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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The 49ers wore down the Cowboys in the second half of a defensive struggle to advance to the NFC Championship game next Sunday in Philadelphia with a 19-12 win over Dallas Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco’s defense picked off Dak Prescott twice to stop Dallas …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ It’s the second week of January, and now that the college football title game has been decided, fans of the sport will be riveted to their televisions to track which NFL team will emerge from a group of 14 hopefuls to lay claim to the Super Bowl …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The San Francisco 49ers tuned up for a run at their first Super Bowl championship since 1995 with a dominating 38-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday afternoon. With injured starters Deebo Samuel and Elijah Mitchell both back in uniform for the first time in weeks, the …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The San Francisco 49ers won their eighth game in a row Sunday afternoon, scoring on six of seven second-half possessions to break open a defensive struggle on the way to a 37–20 win over the Washington Commanders at Levi’s Stadium. Brock Purdy remained undefeated since taking over …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Brock Purdy era got off to an impressive start with a near perfect performance by the 49ers in a 35–7 domination of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday afternoon at Levi Stadium to stretch their winning streak to six games. Christian McCaffrey continued to be a game …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The 49ers defensive continued their dominating play in a 13-0 victory over the New Orleans Saints Sunday afternoon at Levi’s Stadium, stretching their lead in the NFC West with their fourth straight win. The shutout was San Francisco’s first in three seasons and extended the Niners streak …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Jimmie Ward’s two first quarter interceptions of Matthew Stafford set the tone early as the 49ers shocked the Los Angeles Rams 31–10 in a Monday Night Football game at Levi’s stadium. Ward’s second interception, a 27-yard return for a touchdown with just under a minute to go …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The 49ers came out flat against a decimated Arizona team and were never able to recover, falling 31-17 to the Cardinals Sunday afternoon. The loss further damaged the already precarious position the Niners (3-5) had created for themselves in their uphill battle to make the NFC playoffs …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER A late Kansas City touchdown with just over a minute remaining in the game gave the Chiefs a 19-16 win over the 49ers in a preseason opener for both teams at Levi’s Stadium that marked the professional debut of Trey Lance, the third overall pick in the …

Oakland Raiders RB Josh Jacobs was named the Pro Football Writers of America’s Offensive Rookie of the Year on Tuesday in voting conducted by the PFWA, becoming just the second Raider to win the award.   Jacobs started in all of his 13 appearances, rushing 242 times for 1,150 yards and …