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The San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings are set to square off for a Week 2 matchup on Sunday in Minneapolis. Both of these NFC clubs enter the second week of the 2024 regular season 1-0 after impressive victories against the New York teams in the opener. Minnesota thrashed the Giants by 22 points, while the 49ers took care of …

Report: CMC to be placed on IR, will miss next four 49ers games originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers will place star running back Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve because of calf tightness and Achilles tendinitis, ruling him out for their next four games, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Saturday, citing sources. ESPN …

FRISCO, Texas — The 1-0 Dallas Cowboys welcome the 1-0 New Orleans Saints to AT&T Stadium for their home opener after both teams kicked off the 2024 season in style, each winning by at least two touchdowns.  New Orleans smoked the Carolina Panthers 47-10 for its most points scored in Week 1 in franchise history. Saints quarterback Derek Carr compiled …

San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey expressed confidence in his ability to play at the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday earlier this week. The days following those comments, however, have changed the All-Pro’s situation rather dramatically. The club is placing the star back on injured reserve, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones Saturday. This comes after the team had already …

Vikings’ Darnold hopes practice vs. 49ers defense helps in Week 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Sam Darnold will be calling on his 2023 49ers experience to aid him Sunday. The 27-year-old backed up Brock Purdy a campaign ago and faced San Francisco’s elite defense every day at practice. Darnold told reporters on Wednesday …

Getty Images The Cincinnati Bengals are 0-1, coming off a dispiriting upset loss to the New England Patriots, who were widely expected to be one of the worst teams in the NFL. The Bengals are coming off a season where they did not make the playoffs, and this year, they had a 10.5-win over/under, and their +1300 Super Bowl odds …

There are eight teams favored by at least six points on the Week 2 NFL odds, creating many paths when it comes to Week 2 NFL survivor pool picks. Baltimore is the heaviest favorite in the Week 2 NFL spreads at -8.5 against the Raiders, but the Bengals lost as the largest favorites last week. Avoiding big upsets is the …

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley just needed to watch a few minutes of highlights to know Bijan Robinson was going to be special. Robinson’s immediate success didn’t surprise Barkley in the slightest.  “He’s one of my favorite backs to watch,” Barkley said. “I remember I was watching his highlight tape on YouTube just this offseason. Big fan of his game, even …

Only 10% of teams that have started the season 0-2 have wound up making the playoffs since 1970, so avoiding back-to-back losses will be critical for multiple teams during the Week 2 NFL schedule. It will be even more important for the Rams and Cardinals, who are also trying to avoid losing to a division-rival. Los Angeles, which is hoping …

Nick Sirianni updates A.J. Brown’s hamstring injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown was a surprise addition to the team’s injury report on Friday afternoon when he was listed as limited with a hamstring injury. What happened? “Just got a little tight in practice yesterday,” head coach Nick Sirianni said on Saturday morning. “We’ll see …

Getty Images The start of the 2024 season went about as badly as it possibly could for Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns. The club suffered a 33-17 beatdown at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys at home in a game where the veteran quarterback struggled mightily. Watson finished his day with just 169 yards passing on 45 attempts to …

We have ourselves quite the showdown in the late window of Week 2 as the Kansas City Chiefs are set to host the Cincinnati Bengals on CBS. These two AFC clubs are no strangers to one another as they’ve duked it out on some of the NFL’s highest stages throughout Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes’ careers.  Thus far, Burrow has …

All things considered, there’s relatively positive injury news on linebacker Terrel Bernard. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, Bernard suffered a strained pectoral during Thursday’s win over the Dolphins. While he is a candidate to go on injured reserve, Bernard is expected to miss only about a month and not the rest of the season. Bernard was on the field for …

Week 2 features a matchup between last year’s Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud and the favorite to win the award this year, No. 1 pick Caleb Williams. Which young star will lift his team to a win? Colin Cowherd shared his favorite picks for Week 2, including that showdown between Stroud’s Texans and Williams’ Bears, and the huge …

Wide receiver Malik Nabers ran a team-high 50 routes for the Giants last week, but he finished with just five receptions for 66 yards. He now has an ideal matchup against the Commanders during the Week 2 NFL schedule. Washington allowed the second-most Fantasy points per game to wide receivers last season and was torched by Tampa Bay’s offense in …