getting some amazing gifts. The 49ers’ players and coaches are getting free peloton bikes and shoes as a gift for their Super Bowl appearance, per The Athletic. The organization is giving out the items. The 49ers clash with […]

Cam Newton has recently caused controversy when he tried to clarify his statement on a previous take about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy being a game manager. Newton stands by his game-manager opinion on Purdy but also said that his stance is not out of hate and just a purely objective football comment. He […]

The story of Brock Purdy is one you surely know front-to-back by now, but here’s the cliffs notes version of it: three-star high school recruit… began his freshman year at Iowa State as the third-string quarterback, but would go to become a four-year starter for the Cyclones… departed Iowa State as the program’s all-time passing […]

Quarterback Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers are currently gearing up to take part in the upcoming Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas. Purdy has been the subject of much debate on just how much of the 49ers’ success can be attributed to him; however, there’s no arguing with the […]

Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers are currently gearing up to participate in the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs. McCaffrey and his teammates are in the big game courtesy of a recent thrilling come-from-behind win over the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game, in which the 49ers once trailed by 17 […]

It looks like the San Francisco 49ers will be relatively healthy in the Super Bowl 58 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Even star tight end George Kittle is expected to suit up despite his recent injury. As part of the NFL’s game status reporting, the 49ers released their latest injury update on Friday where they […]

Few assistant coaches in football make a bigger impact and command more respect than Steve Spagnuolo. His players have so much belief in their longtime defensive coordinator, in fact, that Kansas City Chiefs defenders commissioned, donned and began selling custom “In Spags We Trust” t-shirts amid the team’s run to Super Bowl LVIII against the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have had a busy offseason after choosing to keep Antonio Pierce as the head coach. They made a splash hire at offensive coordinator after reeling in Kliff Kingsbury as the new offensive coordinator. After all that, the franchise has made another head-turning coaching hire. Vegas is hiring former running back of […]

The New Orleans Saints appear to have their next offensive coordinator lined up, and he could be arriving with a brand new Super Bowl ring.  New Orleans is “working to hire” San Francisco 49ers passing game specialist Klint Kubiak as their next OC, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Nothing can be finalized, however, until […]

Four years after their first matchup in 2020, the San Francisco 49ers are looking for revenge and a Super Bowl title against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers and Chiefs join an illustrious group of teams to face off in the Super Bowl multiple times against each other. The list of teams to face each […]

It has been a different postseason run than usual for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs as they get prepared win back to back Super Bowls on Feb. 11. in Las Vegas Nevada against the San Francisco 49ers. This time around, the Chiefs have been labeled as “underdogs” due to an up and down […]

It looks like another Gore is on the rise. Scoring a 49-yard touchdown on his team’s first game possession, Frank Gore Jr. was named MVP of the East-West Shrine Bowl held on Thursday. Of course, just like his father, the younger Gore plays the running back position. And during the Shrine Bowl’s awarding ceremony, Frank […]

Although they have been able to advance all the way to the Super Bowl with wins over the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions, Fred Warner and the San Francisco 49ers’ vaunted defensive unit have not exactly lived up to their reputation so far during the 2024 NFL postseason. Warner himself has made several […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a huge task coming up when they face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. If the Niners are going to beat the defending champions, it seems clear that the defense will have to find a way to limit Patrick Mahomes […]

Brock Purdy was “just a guy” when he reported to the San Francisco 49ers training camp in 2022. He was the last player selected in that year’s NFL Draft, and it seemed likely that he would either get cut or be sent to the practice squad when training camp came to an end. #49ers owner […]

Jerry Rice knows a thing or two (or three) about winning Super Bowls. As a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Rice won all three Super Bowls he appeared in, with his only loss in the big game coming in 2003 as a member of the Oakland Raiders. Niners fans are justified to act like […]

This year’s Super Bowl matchup is set as the San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas next weekend. The 49ers have needed comeback efforts two weeks in a row to get this point, while the Chiefs have been in control for the majority of their playoff run. These two […]

The San Francisco 49ers advanced to the Super Bowl after a thrilling comeback win over the Detroit Lions last weekend. The 49ers were down by 17 at halftime, but a second half explosion rallied them to a 34-31 win. Now, San Francisco will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, and tight […]

Brock Purdy and the 49ers erased countless doubts with a big comeback win over the Detroit Lions in the second half of the NFC Championship Game this past Sunday. It wasn’t enough to sway the opinions of Cam Newton, who still isn’t a believer in Purdy as one of the 49ers’ best players or anything […]