The Sad And Strange Decline Of Colin Kaepernick
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.
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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.
Oakland (5-2) did just that on Sunday, trouncing the host Jacksonville Jaguars 33-16. With the win, Oakland remains atop the AFC West (pending Monday evening's Denver game versus Houston).
Evidence of the mounting frustration with the struggles of the San Francisco 49ers has reached Wikipedia.
Matthew Stafford is producing for the Detroit Lions and representing his team and town with nobility and enthusiasm.
No one expected the Oakland Raiders to have five wins through the first seven games of the season considering they had seven in all of 2015. Yet, they picked up their fifth victory by taking out the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road and in rather impressive fashion.
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.
Jameis Winston threw three touchdown passes and Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 154 yards to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 34-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Kaepernick showed off his elusiveness and accuracy on this touchdown pass.
The Oakland Raiders handled listless Jacksonville 33-16 Sunday and gave coach Jack Del Rio a victory against his former team.
Watch as Michael Crabtree hauls in an amazing 56 yard grab only to convert an easy slant into the endzone.
With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coming to town, the San Francisco 49ers once again have their work cut out for them if they want to win. That's just the way it is in the NFL for a 1-5 team, but the 49ers will find it difficult to move the ball on offense if WR Torrey Smith can't play, as RB Carlos Hyde already has been ruled out of Sunday's game.
CBS Sports' fantasy football experts Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard lay out their must-start and must-sit players of the week.
Murray, having missed the last couple of games with a toe injury, could certainly provide Oakland (4-2) with a spark in the backfield if good to go this Sunday.
Tom Brady and Pats visit Pittsburgh this weekend to face a Steelers team led by Landry Jones, who replaces the injured Ben Roethlisberger.
Aaron Rodgers lit up the Bears defense in the second half for three touchdowns as the Packers pulled out an easy win.
Oakland Raiders fans, before you book the Venetian for the Raiders home opener in 2019 you might want to ask yourself this question: Will you support a lame duck football team in Oakland for the next two years?
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 Vikings and Texans' quarterbacks will be out for vengeance against their former teams but only one of them will come away victorious.
As this past weekend's loss to the Chiefs showed, there is still much work to be done in the Bay Area if Oakland is to make a run at a playoff spot, something that has eluded it for more than a decade.
The Bears and Packers both need a win on TNF in Week 7. The Bears to start climbing out of the cellar, the Packers to start getting in sync.
His eyes on Las Vegas, Raiders owner Mark Davis says he hasn't shut the door on anything. Oakland, though, might have shut the door on itself as home for his team.
It's a thought that might have some Stanford fans salivating – having Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston follow Andrew Luck as the starting quarterback for the Cardinal football team.
Bart Scott, CBS's NFL Today analyst, discusses the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Packers and Bears.
The daughter of former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. has apparently joined the chorus of demoralized 49er Faithful by pinning blame for the team's losing ways on the current owner.
