Whether that was because they couldn’t get open or because Palmer spent half the game running for his life is a question we can’t answer in the immediate aftermath of the game.
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11 OCTOBER 2015: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer (3) runs with the ball during game action between the Arizona Cardinals and the Detroit Lions during a regular season game played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Safety Eric Reid said, “It’s not in my character to blame the refs, but, man, there were some questionable calls, some very questionable ones”.
“That’s not to take anything away from Kaepernick, but it seems like Gabbert has a little bit better grip on what’s going on”, Mattieu said in an interview. “The teasing’s not going to stop”. Then, in the second half of Sunday’s matchup, cornerback Jerraud Powers and running backs Chris Johnson and Andre Ellington all left the game.
In their first meeting, it was a dominating performance for Arizona as they only allowed one touchdown throughout the game in a 47-7 domination.
Tight end Garrett Celek is sidelined indefinitely after sustaining a high-ankle sprain in the first quarter of the 49ers’ 19-13 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The outcome of the game wasn’t surprising, but the fact that the 49ers were within one score of winning, 19-13, was somewhat of a shock given how the Niners’ season has gone.
San Francisco has veteran wide receivers in Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith. “He’s poised, he’s under control”. He has a good control of the offense. “He’s under control. He understands where to go with the ball”. “He understands when he’s hot, when he needs to get rid of it. He’s playing really well for us right now”. Chandler Catanzaro missed the extra point, leaving the Cardinal’s lead at six points. That left the 49ers with just two tight ends, Vance McDonald and rookie Blake Bell, on the active roster.
A fourth-round draft pick out ofOklahoma, Bellhad caught three passes for 17 yards entering the game.
“I like where we’re standing in the league, but this is a big division game on the road and we haven’t won there in a long time (since 2008)”, Arians said on a recent conference call with Bay Area media. McDonald caught his first career touchdown pass last week against Seattle and his second on Sunday – both from Gabbert.
Blaine Gabbert attempted to engineer a last-gasp comeback and completed four consecutive passes to reach the Cardinals’ 30 with 1:35 remaining. Gabbert made his third straight start for the 49ers since replacing Colin Kaepernick.
The 49ers saw their record drop to 3-3 at home compared to 0-5 on the road. Phil Dawson made his two FGAs, his first coming from 53 yards.
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The Cardinals are positioning themselves to back up Arians’ promise, even though neither Super Bowl team is expected to suit up in the 49ers locker room (Levi’s Stadium’s blueprints came with two “visitor” locker rooms). Fitzgerald has had a resurgent season and he has 73 catches for 926 yards and seven touchdowns, while Johnson has 797 rushing yards and three touchdowns this season.
