The 49ers just beat the Arizona Cardinals on a huge Eddy Piñeiro field goal as the clock expires, beating them 16-15, in what was a defensive & special teams game.
Mac Jones started at quarterback, and went 27/41 for 284 passing yards, 1 big touchdown pass, & he did throw 1 interception, but it doesn’t matter.
Christian McCaffrey led the way on the ground with 52 rushing yards on 17 carries, along with 88 receiving yards on 10 catches, while Brian Robinson Jr. had 22 rushing yards on 2 carries, with a clutch 19 yard run in the second half.
Ricky Pearsall led the way receiving with 117 receiving yards on 8 catches, including a huge 4th & 2 34-yard catch for a 1st down.
Kendrick Bourne had 38 receiving yards on 4 catches, while Jake Tonges had 21 receiving yards on 2 catches, including an 11-yard catch for a first down in the 4th quarter.
Skyy Moore also had a big 10 receiving yard catch, his lone catch on the day, while Marquez Valdes-Scantling had 9 receiving yards on 1 catch, and Kyle Juszcyzk had the lone 49ers touchdown on a 1-yard catch, his only catch.
Defensive wise, Fred Warner led the way with 11 tackles, followed by Dee Winters with 8 tackles, Sam Okuayinonu had 7 tackles & Marques Sigle also had 7 tackles.
Uton Stout, & Bryce Huff each had 5 tackles, while Ji’Ayir Brown, & Renardo Green had 4 tackles each.
Huff had the 49ers lone sack, while Jason Pinnock, Deommodore Lenoir, & Jordan Elliott each had 3 tackles.
TFL wise, the 49ers had 4, 1 each by Huff, Lenoir, Elliott, & Mykel Williams.
PBU wise, the 49ers had 5, led by Warner’s 2, and 1 each for Winters, Stout, & Huff.
Special teams wise, place kicker Eddy Piñeiro was perfect today, going 3/3 on field goals, with a long of 51-yards, along with the game winning 35-yarder, while punter Thomas Morstead had 3 punts for 128-yards, with 2 landing inside the 20-yard line, while Moore had 2 kick returns for 61-yards, along with 3 punt returns for 25-yards, and Isaac Guerendo had 1 kick return for 19-yards.
Next up for the 49ers are the Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday, live from Levi’s Stadium, which will air on FOX at 4:05pm eastern/1:05 pacific.
It should be noted that the 49ers were without Nick Bosa for the part of the 1st half, and the entire second half, but the defense stepped up, especially the front 7, Warner, Winters, Alfred Collins, C.J. West, Elliott, Kalia Davis, Williams, Huff, & Yetur Gross-Matos, so a big shoutout to them for giving the 49ers offense a chance to win, which the 49ers did.
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