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By Matt CalkinsSeattle Times columnistSANTA CLARA, Calif. — There is some nuance to that late-game fracas, which will be touched on later in this space. But the optics symbolized something all too real in the Seahawks’ camp.As Seattle receiver DK Metcalf tussled with San Francisco linebacker Fred Warner after a game-sealing interception — prompting a near 22-man scuffle and a Metcalf ejection — it ...

Brock Purdy torched the Seattle Seahawks with deep balls on Dec. 10, 2023 in the San Francisco 49ers' 28-16 win.Purdy threw for a career-high 368 yards while completing 19-of-27 passes in the 49ers’ 28-16 win over the Seahawks, but perhaps most impressive was Purdy’s performance on deep balls, completing all six passes that went 16 yards or further beyond the line of scrimmage.Purdy’s touchdown pass ...

22-28 minutes 12/11/2023LAS VEGAS — After each of the Vikings' 20 wins under Kevin O'Connell, the team's digital media crew records the coach's postgame locker room speech and posts it on the Vikings' website shortly thereafter. The video of O'Connell's postgame speech following Sunday's 3-0 win over the Raiders was the first of its kind in franchise history.It had to be, because the only other time ...

4-5 minutes 12/11/2023BALTIMORE —The walk-off punt return that beat the Rams and ended their game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday unfolded much like the Rams’ season.It was pockmarked by regrettable lost opportunities.A missed tackle here.Hey, remember that home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers?A missed tackle there.How about that defeat against struggling-at-the-time Green Bay?By the time Tylan ...

CHICAGO — Dan Campbell keeps insisting he isn’t worried, and his team keeps playing clunkers of games.Once the toast of the NFL, the Detroit Lions lost for the second time in three weeks on Sunday, 28-13, to the lowly Chicago Bears.They turned the ball over three times, gift-wrapped 12 second-half points with careless defensive mistakes and managed just 61 yards of offense and no points in a hard-to-watch ...

20-26 minutes 12/11/2023What the Philadelphia Eagles said after losing 33-13 to the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Sunday. Postgame transcript courtesy of the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles media relations staffs.Coach Nick SirianniOn where he feels the team is at. At 10-3 but two losses to two teams that are contenders in the conference.Yeah, you know, obviously we’ve got to play a little ...

4-5 minutes 12/11/2023ARLINGTON—Stephon Gilmore is a mild-mannered person. He speaks quietly and mentors people who request it. Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons said the veteran cornerback is one of the best additions to this defense. He mentions how Gilmore helps players with eating healthier, training and fine-tuning their techniques on the football field.Gilmore’s presence is welcomed.Here’s the ...

6-8 minutes 12/11/2023With Justin Fields’ future in flux and everything seemingly stacked against him as he tries to convince the Bears he’s their franchise quarterback, he delivered a performance Sunday at Soldier Field that will keep the debate going.Fields made the decisive plays in a 28-13 win over the Lions — a landmark victory for him and the Bears — and gave everyone something to think about ...

7-9 minutes 12/11/2023Here’s what Falcons coach Arthur Smith had to say after the 29-25 loss to the Bucs on Sunday:On the offense being able to move the ball late and what happened on the final defensive possession: “Couple things. You’ve got to give Tampa credit. You know, made some plays. Obviously, hit some plays on the outside or had some out breakers, and, you know, got the big first down. They ...

The nerves are still there for Tyson Bagent this week.But that’s a normal part of the process for the Chicago Bears undrafted rookie, not an exception as he prepares to make his second NFL start Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium.Bagent always has what he calls “nerved-up” energy flowing through him during game weeks when he’s off the field, a product of homing in on the details ...