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Who's PlayingOakland (home) vs. Cincinnati (away) Current Records: Oakland 5-4 Tre Flowers Jersey ; Cincinnati 0-8What to Know The Oakland Raiders are favored to win for the first time this season. They have the luxury of staying at home another week and will welcome the Cincinnati Bengals at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday at RingCentral Coliseum. Oakland has the odds in their favor, so they'll need to guard against complacency. The Raiders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Los Angeles Chargers last week, sneaking past 26-24. Oakland's RB Josh Jacobs filled up the stat sheet. He rushed for 71 yards and one TD on 16 carries. Oakland's win came on an 18-yard rush from Jacobs with only Richard Sherman Jersey 1:06 remaining in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it even le s fun to lose 49-13, which was the final score in Cincinnati's tilt against the Baltimore Ravens. QB Ryan Finley wasn't much of a Cassius Marsh Jersey difference maker for Cincinnati; despite one touchdown, he threw one interception and fumbled the ball once with only 5.57 yards per pa sing attempt. Oakland's victory lifted them to 5-4 while Cincinnati's defeat dropped them down to 0-8. A couple defensive stats to keep an eye on: Oakland is stumbling into the game with the second most pa sing touchdowns allowed in the league, having given up 24 on the season. Cincinnati has experienced some defensive struggles of their own as they are worst in the in yards allowed per game Phil Haynes Jersey , with 429.4 on average. Look for both offensives to try attacking early to give their own defense a break.How To WatchWhen:Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ETWhere:RingCentral Coliseum--Oakland,CaliforniaTV:CBSOnline streaming: (Try for free)Follow:Ticket Cost:$139.99OddsThe Raiders are a big 13-point favorite against the Bengals.The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Raiders as a 10-point favorite.Over/Under: 48Series HistoryCincinnati have won both of the games they've played against Oakland in the last five years.Dec 16, 2018 - Cincinnati 30 vs. Oakland 16Sep 13, 2015 - Cincinnati 33 vs. Oakland 13Top Projected Fantasy PlayersJosh Jacobs: 16.2 pointsDarren Waller: 9.21 pointsTyrell Williams: 9.62 Mike Iupati Jersey points

Who’s PlayingOakland (home) vs. Cincinnati (away) Current Records: Oakland 5-4 Tre Flowers Jersey ; Cincinnati 0-8What to Know The Oakland Raiders are favored to win for the first time this season. They have the luxury of staying at home another week and will welcome the Cincinnati Bengals at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday at RingCentral Coliseum. Oakland has the odds in their favor, so they’ll need to guard against complacency. The Raiders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Los Angeles Chargers last week, sneaking past 26-24. Oakland’s RB Josh Jacobs filled up the stat sheet. He rushed for 71 yards and one TD on 16 carries. Oakland’s win came on an 18-yard rush from Jacobs with only Richard Sherman Jersey 1:06 remaining in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, it’s never fun to lose, and it even le s fun to lose 49-13, which was the final score in Cincinnati’s tilt against the Baltimore Ravens. QB Ryan Finley wasn’t much of a Cassius Marsh Jersey difference maker for Cincinnati; despite one touchdown, he threw one interception and fumbled the ball once with only 5.57 yards per pa sing attempt. Oakland’s victory lifted them to 5-4 while Cincinnati’s defeat dropped them down to 0-8. A couple defensive stats to keep an eye on: Oakland is stumbling into the game with the second most pa sing touchdowns allowed in the league, having given up 24 on the season. Cincinnati has experienced some defensive struggles of their own as they are worst in the in yards allowed per game Phil Haynes Jersey , with 429.4 on average. Look for both offensives to try attacking early to give their own defense a break.How To WatchWhen:Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ETWhere:RingCentral Coliseum–Oakland,CaliforniaTV:CBSOnline streaming: (Try for free)Follow:Ticket Cost:$139.99OddsThe Raiders are a big 13-point favorite against the Bengals.The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Raiders as a 10-point favorite.Over/Under: 48Series HistoryCincinnati have won both of the games they’ve played against Oakland in the last five years.Dec 16, 2018 – Cincinnati 30 vs. Oakland 16Sep 13, 2015 – Cincinnati 33 vs. Oakland 13Top Projected Fantasy PlayersJosh Jacobs: 16.2 pointsDarren Waller: 9.21 pointsTyrell Williams: 9.62 Mike Iupati Jersey points…

Vikings at 49ers Odds point spread game

Perhaps the most surprising result of Wild-Card Weekend was the walking out of the Superdome with a win over the No. 3 seed . This Saturday, we'll find out if they can go to San Francisco and do it again, this time against the No. 1 seed .In the interest of getting on with the show, let's break things down.How to watchTime:Saturday, 4:35 p.m. ETLocation: Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, California)TV: NBC | Stream: (Try for free)Line: 49ers -7When the Vikings have the ballThe Vikings managed to escape New Orleans with a win last weekend, but they'll have to do better offensively if they want to advance past San Francisco. The final numbers -- 362 total yards, 26 points -- look pretty good, but when you consider that before the overtime period, had 24 carries for just 82 yards (3.4 per carry) and was only 15 of 26 (57.7 percent) Oshane Ximines Jersey for 179 yards (6.9 per attempt) and an interception, they