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    Aaron Donald wants to be blocked one-on-one

    Getty Images Last Thursday, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald seemed to joke about his desire that he not be double-teamed by opposing offenses. This Thursday, Donald made one thing clear: It’s no joke. “I wish people could just not worry about me and just let me play,” Donald said last week...
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    Stephen Jones on state of NFC East: We need to worry about ourselves

    Getty Images The bad news for the Cowboys is that they have lost two of their first three games of the regular season. The good news is that’s still good enough for them to have a piece of first place in the division. Washington has the same record, Philadelphia is 0-2-1 after a Week Three...
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    Giants signing DB Madre Harper off Raiders practice squad

    Getty Images The Giants are bringing in a new defensive back. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team is signing Madre Harper off of the Raiders practice squad. Garafolo adds that they offered him a signing bonus in order to persuade him to come to Jersey. Harper was undrafted out of...
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    Giants sign Alfred Morris, Clayton Thorson to practice squad

    Getty Images Giants offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has reunited with a couple of his former Cowboys players. The team signed running back Alfred Morris and quarterback Clayton Thorson to the practice squad. Morris, who turns 32 in December, has remained a free agent since the Cardinals...
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    Giants offensive linemen “pissed off” about how they’ve played

    Getty Images After the Giants picked tackle Andrew Thomas in the first round of this year’s draft, General Manager Dave Gettleman said that his goal was to fix a struggling offensive line “once and for all.” The first three games of the regular season have done little to suggest that the team...
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    Kyle Shanahan: We kind of expected to play well despite injuries

    Getty Images The 49ers came into Sunday’s game against the Giants without players like Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Bosa, George Kittle, Richard Sherman, Raheem Mostert, Deebo Samuel and Tevin Coleman, which led some to wonder if they might become the first team to lose to the Giants this season...
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    Brandon Aiyuk’s first NFL TD puts 49ers up 23-9

    Getty Images The 49ers drafted Brandon Aiyuk in the first round to bolster their wide receiver corps and he also gave the running game a shot in the arm against the Giants on Sunday. Aiyuk ran 19 yards into the end zone to cap the 49ers’ first possession of the second half. The touchdown was...
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    49ers rout Giants to go 2-0 at MetLife Stadium

    Getty Images The 49ers became the first team to win two games at MetLife Stadium this season by routing the Giants a week after doing the same to the Jets. Nick Mullens threw for 343 yards and a touchdown while playing in place of Jimmy Garoppolo, Brandon Aiyuk scored his first NFL touchdown...
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    Browns above .500 for first time since 2014

    Getty Images The Browns scored 17 points in the fourth quarter on Sunday to come from behind against the Washington Football Team and win for the second straight week. The victory also bumped their record up to 2-1 on the season, which represents a significant achievement for the team. They...
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    Joe Judge hopes Saquon Barkley will be around the team as much as possible

    Getty Images It’s a strange, upside-down year with COVID-19 protocols limiting access and changing rules for when and how players can get in the building. The Giants hope that, no matter what, the team will have the benefit of running back Saquon Barkley‘s presence as he recovers from a torn...
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    Week Three early inactives

    Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Rams at Bills Rams: RB Cam Akers, C Brian Allen, WR Trishton...
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    49ers go up 6-0 after Giants fumble

    USA TODAY Sports The 49ers are missing a lot of players in Sunday’s game against the Giants, but that hasn’t stopped them from jumping out to an early lead over the Giants. Quarterback Nick Mullens led the team to a field goal on their first possession of the game and got a chance to add to...
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    49ers score twice to stretch lead to 16-6 before half

    Getty Images The 49ers made up for what they’re lacking in quality on offense with quantity during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Giants. They ran 43 offensive plays and held onto the ball for 22:26 over the first 30 minutes of action. The last 12 of those plays came on their...
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    49ers place Tevin Coleman on injured reserve

    Getty Images Another day, another 49ers player lands on injured reserve. On Saturday, the team placed running back Tevin Coleman on IR with a knee injury. Taking his place on the roster is running back JaMycal Hasty, who was elevated from the practice squad. The 49ers also promoted offensive...
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    Week Three injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Three of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Dolphins and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...
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    Nick Mullens will start at quarterback for 49ers

    Getty Images While the 49ers held out some hope about quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s ankle, they also weren’t kidding themselves. Via Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com, coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Friday morning during an interview on KNBR that Nick Mullens would start Sunday against the Giants...
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    George Kittle ruled out for Week Three

    Getty Images 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan wasn’t ready to announce a decision on tight end George Kittle‘s playing status on Friday morning, but that changed by the time he met the media on Friday afternoon. Shanahan told reporters that Kittle will not play against the Giants on Sunday. That...
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    Devonta Freeman thinks he has “a lot in the tank”

    Getty Images Devonta Freeman may have looked like he was running on fumes last year, but he insists that’s not the case as he arrives with the Giants. Freeman was acquired following the season-ending injury to Saquon Barkley, and is confident he can help his new team. “I know I still have a...
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    Review of MetLife field finds it meets NFL standards

    Getty Images The 49ers aired complaints about the condition of the playing surface at MetLife Stadium after their Week Two victory over the Jets, which led the league to take another look at it ahead of the 49ers’ return visit to face the Giants this weekend. An initial inspection of the field...
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