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The 49ers head East and hope to avoid an 0-2 start to the 2020 season.

After 31 months of construction, the Raiders are set to play their first game in Allegiant Stadium on Monday night.

The Atlanta Falcons will be without a key member of their cornerback rotation for the second week in a row after ruling Kendall Sheffield out of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Sheffield is still recovering from a foot injury and wasn’t able to practice all week. The Falcons also ruled out backup defensive end Charles Harris (ankle), while rookie defensive tackle Marlon Davidson (knee) was listed as doubtful.

Lambeau Field won’t have fans for Sunday’s home opener against the Lions. That won’t keep running back Aaron Jones from doing the Lambeau Leap. Multiple times, he hopes. The Packers practiced at Lambeau Field on Friday to get a feel for how the stadium will look and sound during Sunday’s game. The first eight rows [more]

The 49ers signed veteran wideout Mohamed Sanu this week because they are dealing with injuries in their receiver group and one of those injured players went on injured reserve Friday to make room for Sanu on the 53-man roster. Richie James was placed on the list due to a hamstring injury. He will be eligible [more]

David Baker, president and CEO of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, makes that assessment of the planned 100th birthday celebration for the NFL. On Thursday night, at halftime of the Bengals-Browns game – fittingly, the ”Battle of Ohio” – the hall and the NFL dedicated Centennial Plaza in downtown Canton. ”It is really spectacular, with spires at one end of the dome of the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” he says, ”a stage at the other end with massive a big screen TV.

NFL Network’s Cynthia Frelund’s stat projections for Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey in Week 2. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

The San Francisco 49ers officially signed Mohamed Sanu and placed Richie James Jr. on Injured Reserve with a hamstring injury.

Drew Brees didn’t look great in a win over the Bucs, and now has to play without his favorite target. Fading the QB is among our five bold predictions for Week 2.

The 49ers coach didn’t get his lucky charm on Sunday.

Javon Kinlaw will hit bumps in the road just like any rookie, but don’t expect him to go around them.

Joe Burrow has an NFL touchdown pass. LeBron James was impressed.

Broadcast map for Week 2.

Indianapolis has playoff aspirations this season, but the Philip Rivers era is off to a rough start. And what’s up with the Browns?

C.D. Carter takes a close look at target shares allowed by defenses in Week 1, and how that might help fantasy managers’ decision making in Week 2.

Offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva was the only Pittsburgh Steelers player who did not display the name of Antwon Rose II on his helmet Monday.

Jared Goff and Carson Wentz are an NFL rarity. Wentz finished third in NFL MVP voting his sophomore season when the Eagles won their first Super Bowl title, doing it without him after he tore two knee ligaments in his only other meeting against Goff and the Rams. Goff led Los Angeles to a Super Bowl appearance the following season but lost 13-3 to New England.

Air quality concerns still linger for the Seattle Seahawks when they take on the New England Patriots Sunday night at CenturyLink Field.

A lot of people watched the NFL, as the league pointed out Wednesday.

Cameron Dantzler picked up his nickname ”The Needle” in high school in Louisiana. Dantzler’s entry into the NFL has predictably come with growing pains, too. The Packers produced the highest score allowed by Minnesota since coach Mike Zimmer arrived in 2014, and Rodgers compiled the fourth-highest passing yardage total (364) against the Vikings under Zimmer.

Jeannette Belichick, the mother of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, has died. Patriots spokesman Stacey James said Belichick died Monday night of natural causes in Annapolis, Maryland. In addition to their son, Bill, she is survived by three grandchildren: Holy Cross College women’s lacrosse coach Amanda Belichick and Patriots assistants Stephen Belichick and Brian Belichick.

Wednesday’s injury report.

Ten of the 32 starting quarterbacks in Week 1 were Black, a record that shows how the color barrier at the most important position in sports is breaking down.

Colin Kaepernick was shocked and upset to find out he was in the NFL’s social justice videos, which one source called serving “their own public relations purposes.”

If New York Giants fans were hoping for a quick turnaround under new coach Joe Judge, it might be time to reevaluate. The Judge era got off to a shaky start Monday night in a 26-16 loss to Ben Roethlisberger and an impressive Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense. The biggest concern on Tuesday has to be the play of the revamped offensive line and its inability to give Saquon Barkley any running room.

Ryan McDowell covers the latest NFL news, including injuries and contract disputes. (Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports)

With cornerback Nevin Lawson set to return from a one-game suspension, the Las Vegas Raiders waived safety Dallin Leavitt on Tuesday to free up a roster spot. Leavitt was an undrafted free agent signing of the Raiders in 2018 and has appeared in 17 games for the team over the previous two seasons. Last year, [more]

Jags Wire’s James Johnson and Phil Smith look back at the awesome showing in which Gardner Minshew and company had Week 1 against the Colts.

The NFL, after trying to be everything to everyone, has taken up the cause of its players in the push for social justice. Now the stick-to-sports crowd is speaking up. Loudly.

Big Ben is back, and the Steelers started the season off with a win. Scott Pianowski looks at the fantasy fallout of their Week 1 performance.