don't look quite as rosy.A better performance will presumably be hard to come by against what was one of the 's best regular-season defenses, though. The 49ers ended the year allowing the fewest yards per play in the NFL. They forced a turnover on the league's sixth-largest percentage of opponent po se sions and allowed a score on the second-smallest percentage. They excelled on third downs (33.3 percent conversion rate, third-best in the league), and though their red-zone conversion rate of 60 percent wasn't great, they also allowed only 40 trips to the red zone overall, a total that ranked second-best in the NFL behind only the . As a result, they finished the season with the NFL's second-best defense by DVOA, ranking 11th against the run and second against the pa s. Looking at the overall numbers, though, paints a little bit of an inaccurate picture of the San New York Giants Jersey Francisco defense. In the team's first seven games, the 49ers allowed an average of 11.0 points per game, allowing 20 or more only once. They yielded 224.4 yards and 12.4 first downs per game and forced 2.3 turnovers per game. In the final nine games of the year, San Francisco allowed an average of 25.9 points per game, allowing 20 or more in eight of those nine contests. They also allowed 326.4 yards and 22.0 first downs per game, while forcing just 1.6 turnovers per game. Obviously, the difference between those two subsets of the season was stark.So, which of those defenses is the "real" Niners? Well, it probably depends who's on the field. San Francisco has been dealing with injury i sues over the second half of the season, particularly along the defensive front. They should be healthier now than they have been in weeks, but there's still question about whether or not star edge rusher will be able to take the field. He's one of the best pre sure players on the roster, and his presence or absence will have a dramatic effect on the matchup on this side of the ball. Even without Ford, though, the Vikings' offensive line still has a lot to deal with. There's , of course, but also , , , and more. The 49ers ranked second in the NFL in pre sure rate this season, and Cousins, like every other quarterback in the NFL, struggles a bit under pre sure.Even if the Vikings manage to keep Cousins well-protected, San Francisco will still be tough to throw on. The Richard Sherman-led secondary was arguably the NFL's single most-improved unit this season, Deandre Baker Jersey with players like , , and taking big steps forward. ( and were a bit up and down.) The Niners play sides with their corners, which means that whichever of the Vikings' receivers lines up to the right side of the formation will see Sherman, whoever's on the left will see Witherspoon, and whoever is in the slot will see Williams. Minnesota tries to move its receivers around a bit, so and should each have opportunities against all three of San Francisco's corners. Minnesota, though, is one of the most run-heavy teams in the league, and it seems likely that the Vikings will try to use Cook and/or to try to control the game to some degree or another. The 49ers run defense was a step behind its pa s defense all year, and there were a few games during the season where opponents were able to do exactly that against them. The likelihood of the Vikings' offensive line decisively winning the matchup against the San Francisco defensive front seems pretty unlikely, though, so they may have to throw the ball more than they typically desire, and more than is typically advisable against the Niners.When the 49ers have the ballFor much of this season, the Vikings' defense was not quite as dominant as it had been for the past few years. They recaptured the magic last week against the Saints, shutting down an offense that was not only one of the NFL's best in the league during the regular season, but had been on a roll down the stretch.It's likely that not many people think of the 49ers' offense as being on the same Kevin Zeitler Jersey level as that of the Saints due to their relative lack of star power, but that's a mistake. San Francisco ranked fourth in yards and second in points during the regular season, as well as seventh in offensive DVOA. These guys can move the ball, and they can do it both through the air and on the ground. Kyle Shanahan is one of the NFL's best play-callers, and he routinely puts his guys in position to succeed by scheming them open and creating angles that shouldn't exist. San Francisco is able to come at a defense with waves of guys who just know how to make plays with the ball in their hands. Every skill position player on the offense is . And that's purposeful. They want to test the edges of the defense on an every-snap basis, and use the threat of getting outside to get the ball right up the middle of the field. They'll use counters and misdirection and jet sweeps and pre-snap motion, sometimes all on the same play. They'll line up in one formation, then shift to another, then Kareem Martin Jersey send a guy in motion, then send another into motion at the snap, then fake a hand-off or two, fake a screen, and throw the ball over the middle to , who is somehow wide open and rumbling through your secondary.The matchup here likely comes down to which of the groups in the trenches can win the day. The 49ers ranked eighth in the league in Football Outsiders' Adjusted Line Yards this season, indicating that they got consistently strong blocking up front. They were a bit le s succe sful in power situations (third or fourth down with two or fewer yards to go), ranking 14th with a 67 percent conversion rate. The Vikings' run defense was basically the inverse of that, ranking 25th in Adjusted Line Yards but first in power situations, allowing conversions only 49 percent of them time. The Vikes seem pretty likely to drop an eighth man into the box on occasion and dare the 49ers to make beat them over the top, preferring to concentrate on , , and .When we get to the outside, the speed of the San Francisco offense provides

