The ten-day gap week 3 of play has helped few of the San Francisco players to recover from injuries suffered against the Rams.
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The 49ers might be able to slow down quarterback Carson Palmer with more pressure, but San Francisco has just three sacks, the second-worst total in the league.
The 49ers fall to 0-4 in coach Kyle Shanahan’s first season.
The 49ers used 7:36 of that 10 minutes in a 15-play, 73-yard drive that stalled at the Arizona 5-yard line, where Robbie Gould’s fifth field goal of the game put San Francisco up 15-12. If you just looked at the stats from last week, Carson Palmer was effective.
Two Hyde runs gained three yards.
-Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald vs. 49ers CB Dontae Johnson.
The 49ers are now winless at 0-3 following defeats by Carolina 23-3, Seattle 12-9 and Los Angeles 41-39. 49ers’ next three games are at Arizona, at Indianapolis and at Washington.49ers’ last two losses were by combined seven points, five to Seattle, two to Los Angeles. Iupati was signed by Arizona in March of 2015 and once again made the Pro Bowl in his first season with the Cardinals. Look for the Seahawks to jump out to an early lead in prime time and roll to an easy two-score victory to get to 2-2.
Arizona was the first stop in a stretch of three straight road games, with Indianapolis next and Washington on October 15.
The 49ers were at the centre of the anthem protest issue a year ago, when quarterback Colin Kaepernick started it in response to police brutality and racial injustice. He took some hits, had some miscommunications with his receivers and was off the mark on some of his attempts.
The Niners took the lead by moving from their 24 to the Arizona 31, where Gould’s 49-yard field goal made it 3-0. It will be a test to see if the Cardinals offensive line gets better on their technique. Palmer finished with 357 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Golden had three tackles during the contest, which Arizona won on Larry Fitzgerald’s touchdown reception following San Francisco’s field goal on the opening possession of overtime.
Jaron Brown caught eight passes for a career-high 105 yards.
INJURY REPORT Wide receiver Marquise Goodwin left the game in the first half with head and eye injuries and was later diagnosed with a concussion.
“I feel like we’re going in the direction that I hoped we’d be going”, he said. As rare as it may be for a kicker to be the star of a game, how about when the other team’s kicker is the second star in the game? Aided by a defensive pass interference penalty drawn by Trent Taylor, San Francisco began marching into Arizona territory. Point being, your division rivals know enough about you to beat you any given Sunday, regardless of who is favored to win.
The play set up Dawson’s 43-yard field goal to pull the Cardinals even at 6-6 with 1:29 remaining in the first half.
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With Arizona’s run defense blocking the way, any offense for the 49ers will be on Brian Hoyer’s narrow, powerless shoulders. Every time we play San Francisco, they give us their best shot. While Buckner is doing his part, edge rushers Tank Carradine, Elvis Dumervil, and Aaron Lynch have failed to make a sustained impact. Carlos Hyde was solid on the ground with 25 carries worth 84 yards and two scores. Thomas was the No. 3 overall selection in the draft.
