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Both the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins started seventh-round rookies in their playoff-openers during NFL Super Wild Card Weekend. Brock Purdy and Skylar Thompson, both of whom were selected in the seventh round in 2022, drew starts for their teams in the Wild Card Round, and they made history with their impressive performances. While […]

The Tom Brady Sweepstakes 2.0 could hit NFL free agency in 2023. The veteran quarterback is going to it the open market after a rough season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Still, there will be opportunities for him to continue playing should he go that route. There surely won’t be a lack of teams interested […]

The Seattle Seahawks entered the postseason as a team that defied so many odds. Once Wild Card Weekend started, however, it was clear that they were in way above their heads. The Seahawks fell in their Wild Card Round matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, 41-23, on the road. Seattle trailed early and rallied in […]

The NFL Playoffs are finally here! The NFL Wild Card Round starts on Saturday and runs through Monday night, giving fans six do-or-die games this weekend. It’s time to look at the odds and make some picks and predictions for this NFL Wild Card Round. The first round of the NFL Playoffs brings some incredible […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy really stepped up on Saturday in the Wild Card round, so much so that even Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was left in awe of his performance. Carroll was particularly impressed with Purdy’s evasiveness, prompting the Seahawks tactician to compare the youngster to one of the best QB […]

The San Francisco 49ers are moving on to the next round of the 2023 NFL playoffs after they wreaked havoc on the field in Santa Clara against Geno Smith and the San Francisco 49ers. Behind yet another stellar performance from rookie Brock Purdy, the Niners were able to survive a slow start to Saturday night’s […]

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers went out and destroyed the Seattle Seahawks Saturday night, with the Niners scoring a no-doubter of a 41-13 win in Santa Clara to advance to the next round of the NFL playoffs. That lead could have even been much larger if only wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk secured a […]

San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy just played arguably the best game of his NFL career thus far. The young QB led the Niners to a monumental blowout win against the Seattle Seahawks in their NFC Wild Card showdown. Purdy was so impressive that even Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James had to send […]

After battling on nearly even terms with the upstart Seattle Seahawks throughout the first half, the San Francisco 49ers asserted themselves in the second half and rolled to a 41-23 triumph in the Wild Card playoff game. The Niners got extra motivation from a disrespectful twist of Deebo Samuel’s leg by Seattle’s Johnathan Abram in […]

The San Francisco 49ers got the job done in the NFC Wild-Card Round against the Seattle Seahawks, thanks to another monster performance from rookie quarterback Brock Purdy and the team’s defense, particularly in the second half of the contest. Purdy was sensational anew under center for the Niners, adding another reason why the 49ers have […]

The San Francisco 49ers came into Saturday’s NFC Wild Card game against the Seattle Seahawks as the odds-on favorites. The two teams battled it out in a closely-fought first half, but the Niners absolutely blew the Seahawks out of the water with a scorching second-half performance. Seattle simply did not know what hit them. As […]

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll didn’t hide his frustration after the team got blown out by the San Francisco 49ers in their Wild Card showdown on Saturday. Carroll shared that the Seahawks had a really good shot at winning the game, especially after a strong second quarter that saw them take the lead against […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy just continues to make history in his rookie season. Purdy guided the 49ers to a convincing 41-23 home win over the Seattle Seahawks in the opening contest of this year’s NFC wild-card round. He simply had his way against a promising Seahawks secondary. In the first playoff game of […]

The San Francisco 49ers found themselves down by a point at the half of their NFL playoff showdown against the massive underdogs Seattle Seahawks Saturday night in Santa Clara. But Brock Purdy and the Niners have gone down to work in the second half, virtually ensuring a victory even before the end of the contest […]

It’s official San Francisco 49ers fans: Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is now a Brock Purdy believer. Purdy has been impressing the football world since he took over as QB1 for the 49ers in the wake of the injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo. Not only was he able to maintain the Niners’ […]

Jimmy Garoppolo is hoping to return sooner rather than later for the San Francisco 49ers. But his path to QB1 may be blocked by Brock Purdy, who’s performed admirably amid Garoppolo’s absence. “If he (Garoppolo) returns, it is to be a backup,” Jay Glazer said, via FOX. “To backup Brock Purdy, not to be the […]

The NFL playoffs are about to start, with the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers kicking off the Wild Card Round this Saturday. The division rivals will play in San Francisco for a spot in the Divisional Round. However, the weather is currently poised to be a problem for both teams. The weather forecasts […]

The San Francisco 49ers have been a team that has defied expectations all season long. Led by Head Coach Kyle Shanahan, the team managed to put together yet another elite showing in the 2022 regular season. They head into the 2023 playoffs with a 13-4 record and a first-place finish in the NFC West. In […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has continued to defy the odds in his rookie season. With the regular season-ending injuries to both Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo, Purdy was named the 49ers’ starting quarterback for their home matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month. Purdy took the job, and he has not looked […]