Perhaps the most surprising result of Wild-Card Weekend was the walking out of the Superdome with a win over the No. 3 seed . This Saturday, we’ll find out if they can go to San Francisco and do it again, this time against the No. 1 seed .In the interest of getting on with the show, let’s break things down.How to watchTime:Saturday, 4:35 p.m. ETLocation: Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California)TV: NBC | Stream: (Try for free)Line: 49ers -7When the Vikings have the ballThe Vikings managed to escape New Orleans with a win last weekend, but they’ll have to do better offensively if they want to advance past San Francisco. The final numbers — 362 total yards, 26 points — look pretty good, but when you consider that before the overtime period, had 24 carries for just 82 yards (3.4 per carry) and was only 15 of 26 (57.7 percent) Oshane Ximines Jersey for 179 yards (6.9 per attempt) and an interception, they don’t look quite as rosy.A better performance will presumably be hard to come by against what was one of the ‘s best regular-season defenses, though. The 49ers ended the year allowing the fewest yards per play in the NFL. They forced a turnover on the league’s sixth-largest percentage of opponent po se sions and allowed a score on the second-smallest percentage. They excelled on third downs (33.3 percent conversion rate, third-best in the league), and though their red-zone conversion rate of 60 percent wasn’t great, they also allowed only 40 trips to the red zone overall, a total that ranked second-best in the NFL behind only the . As a result, they finished the season with the NFL’s second-best defense by DVOA, ranking 11th against the run and second against the pa s. Looking at the overall numbers, though, paints a little bit of an inaccurate picture of the San New York Giants Jersey Francisco defense. In the team’s first seven games, the 49ers allowed an average of 11.0 points per game, allowing 20 or more only once. They yielded 224.4 yards and 12.4 first downs per game and forced 2.3 turnovers per game. In the final nine games of the year, San Francisco allowed an average of 25.9 points per game, allowing 20 or more in eight of those nine contests. They also allowed 326.4 yards and 22.0 first downs per game, while forcing just 1.6 turnovers per game. Obviously, the difference between those two subsets of the season was stark.So, which of those defenses is the “real” Niners? Well, it probably depends who’s on the field. San Francisco has been dealing with injury i sues over the second half of the season, particularly along the defensive front. They should be healthier now than they have been in weeks, but there’s still question about whether or not star edge rusher will be able to take the field. He’s one of the best pre sure players on the roster, and his presence or absence will have a dramatic effect on the matchup on this side of the ball. Even without Ford, though, the Vikings’ offensive line still has a lot to deal with. There’s , of course, but also , , , and more. The 49ers ranked second in the NFL in pre sure rate this season, and Cousins, like every other quarterback in the NFL, struggles a bit under pre sure.Even if the Vikings manage to keep Cousins well-protected, San Francisco will still be tough to throw on. The Richard Sherman-led secondary was arguably the NFL’s single most-improved unit this season, Deandre Baker Jersey with players like , , and taking big steps forward. ( and were a bit up and down.) The Niners play sides with their corners, which means that whichever of the Vikings’ receivers lines up to the right side of the formation will see Sherman, whoever’s on the left will see Witherspoon, and whoever is in the slot will see Williams. Minnesota tries to move its receivers around a bit, so and should each have opportunities against all three of San Francisco’s corners. Minnesota, though, is one of the most run-heavy teams in the league, and it seems likely that the Vikings will try to use Cook and/or to try to control the game to some degree or another. The 49ers run defense was a step behind its pa s defense all year, and there were a few games during the season where opponents were able to do exactly that against them. The likelihood of the Vikings’ offensive line decisively winning the matchup against the San Francisco defensive front seems pretty unlikely, though, so they may have to throw the ball more than they typically desire, and more than is typically advisable against the Niners.When the 49ers have the ballFor much of this season, the Vikings’ defense was not quite as dominant as it had been for the past few years. They recaptured the magic last week against the Saints, shutting down an offense that was not only one of the NFL’s best in the league during the regular season, but had been on a roll down the stretch.It’s likely that not many people think of the 49ers’ offense as being on the same Kevin Zeitler Jersey level as that of the Saints due to their relative lack of star power, but that’s a mistake. San Francisco ranked fourth in yards and second in points during the regular season, as well as seventh in offensive DVOA. These guys can move the ball, and they can do it both through the air and on the ground. Kyle Shanahan is one