Niners Too Much For Cardinals

At State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: 

Quarterback Brock Purdy, back in action after having suffered a toe injury, threw for three touchdown passes while running back Christian McCaffery had three TDs of his own (two rushing, one receiving a pass) as the visiting San Francisco 49ers (7-4) throttled the Arizona Cardinals (3-7) 41-22 on Sunday. 

Next up for the Niners, a home encounter with the Carolina Panthers (currently at 6-5) with major playoff implications, next Monday night (ESPN, 5:15 PST).

Cardinals Spoil Opening Game Of Niners' NFC Title Defense

 At Santa Clara, California:

Quarterback Kyler Murray completed threw for 230 yards and a touchdown and ran 91 yards for another score while newly-acquired DeAndre Hopkins caught 14 passes for 151 yards and Kenyan Drake ran a yard for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Arizona Cardinals knocked off the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers 24-20 in the NFL regular-season opener for both squads, ruining the opening game of the Niners' conference-title defense and the hosts 75th season.

Niners Back On Winning Track With Comeback Victory Over Cardinals; San Francisco Locks Up First Winning Season Since '13

At Santa Clara, California:

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw four touchdown passes on Sunday as the San Francisco 49ers (9-1) overcame a 16-0 deficit to upend the visiting Arizona Cardinals (3-7-1) 36-26 to clinch their first winning season since 2013 and stay in first place in the NFC's Western Division.

Niners Hold Off Cardinals To Remain Unbeaten

At Glendale, Arizona:

Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns on Thursday night as the San Francisco 49ers (8-0 for the first time since 1990) held off the Arizona Cardinals (3-5-1) 28-25 on the road.

Niners Blow 12-Point Fourth-Quarter Lead, Fall To Cardinals On Road

At Glendale, Arizona:

Quarterback Josh Rosen threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Christian Kirk with 34 second remaining as the Arizona Cardinals (2-6) overcame a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit on Sunday to hand the visiting San Francisco 49ers (1-7) their sixth straight defeat 18-15.

Cardinals Pick Up First Win At Error-Prone Niners' Expense

At Santa Clara, California:

Josh Rosen threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Christian Kirk on Sunday while the defense came up with five takeaways as the Arizona Cardinals (1-4), who had been the National Football League's lone winless team, defeated the San Francisco 49ers 28-18 on the road.

Cardinals' coach Steve Wilks picked up his first win as an NFL head coach.

Broken Record: Niners Fall Again As Cardinals Drop San Fran To 0-9

At Santa Clara, California:

Drew Stanton threw for two touchdowns while Adrian Peterson ran for 159 yards on a career-record 37 carries on Sunday as the Arizona Cardinals (4-4) held off the still-winless San Francisco 49ers (0-9) 20-10 on the road as the Niners extended the worst start in their 72-year history with their 23rd defeat in their last 24 games.

Niners Drop OT Heartbreaker To Cardinals In Glendale

At Glendale, Arizona:

With 32 seconds remaining in overtime, quarterback Carson Palmer completed a 19-yard pass to veteran wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald for the game's lone touchdown as the Arizona Cardinals (2-2) defeated the visiting San Francisco 49ers (0-4) 18-15 on Sunday.

Robbie Gould's five field goals (including one in overtime) produced all of the Niners' points, while his Arizona counterpart Phil Dawson (an ex-49er) kicked four three-pointers.

Despite Better Defensive Effort, Niners Fall To Cardinals For Eight Straight Defeat

At Glendale, Arizona:

Chandler Catanzaro kicked three field goals on Sunday, including the game winner from 34 yards out as time expired as the Arizona Cardinals (4-4-1) handed the visiting San Francisco 49ers (1-8) their eighth consecutive defeat, 23-20.

Cards Too Much For Sluggish (And Error-Prone) Niners

At Santa Clara, California:

Quarterback Drew Stanton threw for two touchdowns to Larry Fitzgerald while running back David Johnson carried the ball 27 times for 157 yards and two more scores on Thursday night as the Arizona Cardinals (2-3) scored 17 points off three San Francisco 49ers (1-4) turnovers in their 33-21 road victory.

Carson Palmer Leads Cardinals Past Niners

At Santa Clara, California:

Quarterback Carson Palmer ran eight yards for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter on Sunday as the Arizona Cardinals (9-2) defeated the San Francisco 49ers (3-8) 19-13 on the road to maintain their three-game lead atop the NFC's Western Division.

Cardinals Return Two Interceptions For TDs As Arizona Clobbers Niners At Home

At Glendale, Arizona:

Justin Bethel (21 yards) and Tyrann Matheiu (33, one of his two picks) each ran back an interception for a first-quarter touchdown while Carson Palmer threw for 311 yards and a pair of TDs (both to Larry Fitzgerald) and Chris Johnson ran for 110 yards and two more scores as the Arizona Cardinals (3-0) destroyed the visiting San Francisco 49ers (1-2) 47-7 on Sunday.

