San Francisco 49ers Articles - Page 57

The Detroit Lions are set to travel to San Francisco to face off against the No. 1 49ers in the NFC Championship game. While the Lions are heavy underdogs in the road matchup, head coach Dan Campbell is preparing his team for the upset. The Lions have the pieces to defeat the 49ers, but San […]

The Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers are two very different teams, but they have the same goal. They play each other in the NFC Championship Game this week, and a win for either means advancing to the Super Bowl. The 49ers have the second most Super Bowl wins in league history, while the Lions […]

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young loves a good pop culture reference when it comes to evaluating current-day NFL quarterbacks. He recently laid out his Superman QBs list, and now, he says his most recent successor in The Bay, Brock Purdy, reminds him of both Star Wars’ Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones. “I’ve said […]

The NFC Championship is providing fans with a marvelous matchup. The Detroit Lions are a team that has struggled to get to and find success in the playoffs throughout their history, but they have two wins under their belt in this year’s postseason as they have embarked on a Cinderella story of sorts. The two […]

The Detroit Lions will head to Santa Clara to face the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at Levi Stadium. We’re here to share our NFL odds series, make a Lions-49ers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lions defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 on Sunday to advance to […]

The San Francisco 49ers will play the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. For a second consecutive season, San Francisco is one game away from reaching the Super Bowl. 49ers fans are surely wondering if star receiver Deebo Samuel, who is dealing with a shoulder injury, will be available for the game. […]

The Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers are two of the most storied franchises in the history of the NFL. However, despite both playing in the NFC and the Lions being founded in the 1920s and 49ers in the 1940s, they’ve met just once in the playoffs. The reason why is actually pretty simple: Neither […]

Yes, the the San Francisco 49ers carry an impressive 12-5 record and clinched the top seed in the NFC. That said, a glaring vulnerability could jeopardize their quest for victory in the upcoming NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions. Sure, their offense and defense have been formidable throughout the 2023 season. However, the 49ers’ […]

On Saturday evening, George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers notched a narrow home win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional playoff round. Kittle played a huge role in the San Francisco victory, consistently finding seams in the Packers’ defense and scoring a touchdown to help the 49ers advance for a chance […]

Only two more games stand in the way of Super Bowl LVIII. Brock Purdy, Jared Goff, Lamar Jackson, and Patrick Mahomes all have the opportunity to etch their teams in the annals of NFL history. However, they still need to get past the championship games in order to do so. There have been a lot […]

NFL Conference Championship Weekend is finally upon us. Only four teams remain in the 2024 NFL Playoffs, and by this time next week, we’ll know the two teams competing in the Super Bowl. Before we can think about that, though, we have two great matchups this weekend to discuss. While the AFC Championship Game includes […]

The San Francisco 49ers edged out a victory over the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round of the playoffs. 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy played a substandard game, but the Niners were able to work through that. Tight end George Kittle spoke on Purdy’s performance, giving credit to his poise throughout the game. “Brock played […]

The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in a familiar situation. They’re once again back in the NFC Championship Game, this time facing the upstart Detroit Lions. Their roster is virtually unchanged from last season, as they still boast one of the most feared offenses in the league. However, there was some concern about one of […]

We have finally reached the Championship round of the NFL Playoffs, with the number one and three seeds still alive from both the AFC and NFC conferences. With each of the remaining four teams having great chances at advancing to the Super Bowl, see how they are ranked in our NFL Playoff Power Rankings. Having […]

The San Francisco 49ers are arguably the most prestigious team in NFL history, and they have done plenty of winning. That includes in the postseason, and the team is now back in the NFC Championship Game. NFL fans are used to the 49ers being dominant, so we decided to look at just how good the […]

During an interview with Nick Wagoner of ESPN, Brock Purdy revealed that he was told the San Francisco 49ers wanted Tom Brady in 2023. Wagoner’s article was published on January 16th and the quote surprisingly did not receive much attention. However, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk recently shared it once again. So what exactly […]

Detroit, make some noise! The Detroit Lions are having their best season in almost forever. After steady improvement in the past two years, they finally broke into the upper echelon of the NFL. They had a 12-5 record after the regular season, and they knocked out the Los Angeles Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers […]

Squeaking by with a win over the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round thanks to a fourth quarter Christian McCaffrey touchdown, the San Francisco 49ers will now be playing host to the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game. The season almost ended way too soon for the 49ers last weekend, losing to the […]

With the San Francisco 49ers scheduled to take on the Detroit Lions at home this weekend, the prevailing thought among many is that quarterback Brock Purdy is the x-factor. After all, Purdy was absent for Coach Kyle Shanahan’s team vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in their devastating NFC Title Game loss last season in the City […]

Heading into the 2023 NFL season, very few doubted that at least on paper, the San Francisco 49ers had the best roster in the NFL. The NFL All-Pro teams, announced early last week, proved just that. The Niners had four 1st-team All-Pros, tied for the most in the league in the league with the Kansas […]