of the NFL’s best play-callers, and he routinely puts his guys in position to succeed by scheming them open and creating angles that shouldn’t exist. San Francisco is able to come at a defense with waves of guys who just know how to make plays with the ball in their hands. Every skill position player on the offense is . And that’s purposeful. They want to test the edges of the defense on an every-snap basis, and use the threat of getting outside to get the ball right up the middle of the field. They’ll use counters and misdirection and jet sweeps and pre-snap motion, sometimes all on the same play. They’ll line up in one formation, then shift to another, then Kareem Martin Jersey send a guy in motion, then send another into motion at the snap, then fake a hand-off or two, fake a screen, and throw the ball over the middle to , who is somehow wide open and rumbling through your secondary.The matchup here likely comes down to which of the groups in the trenches can win the day. The 49ers ranked eighth in the league in Football Outsiders’ Adjusted Line Yards this season, indicating that they got consistently strong blocking up front. They were a bit le s succe sful in power situations (third or fourth down with two or fewer yards to go), ranking 14th with a 67 percent conversion rate. The Vikings’ run defense was basically the inverse of that, ranking 25th in Adjusted Line Yards but first in power situations, allowing conversions only 49 percent of them time. The Vikes seem pretty likely to drop an eighth man into the box on occasion and dare the 49ers to make beat them over the top, preferring to concentrate on , , and .When we get to the outside, the speed of the San Francisco offense provides…

Tom Brady Patriots players revel in Bill

FOXBOROUGH, Ma s -- Winning has become commonplace around these parts for the better part of two decades. But that rather familiar taste of victory on Sunday actually stumbled into rarefied air.As the were able Phil McConkey Jersey to defeat the , 27-13, at Gillette Stadium to move to 8-0 on the season, Bill Belichick earned the 300th win of his head coaching career. Now he stands alongside George Halas (324) and Don Shula (347) as the only head coaches to reach the 300-win mark.Following this latest milestone win, Patriots owner Robert Kraft decided to give Belichick the game ball. A special game ball presentation in honor of 300. New England Patriots (@Patriots) "It's a great privilege to coach this team and to coach the guys that I've coached throughout my career," the head coach said postgame. "Fortunately, I didn't play in any of those games. That's a good thing for us, but I've had a lot of good players, a lot of great players and they are the ones that win the games. Had a lot of great a sistant coaches on my staff through wins at Cleveland and certainly here. I was a part of those, but honestly players win games in this league and fortunately I coached a lot of great ones." In an odd twist of fate, Belichick was able to get No. 300 in similar circumstances to how he got his first. Back in September 1991, he was the first-year head coach of the Evan Engram Jersey Browns and traveled up to Foxborough Stadium to hand the Patriots a 20-0 lo s. That saw Belichick land in the win column for the first time in his career and at the expense of the team that he'd later help turn into a dynasty.Of course, Belichick's tenure with Cleveland wasn't as fruitful as it's been in New England, as the Browns famously fired him on Valentine's Day in 1996. Once Belichick came back into the head coaching circuit in 2000 with the Pats, it was e sentially off to Dexter Lawrence Jersey the races. The Belichick dynasty has lasted for nearly 20 years and brought six titles to the Patriots."You know, it's amazing to think that he coached for another place and they didn't think he was good enough, and then he comes here and does a great job," said of Belichick's milestone. "He's had a big influence on me," he continued. "All the things I think he really preaches to us as a player is what we get out of him as a coach. His consistency, dependability, trust, confidence -- all those things over a long period of time really adds up. So, he's just a very stable figure when he gets up and speaks to us. It's about trying to win games, and I think we all appreciate that."While Brady has had a front-row seat and has really been a co-pilot through this Hall of Fame career of Belichick, this accolade has Patriots players that have only been in and Rhett Ellison Jersey around the system for a few seasons in awe."It's amazing," said. "I'm just so ble sed a part of it even if it's just a small 2-3 seasons. I'm so grateful to be a part of it and to be coached by him. To be able to be here and say that I played for the New England Patriots during the Bill Belichick era, Tom Brady, I'm living the dream." Belichick already has more Super Bowl titles (6) than any other head coach in history and is one of just three coaches with six total championships. One of the main things that is required to win at such a historic clip is a short memory, which at age 67 and with 300 wins under his belt, Bill Belichick still has. "Look, it's always good to win," he said. "It's good to beat Cleveland, it's good to beat anybody. It's a tough league to win in. I'm proud of what the guys did, proud of what this team accomplished today, but we've got bigger goals ahead. We know the are going to be tough next week. They don't care about this game or what I did or whatever anybody else did, so we're going Lorenzo Carter Jersey to have to turn the page quickly and move on to Baltimore."And on to 301 and counting.

