49ers

49ers QB Brock Purdy said the team’s defense stepping up has allowed them to become playoff contenders once again.

“No secret, we’ve had guys step up on defense, and have to play, whether they’re young guys or backups,” Purdy said, via SI’s Albert Breer. “*That’s part of it. They’ve done a great job. We’ve found ways to win. Offensively, we are getting healthier and getting back to our original starting roster, which feels great. We are confident in that. I think, as a whole, we have to find ways to win and play complementary football. When the defense...

With Aaron Rodgers dealing with a left wrist injury, the Steelers worked out veteran quarterbacks Jason Bean and Tanner Mordecai on Tuesday, per Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio.

Pittsburgh currently has three quarterbacks on their 53-man roster and zero on their practice squad. Backup Mason Rudolph, and third-stringer Will Howard will both move up a spot on the depth chart for at least a week, leaving the Steelers without a third option should either of them get injured.

Bean, 26, signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Kansas in 2024. He did not...

Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Chris Broussard react to the Dallas Cowboys’ 33-16 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, moving to 4-5-1 behind a big night from Dak Prescott. Dak went 25-of-33 for 268 yards, 4 touchdowns and a lost fumble, while the Cowboys defense totaled an interception, four sacks and held the Raiders to just 2.3 yards per rush. After the game, Dak said: “We’re in control.” Danny Parkins reveals his Top 10 for Week 11, including how far the Kansas City Chiefs will fall after their loss to the Denver Broncos.

Kyle Brandt of NFL Network named Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington as the Week 11 Angry Runs winner for his viral play against the Cincinnati Bengals when he bulldozed through three defenders.

“Way too big of a dude to be running like that,” Brandt said. “This was the Godfather trilogy of runs, except he stuck the landing on part three.”

Washington was nominated three times for his 31-yard catch and run, one time for each of the Bengals defenders he demolished. It’s the first time one player swept the finalist nominations.

“There are some guys in the league that...

Willie Colon, Danny Parkins and Greg Jennings break down what Shedeur Sanders could bring to the offense if he becomes the starter and how much his skill set could elevate the unit moving forward. The crew also reacts to Andy Reid’s postgame message — “Know what we need to clean up… isn’t like this season’s lost” — after the Chiefs fell to the Broncos 22-19, dropping to 5-5 on the season.

With Chuba Hubbard suffering a calf injury, the Carolina Panthers have turned to Rico Dowdle as their rushing leader. Hubbard is still getting re-acclimated into the offense after making his return in Week 7.

Dowdle has forced the Panthers’ hand, gained 473 scrimmage yards in the two games Hubbard missed. However, the latter running back admits he returned from injury a bit too early. Hubbard is still trying to find himself and get fully past his calf injury, via team reporter Kassidy Hill.

“I think in all honesty, like, I’m a competitor and when I came back from my calf,...

It’s November 19th, and your Chicago Bears are in first place in the NFC North.

I repeat, it’s November 19th, and your Chicago Bears are in first place in the NFC North.

“They haven’t beaten anybody.”

“They are the luckiest team in the league.”

“Caleb Williams stinks.”

Just let the hate wash over you like a warm shower. Embrace it.

They hate us because they ain’t us.

I have two words for the people who just want to knock the 2025 Chicago Bears: “Shove it! (We toned it down from what you were expecting.)

I don’t know what’s going to...

Well, all of us fans arrive at the bye week for our Miami Dolphins, now knowing that things have not gone to plan thus far, with maybe the exception of the last few weeks. We either didn’t expect to be a bad team with a bad roster, sitting here at 4-7, or we hoped or even expected that the team would be better than that by now. So now that we all know where this team has been and where we hope they are headed, what about things you did not expect this season?

So tonight’s Phinsider Question Of The...

Broncos

• The Broncos are optimistic that LB Alex Singleton and CB Patrick Surtain can make it back into the lineup in Week 12. (Jeremy Fowler)

Chiefs

The Chiefs lost a big divisional game in Week 11 to Denver to fall to 5-5 with all five losses coming by one score. Kansas City HC Andy Reid said the team is keeping faith in their postseason aspirations despite the panic from those on the outside.

“We’re not quite as negative as the outside world is,” Reid said, via the team’s YouTube. *“We know what we need to clean up...

Deion Sanders cried tears of happiness as his son took the field for the first time in a regular-season NFL game

The Pittsburgh Steelers have brought back a familiar face to their offense.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have re-signed quarterback/wide receiver John Rhys Plumlee to their practice squad and have released safety Jack Henderson as a corresponding transaction, according to multiple reports.

Plumlee, 24, first joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of the 2024 NFL Draft. He served as the team’s fourth quarterback during training camp and the preseason while also being experimented with at receiver, kick returner and punt returner before being released that August.

Since then, Plumlee has bounced around the league, spending time with the Jacksonville...

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