The NFL All-Pro selections were revealed on Friday, per AP News. The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers led the charge with 4 First-Team All-Pro selections. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were amongst the Chiefs selected, while 49ers’ defensive stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner led the charge for San Francisco. They have both […]

As the San Francisco Bay Area deals with widespread power outages and the 49ers prepare for an NFL Playoff game vs. the Seattle Seahawks, Niners tight end George Kittle is one of the many residents without power. Amid the outage lasting four days, Kittle took matters into his own hands and sent a tweet to […]

Brock Purdy has impressed since taking over QB duties for the San Francisco 49ers. His presence has been crucial amid Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance’s injuries. Running back Christian McCaffrey, who was acquired by San Francisco from the Carolina Panthers prior to the trade deadline, recently got brutally honest on Purdy, per NBC Sports’ Matt […]

The San Francisco 49ers enter the postseason as the hottest team in the entire NFL, having won 10 straight games to finish with a stellar 13-4 record. In doing so, the 49ers earned the second seed in the NFC and thus, they will face the lowest-seeded playoff team in the conference in the Seattle Seahawks. […]

There is no such thing as a sure thing in the NFL, which is why the chances of Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks upsetting the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild-Card Round this coming Saturday can’t be totally ignored. Even 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is wary of that game, in part because […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ 38-13 Week 18 rout of the Arizona Cardinals gave them the No. 2 seed in the NFC. Meanwhile, the Seattle Seahawks have also made it to the playoffs. They snuck in as the No. 7 seed after the Green Bay Packers’ 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday night. As […]

Heading into the San Francisco 49ers Wild Card matchup with the Seattle Seahawks, Brock Purdy will match up against Geno Smith in an unlikely event. In this game, all eyes will be on the two NFC West foes. Ahead of this 49ers-Seahawks playoff game, we will be giving our 49ers Wild Card predictions. The 49ers […]

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch dodged a question on whether quarterback Brock Purdy would be the team’s starting signal caller next season in an interview with the Athletic Senior Columnist Tim Kawakami. “I know it’s my job, but I’ve really been focused on, like, let’s not even go there,” Lynch said. “Let’s ride […]

The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers will commence the NFL Playoffs with a Wild Card matchup at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL odds series, which includes a Seahawks-49ers prediction and pick, laid out below. Seattle finished their regular season with a 9-8 record, […]

This Saturday’s opening game of Wild Card Weekend will take place in San Francisco between the Seattle Seahawks and the 49ers. For the third time this season, head coach Pete Carroll is busy getting his squad ready to face a familiar tormentor. Carroll and his team are lucky to now have another opportunity to eventually […]

Jimmie Ward and the San Francisco 49ers take on the Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the playoffs. As the Seahawks get set to take on their NFC West foe, Ward summed up his emotions heading into the postseason. The 49ers enter the postseason as the No. 2 seed with their 13-4 record. Seattle, […]

The San Francisco 49ers are the favorites to take care of business in their upcoming showdown with division rivals Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Wild-Card Round on Saturday in Santa Clara. Their chances of eliminating the Seahawks should only grow following a recent update on Niners linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who missed the team’s regular-season finale […]

The Seattle Seahawks have defied the odds in the regular season and are now in the middle of their preparation for the NFL playoffs, which not many thought before the 2022 NFL season kicked off Geno Smith and company would be part of. But after a thrilling victory in Week 18 against the Los Angeles […]

There’s a new Tom Brady in the NFL, and he was born just before Brady was drafted. And no, it’s not Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, or Lamar Jackson. To find this mystery man, we need to rewind all the way back to 1999, when Tom Brady was a senior at Michigan. After getting buried on […]

Brock Purdy is the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers selected Purdy with the last pick of the 2022 NFL draft and made him the third-string quarterback to start the season. However, due to injuries to both Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance, Purdy was able to finish the rest of the season as […]

And just like that, the 2022 NFL regular season is in the books. Following the Week 18 win vs. the Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers finished No. 2 in the NFC. This will be the third time in the last five seasons they will be in the playoffs, which included a Super Bowl appearance in […]

How far will you go for a cool souvenir from your favorite team? One San Francisco 49ers nearly figured into an emergency situation Sunday at Levi’s Stadium down in Santa Clara when he fell off the stands while trying to grab a towel thrown into the crowd by 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. Fans are falling […]

The San Francisco 49ers have concluded their regular season with a 38-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Head coach Kyle Shanahan has a lot to smile about after this performance. In fact, Shanahan has probably been smiling for the last two months. After seeing his team win their last 10 games and clinching the NFC […]

Arizona Cardinals star JJ Watt may have suit up in his last NFL game in Week 18, but he wanted to clarify that he’s still very much capable of playing. It’s just that he chose not to as he looks to spend more of his energy with his family. Watt revealed as much after their […]

At this point, it’s safe to say this: San Francisco 49ers rookie Brock Purdy is the real deal. From being the Mr. Irrelevant of the 2022 NFL Draft to becoming a winning starter with the 49ers, Purdy has certainly proven himself. And if there are still people who doubt him, he made sure to show […]