FOXBOROUGH, Ma s — Winning has become commonplace around these parts for the better part of two decades. But that rather familiar taste of victory on Sunday actually stumbled into rarefied air.As the were able Phil McConkey Jersey to defeat the , 27-13, at Gillette Stadium to move to 8-0 on the season, Bill Belichick earned the 300th win of his head coaching career. Now he stands alongside George Halas (324) and Don Shula (347) as the only head coaches to reach the 300-win mark.Following this latest milestone win, Patriots owner Robert Kraft decided to give Belichick the game ball. A special game ball presentation in honor of 300. New England Patriots (@Patriots) “It’s a great privilege to coach this team and to coach the guys that I’ve coached throughout my career,” the head coach said postgame. “Fortunately, I didn’t play in any of those games. That’s a good thing for us, but I’ve had a lot of good players, a lot of great players and they are the ones that win the games. Had a lot of great a sistant coaches on my staff through wins at Cleveland and certainly here. I was a part of those, but honestly players win games in this league and fortunately I coached a lot of great ones.” In an odd twist of fate, Belichick was able to get No. 300 in similar circumstances to how he got his first. Back in September 1991, he was the first-year head coach of the Evan Engram Jersey Browns and traveled up to Foxborough Stadium to hand the Patriots a 20-0 lo s. That saw Belichick land in the win column for the first time in his career and at the expense of the team that he’d later help turn into a dynasty.Of course, Belichick’s tenure with Cleveland wasn’t as fruitful as it’s been in New England, as the Browns famously fired him on Valentine’s Day in 1996. Once Belichick came back into the head coaching circuit in 2000 with the Pats, it was e sentially off to Dexter Lawrence Jersey the races. The Belichick dynasty has lasted for nearly 20 years and brought six titles to the Patriots.”You know, it’s amazing to think that he coached for another place and they didn’t think he was good enough, and then he comes here and does a great job,” said of Belichick’s milestone. “He’s had a big influence on me,” he continued. “All the things I think he really preaches to us as a player is what we get out of him as a coach. His consistency, dependability, trust, confidence — all those things over a long period of time really adds up. So, he’s just a very stable figure when he gets up and speaks to us. It’s about trying to win games, and I think we all appreciate that.”While Brady has had a front-row seat and has really been a co-pilot through this Hall of Fame career of Belichick, this accolade has Patriots players that have only been in and Rhett Ellison Jersey around the system for a few seasons in awe.”It’s amazing,” said. “I’m just so ble sed a part of it even if it’s just a small 2-3 seasons. I’m so grateful to be a part of it and to be coached by him. To be able to be here and say that I played for the New England Patriots during the Bill Belichick era, Tom Brady, I’m living the dream.” Belichick already has more Super Bowl titles (6) than any other head coach in history and is one of just three coaches with six total championships. One of the main things that is required to win at such a historic clip is a short memory, which at age 67 and with 300 wins under his belt, Bill Belichick still has. “Look, it’s always good to win,” he said. “It’s good to beat Cleveland, it’s good to beat anybody. It’s a tough league to win in. I’m proud of what the guys did, proud of what this team accomplished today, but we’ve got bigger goals ahead. We know the are going to be tough next week. They don’t care about this game or what I did or whatever anybody else did, so we’re going Lorenzo Carter Jersey to have to turn the page quickly and move on to Baltimore.”And on to 301 and counting.…

Todd Gurley takes issue with Jared Goff

has Shareef Miller Jersey arguably been the centerpiece of the offense during the team's 3-1 stretch to keep playoff hopes alive, but if you ask the star running back whether he should've been more involved earlier in the season, he won't mince his words."You don't really have to explain too much," Gurley told reporters Thursday, when asked if a bigger role for him leads to more production for the Rams. "You see the results over the last couple of years, when you're running the ball, stuff is going well, stuff is opening up, so it's like Miles Sanders Jersey , not too much really to explain." , Gurley's tone indicated the three-time Pro Bowler actually believes his team has a lot to explain. More than that, Gurley's own words throughout the rest of his weekly media conference painted him as the victim of a gamble gone wrong -- the Rams' unofficial plan, Plaschke speculated, to preserve Gurley's health early in the year.Told that Rams coach Sean McVay recently cited himself "" as the Josh Sweat Jersey reason for an increased Gurley workload toward the end of the year, the big-name back didn't exactly go out of his way to defend McVay. "He said it, I didn't," Gurley said, as Plaschke noted. "That's all I've got to say. I don't have anything else to say."He did, however, also have something to say about a comment by one of his $100 million teammates. Quarterback recently remarked about Gurley's seven-yard touchdown run against the in Week 14 by calling the play "vintage Todd." The running back apparently took i sue with the phrasing, saying it "sounds like I suck Andre Dillard Jersey and then made a good play." Gurley, of course, entered 2019 with plenty of durability concerns after seeing a stark decrease in touches during L.A.'s 2018 playoff run. His trainer then revealed the former first-round draft pick was dealing with an "." Despite back-to-back 1,200-yard rushing seasons coming into this year, he took more than 15 carries just twice in the Rams' Fletcher Cox Jersey first eight games. Since then, however, he's topped 20 touches three times and scored three touchdowns as the club's lead back.

