Author name: Matthew Bowen

Matthew is an MA history student at Swansea University. He is an avid supporter of the San Francisco 49ers and Liverpool FC. Twitter: @MatthewJBowen7

Jimmy Garoppolo

Niners Saints shootout provides game of the year

Entering Week Fourteen, the NFC remained in the balance. The premier conference in the NFL has proven to be a blood bath this year as the 10-2 San Francisco 49ers and the 10-2 New Orleans Saints met in the Superdome in a matchup that was sure to deliver – and deliver it did. Jimmy Garoppolo and co. clutched victory from the jaws of defeat with Robbie Gould’s game-winning 30-yard field goal.

Franchise Sports

Film Study: Kirk Cousins is elite

The narrative that Kirk Cousins is not a very good quarterback is one that needs to stop. After last season’s somewhat disappointing campaign for the Minnesota Vikings, which saw Cousins throw for 4298 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, the ‘talking-heads’ and media personalities sentenced Cousins to a career of mediocrity and ‘choking’.

Franchise Sports

TNF Review: Garoppolo fends off spooky Cardinals

It was treat on Halloween night as we were treated to the best TNF game of the year. The undefeated San Francisco 49ers bested the plucky Arizona Cardinals 28-25 in a cagey fixture that had all the hallmarks of a tight divisional game. The Niners were heavy favourites coming into Thursday night, and rightly so. …

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Franchise Sports

Western Conference preseason rankings

Little evokes America as vividly as the Wild West. The unpredictability of the land, the lawlessness, there is a reason this landmark of American culture was nicknamed ‘The Land of Opportunity’. This rings especially true for the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association. Following the most dynamic and tumultuous season and summer the NBA …

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