The Super Bowl is always centered around marquee names but, like any football game, can often be decided by X-factors. Baltimore and San Francisco may...

ATLANTA — The Falcons blew another postseason lead, and this time they were unable to pull out a win in Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez's last ...

ATLANTA — The clutch quarterback. The genius coach. The big-play defense. The San Francisco 49ers are ready to start a new dynasty with a famil...

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers sit alone atop the NFC West for now – hardly the kind of firm hold on the division they owned last...

MINNEAPOLIS — Christian Ponder didn't flinch against that feisty, swarming San Francisco defense. Minnesota's flourishing young quarterback eng...

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers stymied 2011 NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, then record-setting Matthew Stafford in Week 2. This stin...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Randy Moss found his way back to familiar turf, celebrating a touchdown at Lambeau Field in his new uniform. The San Francisc...

Coming out of the University of Maryland in 2006, Vernon Davis turned in one of the most impressive performances at the NFL scouting combine. He was a...

The San Francisco 49ers only missed the Super Bowl because Eli Manning is unflappable, the Seattle Seahawks had an offensive upheaval, the St. Louis Rams are struggling with new systems and the Arizona Cardinals need to at least pretend that they believe.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Drew Brees overcame five New Orleans turnovers and a 17-point deficit to put the Saints on the brink of their first road playoff vict...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Vernon Davis ran to the sideline with tears streaming down his face and into the arms of coach Jim Harbaugh, the tight end's sme...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Any questions about whether Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers could throw the ball around washed away with the rain against anot...

SAN FRANCISCO — For anybody who questioned whether new coach Jim Harbaugh could turn around the downtrodden San Francisco franchise in a hurry, ...

The NFL lockout is officially over! In response, many players took to the Twittersphere to express their excitement. According to sources, under th...

Derek Anderson would never make it as a stand up comedian, Barack Obama should have saved one of his presidential turkey pardons for Roy William and James Harrison won't be working in the commissioner's office when his playing career is over.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mike Singletary had to separate tight end Vernon Davis and wide receiver Michael Crabtree after the players got into a hea...

Hypothetical tweets from real NFL figures! @TonyGonzalez88 Roddy White is like Ozzy Osbourne - it's impossible to cover him. #atleastroddyscoherent...

Hypothetical tweets from real NFL figures! @AntonioGates85 Hey Shawne Merriman, sorry to hear you're leaving - Junior Seau said he'd be here in 5 mi...

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