has Shareef Miller Jersey arguably been the centerpiece of the offense during the team’s 3-1 stretch to keep playoff hopes alive, but if you ask the star running back whether he should’ve been more involved earlier in the season, he won’t mince his words.”You don’t really have to explain too much,” Gurley told reporters Thursday, when asked if a bigger role for him leads to more production for the Rams. “You see the results over the last couple of years, when you’re running the ball, stuff is going well, stuff is opening up, so it’s like Miles Sanders Jersey , not too much really to explain.” , Gurley’s tone indicated the three-time Pro Bowler actually believes his team has a lot to explain. More than that, Gurley’s own words throughout the rest of his weekly media conference painted him as the victim of a gamble gone wrong — the Rams’ unofficial plan, Plaschke speculated, to preserve Gurley’s health early in the year.Told that Rams coach Sean McVay recently cited himself “” as the Josh Sweat Jersey reason for an increased Gurley workload toward the end of the year, the big-name back didn’t exactly go out of his way to defend McVay. “He said it, I didn’t,” Gurley said, as Plaschke noted. “That’s all I’ve got to say. I don’t have anything else to say.”He did, however, also have something to say about a comment by one of his $100 million teammates. Quarterback recently remarked about Gurley’s seven-yard touchdown run against the in Week 14 by calling the play “vintage Todd.” The running back apparently took i sue with the phrasing, saying it “sounds like I suck Andre Dillard Jersey and then made a good play.” Gurley, of course, entered 2019 with plenty of durability concerns after seeing a stark decrease in touches during L.A.’s 2018 playoff run. His trainer then revealed the former first-round draft pick was dealing with an “.” Despite back-to-back 1,200-yard rushing seasons coming into this year, he took more than 15 carries just twice in the Rams’ Fletcher Cox Jersey first eight games. Since then, however, he’s topped 20 touches three times and scored three touchdowns as the club’s lead back.…

Super Bowl 2020 Chiefs defense eager to

MIAMI -- When didn't get up from an innocuous quarterback sneak in the second quarter of the ' Week 7 clash against the , laying prone with what appeared to be a serious knee injury, the weight of the Chiefs' championship aspirations didn't just fall onto , the backup quarterback tasked with keeping them afloat while Nigel Bradham Jersey Mahomes recovered from what ended up being diagnosed as a dislocated kneecap. The injury also afforded the Chiefs' defense with an opportunity for redemption -- redemption for their failure in last season's AFC Championship Game, when their inability to force a stop against the cost them a spot in the as Mahomes watched helple sly from the sidelines.Mahomes' injury marked a turning point for a struggling defense -- a defense that underwent ma sive changes from both a schematic and personnel standpoint in the offseason as they targeted the kind of improvement nece sary to push the team over the hump. For half the season, the Chiefs defense failed to make the leap, but when Mahomes went down, it knew it could no longer be a pa senger. It needed to do its part."About midseason," said linebacker Reggie Ragland on Tuesday when asked how long it took for the defense to hit its stride in a new system. "By the time Pat went out, everybody on the defense knew we had to buckle down and play good sound defense to keep us in the games." The changes were expansive. replaced at defensive coordinator. They transitioned away from a 3-4 to 4-3. Edge rusher , , was . and departed Kansas City. The Chiefs resupplied by for edge rusher and safety in free agency. At first, it felt like the Chiefs had merely rearranged deck chairs on a sinking ship. In the first six games of the season, the Chiefs allowed 24 points per game. Then, came the improvement. In their next 10 regular season games, a stretch that began with the Denver game, the Chiefs allowed 16.4 points per game. It went overlooked because of Mahomes' heroics, but in their playoff wins over the and , the Chiefs defense contributed to the cause. The 24-0 hole the Chiefs fell into against the Texans was le s about defensive breakdowns and more about ineptitude on special teams. One of the Texans' touchdowns came on a blocked punt. Another touchdown came after a muffed punt gave them the ball at the 6-yard line. Once the offense worked out the kinks, the defense proceeded to generate stops on seven of the Texans' final eight series. Against the Titans in the AFC Championship game, the Randall Cunningham Jersey Chiefs became the first team since the Broncos way back in Week 6 to hold under 4.0 yards per carry. So, what changed? For one, when Mahomes went down, the defense felt a certain responsibility to elevate its performance for Mahomes. "Running through my mind it was, man, we gotta get this done for Pat," Ragland said. "That's what everyone was just saying. 