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CBS won big with its broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII. The Kansas City Chiefs’ overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Sunday night was the most-watched telecast in history, the network announced on Monday. The game averaged a total of 123.4 million viewers across all of CBS’s platforms. [For full Super Bowl coverage, check out …

One of the biggest surprises of the 2023 season was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers going back to the playoffs despite the team having lost Tom Brady last offseason. In the first year of the post-Brady era, Baker Mayfield signed with Tampa on a low-cost, one-year deal, then had one of the best seasons of his career to lead Tampa back …

One of the biggest talking points in the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII was Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan’s decision to take the ball first in the overtime period. Shanahan explained his decision Sunday night, stating that he and the rest of the Niners’ coaching staff talked about …

The Steelers released quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, the team announced Monday. Trubisky’s release will give him a head start on free agency. Trubisky, 29, signed with the Steelers before the 2022 season to be their bridge quarterback. He lasted only four games, though, before Kenny Pickett supplanted him. Trubisky started one other game in his first season in Pittsburgh. He started …

Getty Images Andy Reid was one of the greatest coaches in NFL history, but even the Kansas City Chiefs head coach has a flaw in his game that has been put on notice over the course of his 25 years leading the sidelines. Luckily for the Chiefs, in the end they still got the job done en route to a …

The Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl champions — again — defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. It was wide receiver Mecole Hardman Jr. who got the winning touchdown, catching a 3-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes to cap off a 75-yard scoring drive. Chiefs fans everywhere celebrated their second consecutive Super Bowl win, becoming the first team since …

Stacey Stauch has one question on her mind as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade. “We’re all wondering: Will Taylor show up?” the paralegal said during a trip to the Chiefs-bedecked Union Station, where Wednesday’s parade will end. Joining Stauch was her 11-year-old daughter, Rilynn, and two of …

The Pittsburgh Steelers have released quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. The team announced the decision Monday. Per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the decision was mutual after the two sides discussed their situation. Trubisky, a former first-round pick, was slated to play on the second year of a three-year contract that would’ve kept him in Pittsburgh through the 2025 season. Instead, he’ll hit …

USATSI Patrick Mahomes hears the Tom Brady comparisons, but the Kansas City Chiefs MVP has a hard time putting himself ahead of who many consider is the greatest quarterback who’s ever lived.  Mahomes’ reasoning behind his reluctance is simple, and it goes back to what happened when the two faced each other in the big game three years ago. Brady threw …

USATSI In each of their last three Super Bowl wins, the Kansas City Chiefs had to overcome double-digit deficits to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Kansas City needed overtime this time around, but a 22-12 run after halftime downed Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. In the biggest game of his career, the former Mr. Irrelevant completed 23 …

The Pittsburgh Steelers cut quarterback Mitch Trubisky on Monday, sending the former No. 2 overall draft pick into free agency after two disappointing seasons. Trubisky signed with the Steelers in March 2022 and was given first crack at replacing the retired Ben Roethlisberger. Trubisky started four games before being benched in favor of then-rookie Kenny Pickett. Trubisky struggled again this …

Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, and it was one for the history books. In terms of the commercials, there was one that forced us to revise out top 20 ads of all-time after the Kansas City Chiefs took down the San Francisco 49ers, 25-22, in overtime. As is always the case, there was just as much attention paid to …

Ward uses morbid analogy to describe mood after 49ers’ SB58 loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area LAS VEGAS — Plain and simple, the 49ers’ locker room was devastated after their stunning 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward was one …

Feb 12, 2024, 06:30 PM ET TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing to play their next several games without top defenseman Morgan Rielly, who could be facing a lengthy suspension. He has an in-person hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety scheduled for Tuesday in New York. An in-person hearing allows the league to suspend Rielly for …

49ers have lengthy free agent list to consider entering offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 49ers’ heartbreaking Super Bowl LVIII loss now in the rearview mirror, the team’s focus shifts to the offseason — and the front office has plenty to consider. There are 19 San Francisco players due to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, …