Niners Top Cardinals In Jim Harbaugh's Final Game As Head Coach

At Santa Clara, California:

Colin Kaepernick completed 15 of 26 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns (76 yards to Anquan Boldin; three yards to Bruce Miller) while Frank Gore ran for 144 yards on 25 yards as the San Francisco 49ers (8-8), in what proved to be Jim Harbaugh's final game as head coach (he [rumored to become the next head football coach at his alma mater, namely the University of Michigan] and the club have now parted ways), defeated the visiting Arizona Cardinals (11-5) 20-17 in the regular-season finale for both teams as the Cardinals' defeat helped lock up the NFC West Division title for the Seattle Seahawks.

Drew Stanton Leads Cardinals Past Niners At Home To Stay Unbeaten

At Glendale, Arizona:

Backup quarterback Drew Stanton, playing in place of the injured Carson Palmer,  threw a pair of third-quarter touchdown passes to John Brown (24 and 21 yards) on Sunday as the Arizona Cardinals (3-0) defeated the visiting San Francisco 49ers (1-2) 23-14, outscoring the guests 17-0 in the second half as the Niners still have yet to score a second-half touchdown (or a fourth-quarter point) this season. Rookie placekicker Chandler Catanzaro kicked three field goals (51, 32, 35 yards) for the Cardinals.

Niners Pull Out Late Road Win Over Cardinals In Regular-Season Finale; Claim NFC's #5 Playoff Seed; Get Packers In Green Bay Next Sunday

At Glendale, Arizona:

Colin Kaepernick completed 21 of 34 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns (four yards to Anquan Boldin and three to Vernon Davis, both in the first quarter) and Phil Dawson kicked three field goals, including the game winner as the game ended from 40 yards out as the San Francisco 49ers (12-4) closed out their National Football League regular season with six straight wins following their 23-20 road win on Sunday over the Arizona Cardinals (10-6).

The Niners will travel to Green Bay for an opening-round playoff game against the Packers next Sunday.

Niners Top Cardinals For Third Straight Victory

At San Francisco:

Vernon Davis caught touchdown passes of 61 and 35 yards on a day in which he wound up with 180 receiving yards, a career high, as the San Francisco 49ers (4-2) defeated the visiting Arizona Cardinals (3-3) 32-20 in Sunday National Football League action.  Quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw for 252 and Frank Gore ran for 101 yards on 25 carries.

NIners Lock Up NFC West Title; Grab #2 Seed, Gain Bye, Will Host Divisional Playoff January 12

At San Francisco:

Colin Kaepernick threw for 276 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both to Michael Crabtree (who caught eight passes for 172 yards) as the San Francisco 49ers clinched the NFC West Division crown on Sunday with a 27-13 home win over the Arizona Cardinals.  Coupled with Minnesota's playoff-berth-clinching 37-34 last-second home win over Green Bay, the Niners locked up the NFC's second playoff seed and will have a first-round bye before hosting a divisional playoff on January 12.

Here's the upcoming NFL playoff schedule (all times Pacific):

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

Next Saturday:

Cincinnati @ Houston, 1:30 PM (NBC)

Next Sunday:

Indianapolis @ Baltimore, 10:00 AM (CBS)

Saturday, January 12:

Baltimore, Indianapolis, or Cincinnati @Denver, 1:30 PM (CBS)

Sunday, January 13:

Houston, Baltimore, or Indianapolis @ New England, 1:30 PM (CBS)

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:

Next Saturday:

Minnesota @ Green Bay, 5:00 PM (NBC)

Next Sunday:

Seattle @ Washington, 1:30 PM (FOX)

Saturday, January 12:

Green Bay, Washington, or Seattle @ San Francisco, 5:00 PM (FOX)

Sunday, January 13:

Washington, Seattle, or Minnesota @ Atlanta, 10:00 AM (FOX)

Niners Dominate Cardinals To Stretch NFC Lead To Two Games

At Glendale, Arizona:

Quarterback Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdown---two to Michael Crabtree (three and nine yards) and one to Randy Moss (47 yards)---as the San Francisco 49ers (6-2) opened up a two-game lead atop the NFC Western Division standings following their 24-3 Monday night road domination of the Arizona Cardinals (4-4).

Late Rally Carries Cards Past Niners

At Glendale, Arizona:


Quarterback John Skelton replaced an injured Kevin Kolb and threw three touchdown passes (60 yards to Early Doucet in the second quarter, 46 yards to Larry Fitzgerald in the third, and the game-winning three-yarder in the fourth to Andre Roberts) as the Arizona Cardinals (6-7) came back from a 12-point deficit to upend the visiting San Francisco 49ers (10-3) 21-19 on Sunday for their fifth win in their last six starts, keeping their slim playoff chances alive.

Niners Top Cards To Clinch First Winning Season Since 2002

At San Francisco:


Alex Smith threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns ( 8 yards to Kyle Williams and 18 yards to Vernon Davis) as the San Francisco 49ers (9-1) assured themselves of their first winning season since 2002 with their eighth consecutive victory on Sunday, 23-7 over the visiting Arizona Cardinals (3-7).