Daily Madden: Many Eyes on Arizona-St. Louis Game
The Thursday night game between Arizona and St. Louis is important for teams other than the division-leading Cardinals.
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The Thursday night game between Arizona and St. Louis is important for teams other than the division-leading Cardinals.
Unexpectedly cheerful and far more chatty than the norm, Colin Kaepernick insisted he takes every part of his job seriously and is working at giving more thoughtful public responses even after poor performances.
The St. Louis Rams aren't necessarily out of the playoff race, but one more loss could get them to that point. The Arizona Cardinals have struggled a little since Carson Palmer went down with a season-ending injury. Now, the two NFC West teams are going to battle it out on "Thursday Night Football" and CBS Sports' Dan Fouts talked about how important the game is for both.
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The 49ers season is still not over. They can still make the playoffs, and even if unable to do that still need to show the rest of the NFC West where they stand. The team needs to forget about the past two weeks and focus on a strong finish as things could still fall their way before it's all said and done.
With all the talk about the Oakland Raiders acquiring San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh in a trade for draft picks, few seem to be considering the possibility the Silver & Black might retain Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano. One thing is certain: With an inferior roster, Sparano out-prepared and out-coached Harbaugh last week as the Raiders beat the 49ers, 24-13. That has to count for something.
49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick put his hands on a KPIX 5 sports photographer's camera while walking off the field after Sunday's Battle of the Bay game against the Oakland Raiders.
For the second time this season, the Seahawks and 49ers will meet. Both teams need a win for their playoff hopes, but it's the 49ers who are on the verge of being eliminated. San Francisco has not looked good the past two weeks and will need to quickly turn things around if they want to avoid their 3rd straight loss.
The Oakland Raiders broke their 16-game losing streak last month against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Coliseum, but now the Silver & Black go to Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri for the rematch. The Chiefs have lost three in a row, and they are on the verge of playoff elimination—they might blame the Raiders for that, so there's going to be some nasty waiting for Oakland this weekend.
A brawl between fans was caught on camera during Sunday's Battle of the Bay game in Oakland.
On air, announcers struggled to find the words to sum up the lowly raiders knocking off the 3-time NFC Finalist San Francisco 49ers. On social media, the words came easily as Raiders fans took a rare opportunity to gloat overnight. Here are 11 of our favorite tweets from Raider fans about their stunning victory:
After their 24-13 loss to the Raiders Sunday, the 49ers playoff hopes are slim with three games to play.
No one outside the Oakland Raiders locker room thought they had a chance to win the Battle of the Bay in 2015, but that's what happened Sunday at the Coliseum. The Silver & Black beat the San Francisco 49ers, 24-13, to win their second straight home game and improve their season record to 2-11.
The 49ers have hit rock bottom. While they are still in the playoff hunt, they dealt themselves a crippling blow losing to the Oakland Raiders. The team lost this one as a unit with the offense, defense and special teams all failing to show up.
About 20 people were arrested during Sunday's Battle of the Bay matchup between the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers.
The NFL's worst team proved to be the best in the Bay Area for one day.
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh took exception to criticism of Colin Kaepernick following the quarterback's somewhat brief media session on Wednesday.
"I am SICK and TIRED of listening to the sports casters you have and their OBVIOUS slant toward Niners and mockery and distain for the Raiders." It's not everyday that a TV station publishes a scathing rebuke, but we thought this discussion was worth sharing.
The only players going to miss the Raiders and 49ers game are possibly two offensive lineman. Each side has one of them, so at least in terms of injuries the two teams are even.
Compared to previous weeks, the Oakland Raiders have a little health momentum on their side heading into Sunday's home matchup with Bay Area rival San Francisco. Forget the Harbaugh intrigue for a few moments: The Silver & Black might be as healthy as they've been all years—not counting the players already on the season-ending IR, of course. Oakland always could use some of those players, but they're lost for the season, of course.
You may have bypassed season tickets to the 49ers this season thinking you could get the best deal on seeing the Niners when they play in Oakland. If you waited until the seats were on the secondary market, you were wrong.
This is not because Rodgers beat Brady last week. The game was whisker-close and you could easily argue that the Patriots would win a rematch on a neutral field. This is about stats, scent, and sense.
The Oakland Raiders are increasing security for this Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers at O.co Coliseum.
