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The San Francisco 49ers stormed back from a 28-6 deficit before falling just short, 34-31, in Super Bowl XLVII. Their coach, Jim Harbaugh, later said "90 percent of the teams will lose by 40" after falling behind by such a wide margin. The comment...

NEW ORLEANS -- The San Francisco 49ers had their chances in Super Bowl XLVII. They had four consecutive shots from the Baltimore 7-yard line or closer in the final minutes. They couldn't quite finish what would have been the greatest comeback in Supe...

The San Francisco 49ers are the only current division leader without a three-game winning streak during the 2012 season. They can change that in Week 16 with a victory in Seattle, where the 49ers put together a comeback to claim a 19-17 victory la...

The Chicago Bears are visiting the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16 for the first time since the 2006 game that launched Dennis Green into beer commercial history. The Bears overcame a 20-0 halftime deficit to win, 24-23. Green was not happy about it....

Much has changed since Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt named John Skelton over Kevin Kolb as his starting quarterback entering the 2012 regular season. An ankle injury sidelined Skelton in the opener. Kolb led the team to a comeback victory...

Thoughts on the Seattle Seahawks' 24-23 victory against the New England Patriots in Week 6: What it means: The Seahawks improved to 4-2 with a comeback victory that should at least temporarily silence calls for the team to replace rookie quarterba...

The NFC West surprised us (translation: me) in Week 1 with San Francisco dominating at Green Bay, Kevin Kolb leading a fourth-quarter comeback for Arizona and St. Louis nearly shocking Detroit at Ford Field. I've got a 1-2 record in predictions to...

Yes, the start of training camps is two months away, but it's never too early to consider the coming season. A look at the best-case and worst-case scenarios for Seattle in 2012: Dream scenario (12-4): Matt Flynn's fourth-quarter comeback victory ...

The Seattle Seahawks appreciated Anthony Hargrove's contributions to their defense in 2011, including the pivotal safety Hargrove provided during a comeback victory over the New York Giants. That the Seahawks decided to replace Hargrove with veter...

A confusing judgment call favoring the New York Giants enabled their comeback victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4. Was Giants receiver Victor Cruz really down when he lost the football late in the game? A fumble in that situation likely w...

The San Francisco 49ers' fourth-quarter comeback victories at Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Detroit and Seattle obscured an important part of quarterback Alex Smith's game this season. He was actually much better at home. 2011 QBR Differentials, Hom...

There can be no fourth-quarter comeback victories in football without a team first falling behind. That partly explains why Drew Brees (three), Tom Brady (one) and Aaron Rodgers (zero) have combined for fewer of them than either Alex Smith (five) ...

Through the powers of Dan Orlovsky and Kellen Clemens, the St. Louis Rams have assumed the position as last-ranked team in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings through Week 16. Quarterback trouble marked the comeback victory Orlovsky led for Indianapolis aga...

The Arizona Cardinals have shown a flair for fourth-quarter comebacks this season. That does not make them likely to overcome the 20-0 halftime deficit they face in their Week 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Since 1940, the organization...

The Arizona Cardinals turned a 19-7 deficit into a 21-19 victory Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. Week 14: Big Comebacks Team Down by Won by Falcons 16 8 Jaguars 14 27 Texans 13 1 Cardinals ...

A highlight package commemorating the San Francisco 49ers' 28-point comeback against New Orleans 31 years ago went online Wednesday morning. Freddie Solomon sparked the comeback with a 57-yard touchdown on a punt return. Solomon's 14-yard scoring ...