'Pat, don't worry about it. We got you, man.' Ever since then, everything just came together." The truth is, it was always going to be a lengthy proce s as they implemented a new scheme with new players. "We knew that -- we knew it was going to be a proce s," Mathieu said. "But we believed in it. Coaches made us believe in it." The proce s started over the summer, during OTAs and training camp. The thing about having Mahomes on your team is that you get to practice against the sport's best quarterback, which means you fail ... a lot ... all the time. The league's best defenses haven't figured out how to stop Mahomes throughout his two-year career as a starter. The Chiefs' defense, in the beginning stages of a rebuild over the summer, certainly wasn't able to stop him either. But the failures were important. "Anytime you've got an offense like that, you're always going to keep getting better," Ragland said. "Anytime you keep getting destroyed in practice, you're going to find a way to win eventually." Neither Ragland nor Mathieu pointed to some big schematic change as the catalyst for their midseason turnaround. Vinny Curry Jersey Instead, the linebacker and safety both talked continually about trust and belief -- Avonte Maddox Jersey in the system and each other. "We just started playing together," Mathieu said. It started immediately, Ragland said, with Spagnuolo inviting players into his office to talk about their lives away from football. But trusting the scheme and each other on the field took time. "We knew we had the players to be succe sful," Ragland said. "But we had to keep trusting the coach's scheme and put everything together." At their media se sions on Tuesday, both Mathieu and Ragland spoke confidently. They have every right to be confident. Nobody should think this Chiefs defense is as good as the defense that'll be on the other sideline on Sunday, but that's OK. The Chiefs never needed a great defense. All they needed was an adequate defense so that Mahomes wasn't required to be Superman at every waking moment. And they are. The Chiefs' defense finished the season ranked , seventh in points allowed -- FUN FACT: The Chiefs allowed fewer points than the this year -- and 17th in yards allowed. A year ago, they ranked , , 24th, and 31st in those same respective categories. Awaiting them on Sunday is a 49ers offense that just gouged the ' 15th-ranked defense by DVOA for 285 rushing yards and four touchdown runs. Even though the Chiefs did just shut down the Titans' vaunted rushing attack, the challenges the 49ers present on the ground are different. With Henry, the Titans are Sidney Jones Jersey were more about power. The 49ers "It's totally different," Ragland said. "Derrick is all about coming downhill. These guys here, they've got all the speed in the world to bounce and outrun, setting the edge. We have to do a great job of setting the edge. Guys have to do a great job of filling the holes and the gaps." A year ago, stopping an offense as dynamic as the 49ers would've felt impo sible. It doesn't feel that way this year. When the Chiefs lost the overtime coin to s to the Patriots in last year's AFC Championship, it already felt as if their season had ended. It never felt like the defense would generate the stop it needed to get the ball back in Mahomes' hands. Failure felt inevitable. Sure enough, 13 plays and 75 yards later, the Chiefs' season ended. A year later, after undergoing widespread changes, a revamped defense did its part to help the Chiefs get over the hump. They're peaking at just the right moment. As the world focuses on the matchup between Mahomes and the 49ers' defense, they're eager to prove they're worthy of being in the Super Bowl. "We're ready to get on this stage and show the world that we deserve to be here as a defense," Mathieu said.

