49ers lose to Cardinals 19-13

“But the comments will come as soon as we get on the plane”.

NFC West teams will battle in today’s AZ Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers game. “And then to spike the ball, and fall”, cornerback Patrick Peterson said.

“They had awful calls all game”, 49ers guard Alex Boone said.

The Cardinals backpedaled to the 7, but on second-and-goal, Carson raced around left end and dove into the end zone.

Catanzaro will likely be the kicker for the remainder of the season, but with three extra points now missed on the season, how much faith do you have in him heading into the playoffs? I don’t care what the league says, I don’t care what Roger says. Arizona has shown the ability to consistently make big plays through the air and that will not change this week against San Francisco.

It had, as coach Bruce Arians said, “nothing to do with traps and all that (expletive)”. Asante Cleveland, whom the 49ers traded to New England for guard Jordan Devey, made his debut with the Patriots on Sunday night and caught one pass for 1 yard.

Instead, another yellow flag flew for a roughing the passer penalty – a costly 15-yard infraction that extended Arizona’s winning drive. He added a 41-yarder early in the second. His exit provided more opportunities for McDonald and rookie Blake Bell, who caught three passes for 67 yards, including a gain of 48.

The odd game featured 26 first downs by the Cards and a huge time-of-possession advantage (37 minutes to 22) but the Cardinals had fewer yards than the Niners.

“When I watched the replay, I saw he just kind of ducked into it”, Dial said. “He hit me right in the face with the crown of his helmet”, Palmer said. Later, Dial said it was out of his power, and that the momentum of the play is what caused the contact to appear. Maybe Arizona did not take the 49ers seriously or the niners defense is not that bad. His first-quarter interception was too easy for safety Tyrann Mathieu, and the QB admitted he should have avoided a sack on San Francisco’s next-to-last play.

“The officials were struggling mightily”, Arians said.

The Cardinals took this win after quarterback Carson Palmer scored on a seven-yard scramble, giving Arizona a 19-13 lead with 2:28 left to play. Gabbert finished the game 25 of 36 for 318 yards, with one touchdown and one interception.

The 49ers are a far more focused team now than they were when the Cardinals picked off Kaepernick four times in the previous meeting.

Sunday night – in the home of Super Bowl 50 – wasn’t just Arizona exorcising another demon from its past by beating the 49ers on the road for the first time since 2008. Only three current Cardinals had won previously at San Francisco: Calais Campbell, Fitzgerald and Lyle Sendlein. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin caught eight passes for 93 yards, and tight end Vance McDonald had six catches for 71 yards and a touchdown.

True, both starter Chris Johnson and No. 2 guy Andre Ellington left the game with injuries, leaving the carries to third-stringer David Johnson.