Colin Kaepernick Plays Best Game Of Season In 49ers Loss
Kaepernick hung right with Drew Brees and even threw for more yards than his strong-armed Saints counterpart in San Francisco's 41-23 loss to New Orleans on Sunday.
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Kaepernick hung right with Drew Brees and even threw for more yards than his strong-armed Saints counterpart in San Francisco's 41-23 loss to New Orleans on Sunday.
The game at Levi's Stadium on Sunday between the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints went down just as most suspected: The great Saints offense shredded the poor 49ers defense, and on the other side of the ball, the bad San Francisco offense couldn't do enough against the ugly New Orleans defense.
Week nine officially starts the second half of the NFL season. This is the time when teams start to figure out if they are going to be playoff contenders, or pretenders.
For 31 seasons, the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers played each other every year as NFC West Division rivals, and while the teams' fortunes were quite different for most of those seasons, there were still some very memorable games.
This is just what the 1-6 San Francisco 49ers do not need coming off a bye week: The New Orleans Saints offense is coming to town. Fresh off a win over the Seattle Seahawks, the Saints are flying high right now through the air.
After soundly defeating Jacksonville (33-16) a weekend ago, Oakland (6-2) completed the Florida sweep this past Sunday with a 30-24 overtime win at Tampa Bay. As a result, the Raiders return to the Bay Area with a 6-2 record, preparing for a big AFC West showdown next Sunday with longtime rival Denver.
The San Francisco 49ers are 1-6 after eight weeks of NFL play, and coming out of the bye week, the prospects aren't good for too many more victories in 2016. However, the 49ers have some players that are doing really well this season, despite the overall six-game losing streak and the sinking hopes in San Francisco.
The San Francisco 49ers don't play this weekend, but when they return to action in Week 9 against the New Orleans Saints at Levi's Stadium, they will be without linebacker Aaron Lynch.
Smith has asked Commissioner Roger Goodell to be allowed back on the field once his ban for violating the league's substance abuse policy ends on Nov. 17.
This is a frequently asked question during the San Francisco 49ers' bye week as the team has lost six games in a row after a Week 1 upset victory at home over the Los Angeles Rams. How many wins does the team have left in its schedule? After losing those six straight by more than 100 points combined, it doesn't look good for San Francisco the rest of the way.
Just four short years ago, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took the NFL by storm when he stepped into the starting lineup and led the team to the Super Bowl.
After a 28-0 victory over the Rams to open the season, nothing has gone right for the 49ers (1-6) in their first season under Kelly.
After taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter against the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the San Francisco 49ers looked like they might be able to break a five-game losing streak. But the Bucs turned it on after the first 15 minutes of play to run away with an easy road win at Levi's Stadium.
Since parting ways with running back Frank Gore after the 2014 season, the San Francisco 49ers have been struggling to establish a consistent running game. While RB Carlos Hyde has the potential to be very good, he cannot seem to stay healthy.
The 49ers hold a 17-5 all-time edge in this series against the Bucs, including one playoff matchup. The two teams have not played since 2013, and the last time Tampa Bay beat San Francisco was in 2010.
The Eagles were eliminated from the playoffs in a 23-19 loss to the 49ers in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has been carted off the field with a right Achilles tendon injury.
The Eagles will begin their journey for another Super Bowl championship vs. the San Francisco 49ers in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs.
The 49ers beat the Eagles 23-19 and advance to the divisional round to face the Seahawks.
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The Eagles were eliminated from the playoffs in a 23-19 loss to the 49ers in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has been carted off the field with a right Achilles tendon injury.
The Eagles will begin their journey for another Super Bowl championship vs. the San Francisco 49ers in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs.
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