![]() ![]() ![]() They did a good job on the back end and were rushing the passer. “We had one play for 88 yards, so I mean that’s kind oi deceiving on the numbers. “We feel like we left a lot of plays out there,” wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said. Teams were averaging just 224.4 yards against the 49ers, but the Cardinals’ second-half surge helped them finish with 357 total yards. San Francisco entered the game on track to threaten the 1991 Eagles for the fewest yards ever allowed (3,549) in a 16-game season. On top of that, the Cardinals were facing a 49ers’ defense that has been playing at an historical pace. Left guard Justin Pugh kicked outside and Mason Cole started at guard for Pugh. Not only were the Cardinals playing without their top two running backs in the injured David Johnson (ankle) and Chase Edmonds (hamstring), but they also didn’t have starting right tackle Justin Murray (knee). A win also would have given Arizona more wins in a month (four) than it had all last season.īut hoping for a victory against this San Francisco defense was probably a pipedream from the start. The Cardinals (3-4-1) had beaten the 49ers eight straight times and with one more win in Thursday’s primetime matchup, would have tied the franchise record for the longest winning streak against a single opponent since they won nine in a row over the Eagles from 1974-78. Sanders had the answers as he finished with seven receptions for a game-high 112 yards in just his second game with the 49ers since being acquired in a trade from the Broncos. I’ll have to watch it to get a better answer for you.” I really don’t know if it was a coverage call or man coverage. “I’ll have to see the film,” Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said, adding Peterson is still working his way back after serving a six-game suspension to the start the season. Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 317 yards and four touchdowns, the 49ers scored touchdowns on each of their last three possessions to end the first half, and it was a nightmarish evening for Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson, who might have played his worst game ever in an Arizona uniform. San Francisco hung on for its eighth straight victory to remain one of just two unbeaten teams left in the league along with the Patriots (8-0). On a Halloween night in front of the 141st consecutive sellout in Glendale, the Cardinals almost stole it, too, rallying back from a 21-7 deficit before losing to the 49ers, 28-25. Just really trying to go out there and put on a show and protect home.” “Wearing all black, Thursday night, first real primetime game for us. “Should be fun,” Murray said in anticipation of Thursday night’s game at State Farm Stadium against surging San Francisco. The Cardinals’ quarterback, though, has always looked forward to the brightest lights and the biggest stage. Oh, he knew that on a short week that having to face a defense like the 49ers’ suffocating collection of pass rushers, tacklers and ball hawks wasn’t the most ideal situation for any NFL quarterback, let alone a rookie one. ![]()
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