Week 16 playoff scenarios: 49ers can clinch top seed, bye

(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) The San Francisco 49ers' Christmas gift could be the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The 49ers, the only 11-3 team in the NFC, have a straightforward path to clinching the top seed and a first-round bye in...

Cardinals tight end Geoff Swaim (calf) ruled out vs. 49ers

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Arizona Cardinals tight end Geoff Swaim left Sunday's game with the visiting San Francisco 49ers with a right calf injury. Swaim was carted off the field with about six minutes left in the second...

Seahawks QB Geno Smith (groin) questionable for game vs. Eagles

(Photo credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports) The Seattle Seahawks on Saturday listed quarterback Geno Smith as questionable for Monday's home game against the Philadelphia Eagles due to a groin injury. Smith was a limited participant in practice...

Eagles, Seahawks aim to get back to winning on MNF

(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) Despite back-to-back losses, the Philadelphia Eagles are still tied for first place in the NFC East and in contention for the conference's top playoff seed. With four consecutive defeats, the Seattle...

Eagles, Seahawks aim to get back to winning on MNF

(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) Despite back-to-back losses, the Philadelphia Eagles are still tied for first place in the NFC East and in contention for the conference's top playoff seed. With four consecutive defeats, the Seattle...

49ers will clinch NFC West with win over Cardinals

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports) The San Francisco 49ers are the only team in the NFL to have clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they can be the first to clinch their division in Week 15. All the 49ers have to do is beat 3-10...

49ers will clinch NFC West with win over Cardinals

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports) The San Francisco 49ers are the only team in the NFL to have clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they can be the first to clinch their division in Week 15. All the 49ers have to do is beat 3-10...

Week 13 NFL Capsules

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) Week 13 NFL capsules Indianapolis Colts (6-5) at Tennessee Titans (4-7) The Colts presently occupy the seventh and final playoff spot in the AFC. That's a big credit to the running game, including...

Week 13 NFL Capsules

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) Week 13 NFL capsules Indianapolis Colts (6-5) at Tennessee Titans (4-7) The Colts presently occupy the seventh and final playoff spot in the AFC. That's a big credit to the running game, including...

Week 13 NFL Capsules

(Photo credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports) Week 13 NFL capsules Indianapolis Colts (6-5) at Tennessee Titans (4-7) The Colts presently occupy the seventh and final playoff spot in the AFC. That's a big credit to the running game, including...

Picks And Predictions For Week 12 vs. The San Francisco 49ers

The Seattle Seahawks face the 49ers on Sunday, November 23 at Lumen Field as part of Week 12 of the 2023 season. Kickoff is set for 5:20 p.m. PT. Here’s what local and national media are predicting:   Ari Horton The Seattle Seahawks (6-4) take on...

NFL roundup: Lions storm back in fourth, stun Bears

(Photo credit: Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK) David Montgomery scored on a 1-yard run with 29 seconds remaining and the Detroit Lions rallied from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit to pull out a 31-26 victory over the visiting Chicago...

49ers look to get back to winning ways vs. surging Jaguars

(Photo credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports) The powerful San Francisco 49ers have gone a month without a victory. Meanwhile, the ever-improving Jacksonville Jaguars haven't lost since Sept. 24. The Jaguars (6-2) put their impressive five-game...

49ers QB Brock Purdy (concussion) will start if he clears protocol

(Photo credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports) San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, just four days after sustaining a concussion. Purdy remains in concussion...

Finally back home, Cowboys welcome up-and-down Rams

(Photo credit: Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports) Set to play on their own field for the first time in four weeks, the Dallas Cowboys are as healthy as they have been all season ahead of a meeting with the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. The Cowboys...

Texans add DE Kerry Hyder Jr. to practice squad

(Photo credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports) The Houston Texans signed defensive end Kerry Hyder Jr. to their practice squad on Tuesday. Hyder, 32, recorded one tackle, which was a sack, in four games (no starts) this season with the San...

Browns QB Deshaun Watson day-to-day with 49ers ahead

(Photo credit: Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports) Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson did not practice Monday as he continues to recover from a right shoulder injury, with head coach Kevin Stefanski considering Watson's status day-to-day....

49ers, Cowboys renew rivalry in marquee matchup

(Photo credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports) The San Francisco 49ers have knocked the Dallas Cowboys out of the playoffs in each of the past two seasons. However, the regular season has been a different story, and Dallas will attempt to defeat...

Giants RB Saquon Barkley (ankle) ruled out vs. 49ers

(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley has been ruled out of Thursday's road game against the San Francisco 49ers due to a sprained ankle. Giants coach Brian Daboll initially told...

Giants road trip into San Francisco with Saquon Barkley hurting

(Photo credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) Daniel Jones tries to win road games in consecutive weeks for the first time on Thursday, when the New York Giants' traveling party makes its way from Arizona to San Francisco. The Giants rallied to...

49ers rest TE George Kittle (groin), hope he's ready for opener

(Photo credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports) The San Francisco 49ers hope that star tight end George Kittle will return to practice Monday after sitting out this week because of a "lingering" groin injury. "We're just taking care of him right...