San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors
Colin Kaepernick runs 49ers to winColin Kaepernick runs 49ers to win Over the past 31 years, 49ers quarterbacks - from Joe Montana to Steve Young to Alex Smith - have earned their place in franchise postseason lore with famous last-second throws at Candlestick Park. In a 45-31 divisiona… |
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A great day to be an NFL fanJan 12
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com These are the days that remind us how great the NFL is. Two playoff classics — the Ravens beating the Broncos in double overtime and 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick emerging as a superstar in a win over the Packers — made Saturday a wonderful day t… |
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SF 49ers fans pumped up for playoff game The tribe was out in full force hours before the playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, a tide of red and gold making its way south through the city for the matchup that would determine the fate of the seaso… |
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Jim Harbaugh is looking smarter by the game, says Jim Trotter. His move of Colin Kaepernick to quarterback at midseason paid off well in the Niners' 45-31 rout of the Packers. |
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Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com SAN FRANCISCO -- Perhaps 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh is a football savant, because his decision to change starting quarterbacks midway through the season is, for the time being, proving to be as cunning as it was calculated. |
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Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' 45-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round Saturday night at Candlestick Park: What it means: The 49ers will play in the NFC Championship Game for a second consecutive season, and they’ll do… |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Kansas City Chiefs have hired longtime Packers personnel man John Dorsey to replace the fired Scott Pioli as their general manager. |
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49ers again lead NFL with 6 All-Pros Linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman and punter Andy Lee were selected again Saturday by the Associated Press, and were joined by linebacker Aldon Smith, safety Dashon Goldson and guard Mike Iupati. On the A… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com If you’re watching the fantastic finish in Denver, you’re missing a stunning start in San Francisco. While the Broncos and Ravens are busily playing overtime, the Packers and 49ers are playing a great first quarter in their own playoff game, with Coli… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The inactives for tonight’s Packers-49ers game are out, and they’re about what we expected. San Francisco defensive end Justin Smith, who missed the last two games of the regular season with a triceps injury, is active and will give it a go. But kicke… |
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jerome Boger is the referee assigned to the San Francisco 49ers' divisional-round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Boger is working with an all-star crew, customary for the playoffs. Regular-season crew tendencies… |
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Greetings from cool, sunny Northern California, where NFC North counterpart Kevin Seifert and I will be sharing a rental car and some divisional discourse on our way from an undisclosed location to Candlestick Park. The Green Bay Packer… |
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The Associated Press and Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America have announced their all-NFL first teams for the 2012 season. I've compiled the results here and compared them against our all-division team. As expected, Seattle's Ri… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Well, it happened again. Last year, 49ers defensive end Justin Smith made it onto the Associated Press All-Pro team at the position he doesn’t play — defensive tackle — with 35 of 50 votes. Smith also was a second-teamer at his actual position of … |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- It's unanimous, on both sides of the ball. |
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2012 Records vs. Current Playoff Teams Three teams have posted winning records against the field of 12 playoff participants. Two of those teams call the NFC West home. Seattle's wild-card victory against Washington made the Seahawks 5-1 against the play… |
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10 games that stick out in our memories San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2013 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:30 pm, Friday, January 11, 2013 The 49ers … |
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49ers' 6-fold plan for stopping Packers If the 49ers can follow their season-opening blueprint and pressure Rodgers - and stop the Packers' ground game - with just six defenders near the line of scrimmage, the score could mirror Week 1: Safety Donte Whi… |
