⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 49ers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SF better than we expected
▼ ARI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the 49ers.
Every score
- Q1 8:26
TDB.Purdy to M.Evans, 82 yards7-0 - Q2 14:55
TDB.Purdy to M.Evans, 23 yards14-0 - Q2 3:03
FGC.Ryland from 26 yards14-3 - Q2 0:23
FGC.Ryland from 41 yards14-6 - Q2 0:00
FGE.Pineiro from 57 yards17-6 - Q3 11:07
TDC.McCaffrey from the 1, extra point missed23-6 - Q3 3:02
TDCardinals ran it in from 5 yards23-13 - Q4 13:06
TDJ.Brissett to J.Love, 1 yard23-20 - Q4 8:42
TDB.Purdy to G.Kittle, 10 yards, extra point missed29-20 - Q4 2:51
TDJ.Brissett from the 129-27 - Q4 1:31
TDB.Purdy to G.Kittle, 20 yards36-27 - Q4 0:34
FGC.Ryland from 49 yards36-30
⚖️What decided it
Why the 49ers won, and why the Cardinals did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏈Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

49ers
Good plays
- TOUCHDOWN
B.Purdy to M.Evans, 82 yards
Q1 8:26 · SF 7-0 ARI
- TOUCHDOWN
B.Purdy to G.Kittle, 20 yards
Q4 1:31 · SF 36-27 ARI
- 3RD DOWN
B.Purdy to J.Watkins for 26 yards on 3rd & 12
Q1 1:27 · SF 7-0 ARI
Bad plays
- MUFFED PUNT
Muffed a punt at the SF 28
Q3 0:41 · SF 23-13 ARI
- PENALTY
Defensive pass interference on D.Lenoir, 19 yards
Q4 13:38 · SF 23-13 ARI

Cardinals
Good plays
- MUFFED PUNT
Recovered a muffed punt at the SF 28
Q3 0:41 · SF 23-13 ARI
- 3RD DOWN
J.Brissett to M.Harrison for 19 yards on 3rd & 11
Q4 7:40 · SF 29-20 ARI
- GAIN
J.Brissett to T.McBride for 18 yards
Q2 7:31 · SF 14-0 ARI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SF | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 437 | Total yards | 365 |
| 8.7 | Yards per play | 4.5 |
| +0.45 | Points added per play | +0.15 |
| 297 | Passing yards | 272 |
| 140 | Rushing yards | 93 |
| 23 | First downs | 27 |
| 63% | Third downs converted | 50% |
| 100% | Red zone trips scored | 60% |
| 10 | Big plays | 0 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
| 69 | Penalty yards | 86 |
| 21:16 | Time with the ball | 38:44 |



