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Super Rally: Mahomes, Chiefs win Super Bowl with late surge

February 2, 2020 Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Uncomfortable and under duress for much of the game, Patrick Mahomes suddenly recaptured his mojo and lifted Andy Reid and the Chiefs to a Super Bowl victory, the team’s first NFL championship in a half-century. All it took was falling behind by double digits in the postseason, again. Then Mahomes […]

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Fun-loving TEs Kelce, Kittle the life of Super Bowl party

January 30, 2020 Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — They’ve got swagger, style and lots and lots of catches. Kansas City’s Travis Kelce and San Francisco’s George Kittle are talkative tight ends at this year’s Super Bowl and among the most entertaining personalities in the NFL — Rob Gronkowski-types who could play big roles in who wins the big game Sunday. […]

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Packers legend Brett Favre talks Mahomes, Super Bowl and can’t pick a favorite

January 24, 2020 Rick Solem

If there’s one quarterback that emulates some of the most ridiculous throws that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes makes, it might be Brett Favre. That, according to Brett Favre. The Green Bay Packers legend said recently on his weekly SiriusXM NFL Radio segment, talking about the Super Bowl quarterbacks. “I see the comparison,” Favre […]

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Journeyman Raheem Mostert Becomes Star For 49ers

January 21, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Before taking the field each week, Raheem Mostert seeks out motivation. There it is in a list of all the times he’s been cut by NFL teams. Philadelphia, Miami and Baltimore all let Mostert go in 2015. Cleveland, the Jets and Chicago all sent him packing the following year before […]

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After cashing in on QB gambles, Niners, Chiefs in Super Bowl

January 19, 2020 Associated Press

A little more than two years ago, a pair of teams gambled on quarterbacks who had all kinds of potential but were far from a sure thing. Both teams guessed right. The Kansas City Chiefs will meet the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 2 in Miami. Oddsmakers opened the line at […]

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Rodgers again falls short of another Super Bowl appearance

January 19, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — These playoff defeats when he is oh so close sting a bit more for Aaron Rodgers now, at this later stage in his career. “It’s a little raw right now. It definitely hurts I’d say a little more than early in your career just because you realize just how difficult […]

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Super Bowl a tossup at legal sports books

January 19, 2020 Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even the bookies are having a problem figuring out a favorite in the Super Bowl. Odds opened at pick ’em Sunday at many Las Vegas sports books, though the Kansas City Chiefs quickly moved to 1-point favorites over the San Francisco 49ers. Early bettors favored the Chiefs in a game that […]

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On Football: Some answers, lots of questions for title games

January 15, 2020 Associated Press

After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense from all the winners, we have the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following a wild-card weekend in which […]

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Rivalry for Packers-49ers dates back 25 years

January 14, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brett Favre vs. Steve Young. Aaron Rodgers dueling with Colin Kaepernick. The catch by Terrell Owens, electrifying returns from Desmond Howard and breathtaking runs by Kaepernick. Few franchises have been as intertwined over the last quarter-century as the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers, with coaches getting groomed in […]

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49ers expect different Packers team in NFC title game

January 14, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Rodgers greeted Jimmy Garoppolo following the least productive start of his sterling career he had a simple message for the San Francisco 49ers quarterback: “We’ll see you later on.” Less than two months after that lopsided loss, the Green Bay Packers quarterback has proven prophetic. For the eighth […]