MIAMI — When didn’t get up from an innocuous quarterback sneak in the second quarter of the ‘ Week 7 clash against the , laying prone with what appeared to be a serious knee injury, the weight of the Chiefs’ championship aspirations didn’t just fall onto , the backup quarterback tasked with keeping them afloat while Nigel Bradham Jersey Mahomes recovered from what ended up being diagnosed as a dislocated kneecap. The injury also afforded the Chiefs’ defense with an opportunity for redemption — redemption for their failure in last season’s AFC Championship Game, when their inability to force a stop against the cost them a spot in the as Mahomes watched helple sly from the sidelines.Mahomes’ injury marked a turning point for a struggling defense — a defense that underwent ma sive changes from both a schematic and personnel standpoint in the offseason as they targeted the kind of improvement nece sary to push the team over the hump. For half the season, the Chiefs defense failed to make the leap, but when Mahomes went down, it knew it could no longer be a pa senger. It needed to do its part.”About midseason,” said linebacker Reggie Ragland on Tuesday when asked how long it took for the defense to hit its stride in a new system. “By the time Pat went out, everybody on the defense knew we had to buckle down and play good sound defense to keep us in the games.” The changes were expansive. replaced at defensive coordinator. They transitioned away from a 3-4 to 4-3. Edge rusher , , was . and departed Kansas City. The Chiefs resupplied by for edge rusher and safety in free agency. At first, it felt like the Chiefs had merely rearranged deck chairs on a sinking ship. In the first six games of the season, the Chiefs allowed 24 points per game. Then, came the improvement. In their next 10 regular season games, a stretch that began with the Denver game, the Chiefs allowed 16.4 points per game. It went overlooked because of Mahomes’ heroics, but in their playoff wins over the and , the Chiefs defense contributed to the cause. The 24-0 hole the Chiefs fell into against the Texans was le s about defensive breakdowns and more about ineptitude on special teams. One of the Texans’ touchdowns came on a blocked punt. Another touchdown came after a muffed punt gave them the ball at the 6-yard line. Once the offense worked out the kinks, the defense proceeded to generate stops on seven of the Texans’ final eight series. Against the Titans in the AFC Championship game, the Randall Cunningham Jersey Chiefs became the first team since the Broncos way back in Week 6 to hold under 4.0 yards per carry. So, what changed? For one, when Mahomes went down, the defense felt a certain responsibility to elevate its performance for Mahomes. “Running through my mind it was, man, we gotta get this done for Pat,” Ragland said. “That’s what everyone was just saying. ‘Pat, don’t worry about it. We got you, man.’ Ever since then, everything just came together.” The truth is, it was always going to be a lengthy proce s as they implemented a new scheme with new players. “We knew that — we knew it was going to be a proce s,” Mathieu said. “But we believed in it. Coaches made us believe in it.” The proce s started over the summer, during OTAs and training camp. The thing about having Mahomes on your team is that you get to practice against the sport’s best quarterback, which means you fail … a lot … all the time. The league’s best defenses haven’t figured out how to stop Mahomes throughout his two-year career as a starter. The Chiefs’ defense, in the beginning stages of a rebuild over the summer, certainly wasn’t able to stop him either. But the failures were important. “Anytime you’ve got an offense like that, you’re always going to keep getting better,” Ragland said. “Anytime you keep getting destroyed in practice, you’re going to find a way to win eventually.” Neither Ragland nor Mathieu pointed to some big schematic change as the catalyst for their midseason turnaround. Vinny Curry Jersey Instead, the linebacker and safety both talked continually about trust and belief — Avonte Maddox Jersey in the system and each other. “We just started playing together,” Mathieu said. It started immediately, Ragland said, with Spagnuolo inviting players into his office to talk about their lives away from football. But trusting the scheme and each other on the field took time. “We knew we had the players to be succe sful,” Ragland said. “But we had to keep trusting the coach’s scheme and put everything together.” At their media se sions on Tuesday, both Mathieu and Ragland spoke confidently. They have every right to be confident. Nobody should think this Chiefs defense is as good as the defense that’ll be on the other sideline on Sunday, but that’s OK. The Chiefs never needed a great defense. All they needed was an adequate defense so that Mahomes wasn’t required to be Superman at every waking moment. And they are. The Chiefs’ defense finished the season ranked , seventh in points allowed — FUN FACT: The Chiefs allowed fewer points than the this year — and 17th in yards allowed. A year ago, they ranked , , 24th, and 31st in those same respective categories. Awaiting them on Sunday is a 49ers offense that just gouged the ‘ 15th-ranked defense by DVOA for 285 rushing yards and four touchdown runs. Even though the Chiefs did just shut down the Titans’ vaunted rushing attack, the challenges the 49ers present on the ground are different. With Henry, the Titans are Sidney Jones Jersey were more about power. The 49ers “It’s totally different,” Ragland said. “Derrick is all about coming downhill. These guys here, they’ve got all the speed in the world to bounce and outrun, setting the edge. We have to do a great job of setting the edge. Guys have to do a great job of filling the holes and the gaps.” A year ago, stopping an offense as dynamic as the 49ers would’ve felt impo sible. It doesn’t feel that way this year. When the Chiefs lost the overtime coin to s to the Patriots in last year’s AFC Championship, it already felt as if their season had ended. It never felt like the defense would generate the stop it needed to get the ball back in Mahomes’ hands. Failure felt inevitable. Sure enough, 13 plays and 75 yards later, the Chiefs’ season ended. A year later, after undergoing widespread changes, a revamped defense did its part to help the Chiefs get over the hump. They’re peaking at just the right moment. As the world focuses on the matchup between Mahomes and the 49ers’ defense, they’re eager to prove they’re worthy of being in the Super Bowl. “We’re ready to get on this stage and show the world that we deserve to be here as a defense,” Mathieu said.…

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