San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors
Niners honorary captains include a pair of Hall of Fame finalistsMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The 49ers will have a trio of honorary captains when San Francisco squares off against the Falcons on Sunday, as the Niners stand on the doorstep of the Super Bowl. Two of them are on the doorstep of a fairly important doorstep of their own. Eddie DeBar… |
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2008-12 You Called It Repeat Winners NFC West teams stumped the field during our "You called it" prediction competition during the NFC divisional round. CantKnockTheRussell predicted a 30-28 Seattle victory against Atlanta, but the Falcons won… |
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One Step From New OrleansJan 17
There will be little margin for error in Sunday's conference title games. Both contests look like thrillers, perhaps classics. Who will reach Super Bowl XLVII? Peter King picks. |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com Peter King: NFL Playoffs Conference Championship Picks |
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Michael Vick, arguably the most feared rushing quarterback in NFL history, has run with the ball 828 times over 12 seasons, counting playoffs. Three of those 828 rushes gained at least 50 yards. Most 50-plus-yard runs, Weeks 1-19 Now, consider this: San… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Packers have every reason in the world to believe in the power of the read option, after watching 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick dismantle them in the playoffs. But Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is willing to take a longer view, that the sud… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith made his return to the field with a partially torn triceps against the Packers last week and things went well. He played on 53 of the 58 defensive snaps, held up against double teams from the Packers and made eight t… |
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Brian Burke, nytimes.com It's difficult to assess the value Colin Kaepernick has on the odds of the N.F.C. title game, but let's try anyway. |
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49ers keep defensive coordinator guessing The last defensive coordinator to game-plan against 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was criticized by his future Hall of Fame cornerback and was posed pointed questions about his job security. No, things didn… |
