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NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 8

San Francisco 49ers A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 8. Locks of the Week Take two of the NFC’s toughest teams on the road against familiar division rivals ...

33 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 8

San Francisco 49ers NFL Week 8 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Buccaneers (2-4) at Vikings (5-2) This thrilling matchup was once an NFC Central “black and blue” division rivalr...

34 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

NFL Power Rankings Going Into Week 8

San Francisco 49ers Athlon Sports weekly rankings of the best and worst teams in the NFL starts at the top with the long remaining undefeated team, the Atlanta Falcons, and goes all the way to the bottom with the woun...

34 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

20 scariest players, physical freaks and real-life monsters in the NFL

San Francisco 49ers We watch the NFL for fantasy numbers, civic pride, the strategy and maybe for a few friendly wagers. Oh, and we watch the NFL for freakish displays of athleticism. Athlon Sports has assem...

34 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: NFL, Overtime, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers Preview and Prediction

San Francisco 49ers Two divisional foes coming off drastically different Week 6 contests will meet on Thursday Night Football, when the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks at 8:20 p.m. EST on the NFL N...

34 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Jim Harbaugh, Joe Staley, Kendall Hunter, Marshawn Lynch, NFC West, Patrick Willis, Russell Wilson, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 7

San Francisco 49ers NFL Week 7 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Seahawks (4-2) at 49ers (4-2) Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh are old Pac-12 rivals from their days at USC and Stanford, res...

35 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Osi Umenyiora, Pittsburgh Steelers, Robert Griffin III, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Power Rankings Going Into Week 7

San Francisco 49ers Athlon Sports weekly rankings of the best and worst teams in the NFL starts at the top with the lone remaining undefeated team, the Atlanta Falcons, and goes all the way to the bottom with the Jack...

35 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 6

San Francisco 49ers A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 6. Locks of the Week Take the birds in a pair of blowouts over a couple of teams who have made a trend of ge...

35 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 6

San Francisco 49ers NFL Week 6 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Steelers (2-2) at Titans (1-4) The last time the Titans defeated the Steelers was Chris Johnson’s rookie season in 2008,...

36 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

2012 NFL Power Rankings Going Into Week 6

San Francisco 49ers Athlon Sports’ weekly rankings of the best and worst teams in the NFL starts at the top with the undefeated Houston Texans and goes all the way to the bottom with the winless Cleveland Browns. He...

2012 NFL Power Rankings Going Into Week 5

San Francisco 49ers Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst football teams in the NFL. Here are our NFL Power Rankings following Week 4 of the season. 1. Texans (4-0) Top-ranked de...

37 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers

Eight Amazing Stats from NFL Sunday: Week 4

San Francisco 49ers NFL football is the greatest reality TV program of all time. The Giants and Colts made sure of that back in 1958. Each NFL fall weekend is a completely new and original experience for every player,...

37 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 4

San Francisco 49ers A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 4. Locks of the Week Both of these teams have something to prove after shocking results last week. Seah...

37 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 4

San Francisco 49ers NFL Week 4 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Browns (0-3) at Ravens (2-1) The expansion Courtney Browns take on the original Jim Browns in the Art Modell Bowl on Thurs...

38 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 3

San Francisco 49ers A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 3. Locks of the Week Keep riding the hot hands and take two of the NFC’s top teams this season. 49...

38 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

San Francisco 49ers defeat Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers dominating defense and methodical offense won for the second straight week, beating the Detroit Lions by the score of 27-19 in Candlestick Park. Jim Harbaugh’s club is loo...

39 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Alex Smith, Calvin Johnson, Frank Gore, Matthew Stafford, Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis

8 Amazing Stats from NFL Sunday: Week 2

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins

Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers Preview and Prediction

San Francisco 49ers Some of the national attention will be on the two coaches when the San Francisco 49ers host the Detroit Lions Sunday night at 8:20pm EST on NBC, but the real story is a solid NFC matchup between tw...

39 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, Ahmad Brooks, Aldon Smith, Alex Smith, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Frank Gore, Kevin Smith, Matthew Stafford, NaVorro Bowman, NFC, Patrick Willis, Randy Moss and Mario Manningham joining Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 2

San Francisco 49ers A game-by-game betting preview (against the spread) for each of the 15 games on Sunday and Monday in Week 2. Here are the teams to pick and the ones to stay away from. Locks of the Week Ride...

39 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 2

San Francisco 49ers NFL Week 2 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Bears (1-0) at Packers (0-1) Titletown was stunned by the 49ers in the opener. The Packers must regroup in a hurry, with t...

39 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers Preview and Prediction

San Francisco 49ers The marquee matchup of the NFL’s opening weekend will take place at historic Lambeau Field, with the Green Bay Packers hosting the San Francisco 49ers at 4:25pm EST on Fox. These two NFC stalwart...

NFL Week 1 Previews and Predictions

San Francisco 49ers NFL Week 1 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Colts (0-0) at Bears (0-0) The Colts’ Andrew Luck era begins with a trip to Soldier Field, where Bears linebacker Brian U...

40 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers 2012 NFL Team Preview

San Francisco 49ers Athlon Sports is counting down its 2012 NFL preseason Power Rankings with in-depth team previews, schedule analysis and more as the start of the NFL season draws near. The San Francisco 49ers c...

41 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, NFC, NFC West, San Francisco 49ers

Fantasy Football 2012: Breaking Down the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers What can the San Francisco 49ers do for you this fantasy season? Check out Athlon Sports' team report as we break down the rookies, veteran players to watch and avoid, fantasy playoff schedule and ...

42 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Fantasy, Alex Smith, Fantasy Football, Frank Gore, Randy Moss, San Francisco 49ers

Top Professional Coaches Under 50

San Francisco 49ers Veterans can be they key to any championship season. However, that doesn’t always extend to the bench or the dugout. In June, Erik Spoelstra coached the Miami Heat to an NBA title at age 41,...

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