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Six days after suffering their first loss of the season, the San Francisco 49ers bounced back Sunday to beat the Arizona Cardinals 30-26 at Levi’s Stadium.

Myles Garrett will soon learn when he can play again. The Cleveland Browns star defensive end, who was suspended indefinitely after the NFL ruled he used a helmet “as a weapon” to strike Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head, will have his appeal heard by the league early this week, a person familiar with the timeline told The Associated...

Greenlaw showed range, athletic ability and intelligence in his first NFL start for the 49ers vs. Seahawks

The 49ers (8-0) face the second-place Seahawks (7-2) in a game that could shift the pendulum of momentum in the NFC West.

The Dallas Cowboys host the Minnesota Vikings on NBC’s Sunday Night Football in a game with playoff implications for each team.

Alexander’s loss to 49ers will be significant, as both a performer and leader on the field

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Kwon Alexander will miss the rest of the season after tearing his pectoral muscle.

Veteran linebacker, a star with the Broncos before coming to Oakland in the offseason, was waiting for an NFL team to call

One San Francisco weak spot in a strong season so far has been the ability to secure the ball on offense

Taylor fills in for injured D.J. Jones and makes a key fourth-down stop and later recovers a fumble in 9-0 win

The 49ers’ undefeated record seemed somewhat soft until they beat the Los Angeles Rams. Coming into Sunday’s game, San Francisco hadn’t played an NFC West opponent. The four teams the 49ers did play — three from the AFC North and one from the NFC South — have a combined record of 6-18. But the Niners were ready for their division...

The Los Angeles Chargers couldn’t hide their glaring shortcoming on Sunday, and the problem became even worse against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Everybody seems to be having fun when the kids in a new public service announcement are just playing football, until one boy is thrown to the ground and the background music turns ominous. Then, the coach starts handing out cigarettes. “Tackle football is like smoking,” a youthful voice-over says as a smiling, motherly type lights a cigarette for one of...

Jones played well in 2018 for Buffalo but lost his starting job this season and became expendable

Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended Monday for the rest of the season for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle that is the most severe punishment in NFL history for an on-field infraction.

Though Jon Gruden said he was excited about having Grant, he’s decided to move on to other options in the receiving corps

Veteran linebacker Whitehead says he and his teammates need to address the problem immediately

His two early interceptions were on target, but bounced into the arms of Pittsburgh defenders

The Rams (3-0) remained unbeaten — and perfect against AFC teams in the regular season under coach Sean McVay — by barely holding back the Browns (1-2).

Former Bucs linebacker, teamed with Warner and Greenlaw, gives 49ers an active, athletic starting trio