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Daily Madden: Lights-Out 49ers Defense Stifles Steelers
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The 49ers shut down the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 at Candlestick Park Monday night in a game delayed by two power outages. “Their defense is playing amazing,” John Madden told the...
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San Francisco Mayor Lee Calls Candlestick Outage ‘National Embarrassment’
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee called the power outages that left fans and players in the dark at Monday night’s San Francisco 49ers game at Candlestick Park a “national...
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Daily Madden: Is Alex Smith A Pro-Bowler?
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said Alex Smith, the sixth-rated quarterback in the conference, should be one of the three NFC Pro Bowl QBs. John Madden told the KCBS morning crew that...
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Daily Madden: Why Offense Is Topping Defense?
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The West Virginia Mountaineers scored a bowl-record 70 points as they routed Clemson in the Orange Bowl Wednesday night, the latest in a slew of high scoring college and pro...
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Daily Madden: Wild Card Weekend Picks
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – John Madden likes Pittsburgh over Denver, New Orleans over Detroit and New York over Atlanta in this weekend’s NFL wild card games. Madden told the KCBS morning crew Friday that...
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Daily Madden: Playoff Openers Set Up Compelling NFL Matchups
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – After a regular season-ending slump, the Denver Broncos and quarterback Tim Tebow surprised the Pittsburgh Steelers with a stunning performance to win Sunday‘s wildcard playoff...
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Daily Madden: Kyle Williams’ Stand-Up Moment
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – 49ers punt returner Kyle Williams met with reporters for a second time Monday to take full responsibility for his two turnovers in the 49ers loss in the NFC championship game....
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Daily Madden: End Of The Line For Hines Ward?
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are releasing 14-year star receiver Hines Ward, who holds franchise records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns. “Hines Ward was one of my...
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Roethlisberger Suggests 49ers Targeted His Injured Ankle
PITTSBURGH (CBS Sports) – In Week 15 of 2011, the Steelers rolled a gimpy Ben Roethlisberger out to San Francisco to face the 49ers in hopes that Pittsburgh could catch the Ravens in the AFC North. The...
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Most Anticipated Games Of The 2012 NFL Season
This past off-season, filled with talk about concussions and bounties and scandal, seemed to drag on forever. (Didn’t we JUST go through the lockout?) And yet now… finally, preseason is here, which...
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Daily Madden: Andrew Luck’s Strong Start
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Former Stanford quarterback and Indianapolis Colts top pick Andrew Luck continues to get good reviews despite the Colts’ 26-24 pre-season loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers...
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Fantasy Football: Top 10 NFL Defenses and Special Teams
San Francisco 49ers (Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) The adage “defense wins championships” matters much more in the National Football League than in fantasy football. But a strong...
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Daily Madden: The 49ers Pass A Difficult Test
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 30-22 at Lambeau Field in the season opener Sunday. “That’s about as tough as you can get, having to open up against the Green Bay Packers,”...
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Raiders Try New Cornerbacks In Practice
By Ryan Leong The Raiders are trying to overcome even more injuries as they prepare to host the Pittsburgh Steelers. Linebacker Rolando McClain suffered a concussion in the game at Miami, but was not...
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Daily Madden: 49ers Will Be Tested By Vikings’ Peterson
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The 49ers face the Vikings and Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson in Minnesota Sunday. Peterson is back after suffering a torn ACL and ruptured MCL in December, but John...
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Oakland Raiders Hope An Injured Pittsburgh Steelers Team Is Easier Task
By Danny Cox The Oakland Raiders came out in the season opener and were not far from tying up the game with the San Diego Chargers and sending it to overtime. Week 2 saw them not even appear to show up...
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Raiders Rally Past Steelers 34-31
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) — Sebastian Janikowski kicked a 43-yard field goal on the last play as the Oakland Raiders scored the final 13 points after wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was knocked out and...
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Raiders Finally Win Their First Game Of 2012
By Ryan Leong At long last, the Raiders are in the win column. Despite another ominous start to the game, this time the Raiders stayed with the game plan, executed when they had to, and as a result,...
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Daily Madden: Raiders Finally Shine; Vikings Run On 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The Oakland Raiders rebounded from losses in their first two games and a mediocre start Sunday to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-31 at O.co Coliseum. “The Raiders really...
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Daily Madden: The Myth Of A Raiders-Chiefs Rivalry
OAKLAND (KCBS) – The Oakland Raiders play the Chiefs in Kansas City Sunday. The long time rivals are a combined 3-9 this season. “You just remember what (the rivalry) used to be,” John Madden told the...
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