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Ron Cook: Can Patrick Mahomes ultimately supplant Tom Brady as the best to ever play?

Is it outrageous to suggest Patrick Mahomes will be remembered as a better quarterback than Tom Brady?

Tribune News Service

Eagles’ Jalen Hurts looks ahead to a Super Bowl LVII matchup with the Chiefs

Jalen Hurts pondered for several seconds on Thursday when asked to recall his most memorable play from this season.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Francesa Salutes Tom Brady for Longevity—and Not Much Else

The longtime sports radio personality says the seven-time Super Bowl winner witnessed a lot of success because he played longer than most people do.

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San Francisco 49ers head coach issues stern challenge ahead of Dallas Cowboys test

The San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys are set to continue their storied rivalry in the NFL playoffs on Sunday with the winner set to advance to the NFC Championship Game

Daily Mirror

A look back at playoff history between Giants and Eagles ahead of clash in Philly

NEW YORK — The NFC East is built on storied rivalries and Saturday night’s NFC divisional round playoff clash between two teams separated by less than 100 miles down the Jersey Turnpike provides plenty of ill-will and history to draw from.

Tribune News Service

Tim Cowlishaw: Cowboys may have advantage at QB over 49ers, but finding success goes beyond Dak Prescott

DALLAS — There was no physical torch on the sidelines at Candlestick Park on that late January afternoon 41 years ago, but America could sense something was shifting when Joe Montana found Dwight Clark in the back of the end zone that day. The Cowboys, who had lived in the…

Tribune News Service

Julian Edelman tells epic story of Tom Brady’s Michael Jordan moment

Julian Edelman's story of Tom Brady's Michael Jordan moment is a must-listen.

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Cowboys-49ers rivalry set for record-tying 9th playoff game

For Kyle Shanahan, the chance to coach the San Francisco 49ers against the Dallas Cowboys in a playoff game is a throwback to when that rivalry was the biggest in football

The Independent UK

SF 49ers, Dallas Cowboys no strangers when it comes to NFL playoffs

A new chapter in one of the NFL’s best rivalries will be written Sunday when the 49ers play the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium.

Tribune News Service

49ers QB Brock Purdy enters rarefied air in 1st playoff start

Only 4 other QBs since at least 1970 have done in the playoffs what Brock Purdy did Saturday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

49ers’ Brock Purdy shared emotional hugs with his family after breaking an NFL playoff rookie record

NO ONE has ever played like Purdy in their playoff debut.

USA Today Sports Media Group

If 49ers are upset by Seattle, it’ll be the worst playoff debacle since Minnesota loss 35 years ago

Let’s not pretend it can’t happen.

Tribune News Service

NFL fans reminisced about David-Goliath QB playoff battles ahead of Dolphins’ backup facing Josh Allen

Allen vs. an overmatched backup isn't the first time a vastly inferior QB had to try and pull off an upset.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Best Bowl Games in New Year’s Six History

From the Joe Montana chicken soup game to Boise State’s trick-play trinity, these bowls were all-timers.

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Cold, hard truth: ‘Bear Weather’ fun, but still a myth

A pair of dreadful playoff losses in the Ditka era — and a blowout by Tom Brady and the Patriots in 2010 — are a reminder that cold weather and inclement conditions don’t give the hardy Bears an advantage anyone can count on.

Tribune News Service

Jerry McDonald: 49ers rookie Brock Purdy isn’t Joe Cool, but his style of play reminds of Montana

DISCLAIMER: This column is not meant to suggest Brock Purdy will be the greatest quarterback in the history of the 49ers or win four Super Bowls. It makes comparisons with the most popular player in franchise history only in terms of playing style and the early portion of their careers.

Sports Illustrated

Montana Says 49ers Could Win Super Bowl With Brock Purdy

The seventh-round rookie has taken advantage of his unexpected opportunity with solid games over the past two weeks.

Daily Mirror

Tom Brady made Patriots promise after Bob Kraft's wish as NFL hero praises Bill Belichick

Tom Brady and owner Robert Kraft had a plan to ensure the iconic quarterback remained with the New England Patriots for the entirety of his career - but Bill Belichick was too serious

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Analysis: Saints see struggles in replacing a franchise quarterback

Analysis: Saints experiencing the struggles in replacing a franchise quarterback, via @MaddyHudaK_94:

Sports Illustrated

Stunning Photography Traces the Changing Game

Michael Zagaris’s career is chronicled in a new book, “Field of Play.”

Tribune News Service

A look at 49ers’ QB controversies, including the grandaddy of them all

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Quarterback controversy? Nothing to see here. That’s how Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo played it after the news broke that Garoppolo, the starter since 2017, would return to the 49ers after all.

Tribune News Service

Steve Young on 49ers QBs Jimmy Garoppolo, Trey Lance: ‘This is hairy stuff’

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Steve Young was winding down from a 20-minute, enthralling phone interview on the 49ers’ quarterback dynamic when he captured his own feelings:

Tribune News Service

Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch explain how and why 49ers are keeping Jimmy Garoppolo

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jimmy Garoppolo’s re-entry to the 49ers is underway. Did he ever leave? Well, he certainly wasn’t part of training camp practices and meetings. Instead, he was isolated to throwing on a side field with his repaired shoulder, awaiting an opportunity elsewhere that would never arise.

Tribune News Service

Len Dawson, Chiefs’ Hall of Fame quarterback and Kansas City sports icon, dies at 87

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Len Dawson, the Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl championship and was with the organization for six decades as a player and broadcaster, has died, his family announced early Wednesday morning.

Sports Illustrated

Steve Young Shares What He Told Trey Lance Ahead of Season

The 49ers legend shared some valuable advice to the second-year quarterback with just a few days remaining before training camp begins.

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