The Detroit Lions are headed to the NFC Championship Game versus the San Francisco 49ers this weekend. Unfortunately, though, the Lions have to go on the road for the game and will not be in the confines of Ford Field among the Detroit faithful. Instead, they’ll be off to Levi’s Stadium, where the 49ers are […]

The Green Bay Packers put up a valiant effort against the No. 1 seeded San Francisco 49ers on Saturday. But ultimately, Matt LaFleur’s squad came up just short as the Packers failed to advance to the NFC Championship game following their 24-21 loss to San Francisco. A string of errors cost Green Bay’s chances to […]

The San Francisco 49ers are once again walking wounded coming into the NFC Championship Game. Last season, they walked into the penultimate game of the calendar with two injured quarterbacks. Now, their wide receiver room could be missing their top option in star WR Deebo Samuel. Samuel suffered a shoulder injury during their win against […]

Fourteen teams entered, but only four remain. As the Divisional Round has come and gone, the NFL playoffs are nearing a close. There are only three games remaining, and the next two will be a part of the Conference Championship. The one seed in both the AFC and NFC will play against the third seed, […]

The San Francisco 49ers NFL playoffs return left many in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday night, perhaps ridden with anxiety after watching their team just squeak by with a win over the Green Bay Packers, 24-21. In the NFC Divisional Round matchup, the 49ers hadn’t led the game since about five minutes remaining in the […]

Before Saturday night’s Divisional Round NFL Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers, Kyle Shanahan coached teams had the dubious distinction of being winless in  30 games in which they trailed by five or more points in the 4th quarter. Heading into the 4th quarter against Green Bay, the 49ers trailed […]

Kyle Shanahan is a great coach, arguably the best in the NFL today. The San Francisco 49ers are a perennial Super Bowl threat thanks to his offensive schemes. However, there’s been one aspect of Shanahan’s coaching that has come under fire recently: his inability to lead a comeback. Prior to the 49ers’ playoff game against […]

It wasn’t pretty, but the San Francisco 49ers grinded out a hard-fought win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night to pick up a 24-21 victory, sending them to the NFC Championship Game for the fourth time in the past five seasons. A late interception from Dre Greenlaw sealed the game, but he scared […]

San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Nick Bosa is being honest about his team’s comeback win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoff Round. The 49ers needed a late touchdown to hold serve over Green Bay, 24-21, and move on to the NFC Championship. "We needed a game like that. We just hadn't […]

It was an ugly way to win, but the San Francisco 49ers managed to pull away with the win against the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional Round. It wasn’t a dominant game, but San Francisco managed to make the right stops and cash in on a go-ahead drive to secure the victory. What’s impressive […]

The Green Bay Packers were so close to beating the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round on Saturday. Unfortunately, a huge Jordan Love mistake denied them one final shot at victory. After entering the fourth quarter with a 21-14 lead, the Packers found themselves trailing the 49ers 24-21 with just a minute left on […]

The Green Bay Packers fell 24-21 to the San Francisco 49ers and were eliminated from the NFL Playoffs on Saturday night. But it wasn’t for a lack of effort from packers running back Aaron Jones. Jones had 18 carries for 108 yards, including a 53-yard jaunt against the 49ers. In doing so, he became the […]

The Green Bay Packers fell 24-21 to the San Francisco 49ers in brutal fashion on Saturday night. Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw the loss-sealing interception with a difficult pass across the field on first down an with two timeouts remaining. But before that, Packers kicker Anders Carlson missed a field goal attempt with 3:45 remaining in the game […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love admits he’s at fault for that botched final pass that saw the San Francisco 49ers get the interception to seal the divisional round win. With 52 seconds left on the clock and the Packers trailing the 49ers 24-21, Love shockingly threw a deep pass to the middle where wide […]

The Green Bay Packers fell 24-21 to the San Francisco 49ers in a heartbreaking NFL Playoff loss on Saturday night. While many fans will rightfully point to Packers quarterback Jordan Love getting intercepted on first down with two timeouts left after he attempted a wild throw across the field, the Packers also had a chance […]

The San Francisco 49ers reached deep down and pulled out a 24-21 win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night. For a time, it looked as though the 49ers would suffer the upset at the hands of the Packers before taking the late lead after a Christian McCaffrey touchdown. Even after that, the Packers […]

The Green Bay Packers were almost there. They were on the cusp of scoring an upset victory over the San Francisco 49ers, and it’s that feeling of coming close that made the team’s loss in Santa Clara taste painfully bitter. With Green Bay’s 24-21 loss to the Niners, Packers and NFL fans have come up […]

The San Francisco 49ers are moving on to the next round of the NFL playoffs after coming away with a 24-21 victory at home Saturday night versus the Green Bay Packers. It looked as though the Niners were going to get upset by Jordan Love and company, but San Francisco, with some help from Lady […]

The San Francisco 49ers hold a 7-6 lead over the Green Bay Packers at the half. Both defenses have stepped up big time. But Brock Purdy’s touchdown pass to George Kittle was the only touchdown scored in this game so far. However, it turns out Purdy’s pass triggered an impressive NFL feat that will have […]