NFL Week 2 picks: Bills-Dolphins starts six unbeaten matchups
The Chargers’ J.K. Dobbins (27) ran through the Raiders defense in Week 1. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Sunday, 10 a.m. TV: Channel 2…
Ricky Pearsall honors first responders who saved him after shooting
Ricky Pearsall was supposed to make his regular-season debut with the San Francisco 49ers on his 24th birthday.Instead, the rookie wide receiver watched the 49ers’…
Don’t you bet against Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers
Las Vegas is an escape from reality — unless you’re the Chargers.While the Chargers enter training camp Tuesday energized by a potentially transformative offseason, Vegas…
Jimmy Johnson, three-time All-Pro and 49ers star, dead at 86
Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson, a three-time All-Pro and member of the All-Decade Team of the 1970s, has died. He was…
Travis Kelce shoved Andy Reid to tell coach ‘how much I love him’
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce made contact with Andy Reid on the sideline during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, knocking the 65-year-old head…
Which NFL team was the last to win back-to-back Super Bowls?
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have a chance to make Super Bowl history Sunday — or at least recent Super Bowl history. Eight…
Former USC star Sam Darnold has a backup plan with the 49ers
LAS VEGAS — During the San Francisco 49ers’ run to Super Bowl LVIII, Sam Darnold’s one-play-away mentality as a backup quarterback came to life. In…
49ers acquired Christian McCaffrey so he wouldn’t become a Ram
LAS VEGAS — Christian McCaffrey will play for the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday — partly because the 49ers did not…
Steve Young says 49ers QB Brock Purdy can run off with title
LAS VEGAS — Nearly three decades ago, quarterback Steve Young passed for a record six touchdowns as the San Francisco 49ers won the last of…
Patrick Mahomes’ respect for Matthew Stafford as big as Texas
Patrick Mahomes grew up in Texas and enjoyed watching NFL quarterbacks such as Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford. And what was it about…
Super surprising: 49ers, Chiefs have shared six quarterbacks
The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs share more than the color red. They share quarterbacks, too, with six of them over the years…
49ers rally to beat Lions and set up Super Bowl with Chiefs
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers finally got their chance. A year after their Super Bowl dreams died because of an…
For Jared Goff, facing 49ers in NFC championship no big deal
It was supposed to be a glorious homecoming for Jared Goff. In 2016, five months after the Rams made the Marin County native and former…
NFL conference championship picks: Who’s going to Super Bowl?
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, left, and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes have met on the field before, but this time it will be in Baltimore. (Charlie…
Jared Goff and Lions defying history ahead of duel vs. 49ers
Jared Goff versus Everybody. The Detroit Lions quarterback came out on the winning side Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — and fellow No. 1…