As a 49er fan since the Montana days of the 1980s, tonight’s game was very disappointing. They outplayed the Chiefs for 3 1/2 quarters and then their defense completely let them down. San Francisco coughed up a 10-point fourth-quarter lead. Its offense couldn’t stay on the field to prolong drives, the defense couldn’t come up …
It’s hard to say otherwise about the first overtime game in the 51-year history of the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, as the first two games were called. The Patriots came back from a 25-point deficit to score 31 unanswered points and win the game 34-28. The greatest Super Bowl comeback had previously been 10 points. …
Every year ESPN believes and adds to the hype coming from the Dallas Cowboys about their status as one of the elite teams in the league. Every year that is an exaggeration. Lookit. Since the turn of the century (15 seasons!) they have made it to the playoffs five times. They were bounced out in …