49ers Offense Seeks Another Big Day Against NY Giants
San Francisco 49ers fans are no longer booing Alex Smith and calling for his backup.
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San Francisco 49ers fans are no longer booing Alex Smith and calling for his backup.
The San Francisco 49ers will return to Wembley Stadium to play an NFL regular-season game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013.
The match up to watch on Sunday will be Carlos Rogers vs. Victor Cruz. As with San Francisco and New York both are very talented and have developed a bit of a rivalry since Rogers mocked Cruz's touchdown celebration. This will mark the 3rd time the two have faced each other with both winning a previous meeting. Whichever player gets the better of their opponent Sunday will give their team a great chance at winning the game.
Quarterback Carson Palmer is convinced the Oakland Raiders are doing the right thing by sticking with the running game, even though they have the worst ground game in the NFL this season.
Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III was cleared for practice this week after suffering a concussion in Sunday's loss to the Falcons. He left the game after he was hit hard when running with the ball near the sideline.
Alex Smith is on the verge of becoming an elite quarterback. The San Francisco signal caller was nominated this week for the FedEx Air Player of the Week award, which is the 3rd time in the past year that he has been up for the award. Although he might miss out on actually winning, it's a good sign that he is steadily getting better and soon can be in the conversation of the elite quarterbacks.
Why are the Raiders 1-3? It comes down to offense, defensive and special teams.
Alex Karras, who gained fame in the NFL as a fearsome defensive lineman and later as an actor, has died. He was 77.
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Williams and the Niners (4-1) get their chance against the Giants (3-2) on Sunday in a rematch that has far less at stake than that meeting last January.
Oakland Raiders tight end Brandon Myers in his fourth season wearing the Silver and Black. Although he's become a reliable target for quarterback Carson Palmer, Myers needs to become more of a scoring threat for a team that is lacking on offense.
NaVorro Bowman was never viewed as a dominant player, but after waiting for his chance he has made a name for himself. The young linebacker has quickly become one of the best to play the position, and can one day be as good as the man he plays next to, Pro Bowler Patrick Willis. Either way, the two form a duo that is second to none and has led to the 49ers dominance against opposing teams' running backs.
Alex Smith had just engineered the most offense in San Francisco 49ers history and the best balanced approach the NFL had ever witnessed when the attention started to shift to this week's NFC championship game rematch against the New York Giants.
The Raiders (1-3) returned to practice Monday after having four days off for their bye week looking for answers on how to fix a defense that is on pace to allow the most points and yards in a season in team history.
During the bye week, the Raiders saw their three division foes lose their games, a best-case scenario that keeps the Raiders slim playoff hopes alive
This time it was the passing game that set up the run and led to a 45-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Bills. Alex Smith finished with over 300 yards passing while the defense played another impressive game. With momentum on their side, the 49ers will take on the New York Giants next week in the biggest game of the year for San Francisco.
Alex Smith threw for a season-high 303 yards and three touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers amassed a franchise-record 621 yards in blowing by the Buffalo Bills 45-3 on Sunday.
The Raiders will be scoreboard watching since they're on their bye week. The best case scenario is that the Chiefs, Chargers, and Broncos all lose their respective games so the Silver and Black don't fall farther back in the standings while they're idle.
Aside from the ban on "extracurricular activity" after kickoff, here are nine other things you need to keep in mind if you plan to eat, drink and celebrate before 49ers games at The Stick.
The Oakland Raiders have a bye week this time around and it is coming right when they need it. a Growing injury list including Darrius Heyward-Bey, Darren McFadden, and Shawntae Spencer has the silver and black needing some R & R.
The 49ers injury report continues to shrink while the Buffalo Bills have a few lineman who are out for Sunday's game. For a team that relies a lot on their run, the Bills will hope that the back ups and create holes in the running game for their backs. For the 49ers Brandon Jacobs looks to make his 49er debut.
An unusual convergence of sporting and entertainment events in San Francisco this weekend promises to bring up to a million extra people into the densely populated bayside city.
The 3-1 49ers meet the 2-2 Buffalo Bills at Candlestick Park Sunday.
Oakland is tied for last in the division at 1-3 with rival Kansas City. During the bye week, the focus shifts to the Broncos and Chargers who are atop the division standings.
