How Cardinals vs. 49ers was ‘the ultimate hang-in game’ | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

IS GOING TO BE DEACTIVATED. YEAH. SOONER RATHER THAN GOT TOGETHER IN AN UNLIKELY BATTLE OF UNBEATENS. A DIFFERENT 49ERS TEAM THAN WHAT WE’VE SEEN. WHEN THEY’VE GOT INJURIES PILING UP. RIGHT, BECAUSE WHEN THEY’VE HAD INJURIES PILING UP, BOTH IN 2020 AND 2024, THEY DON’T WIN, THEY STILL FIND A WAY TO WIN DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY HAVEN’T EVER GROWING LIST OF INJURIES, THEY GOT TO WORRY IT’S POSSIBLY AN ACL MAG. JONES WAS BANGED UP. YEAH, JUST LIKE 1 AFTER THE OTHER AFTER THE OTHER BUT THEY THEY PULL OUT THE LAST SECOND WIN. 16 TO 15 OVER THE CARDINALS. YEAH I MEAN THE ULTIMATE HANG IN THERE AGAIN I MEAN THIS THIS WAS THAT THE CARDINALS CONTROLLED THE FIRST HALF OF THE FOOTBALL GAME. THE 49ERS DEFENSE COULDN’T GET OFF THE FIELD. I MEAN, AT 1 POINT, I BELIEVE THE CARDINALS HAD LIKE 16 MINUTES OF POSSESSION AND THE 49ERS WERE AT, LIKE A MINUTE OF POSSESSION AND WE WERE LIKE FAR INTO THE SECOND QUARTER RIGHT AT THE HALF. I BELIEVE THE 49ERS HAD SOMEWHERE, 21 AND A HALF MINUTES OF POSSESSION OR THE CARDINALS, 21 AND A HALF MINUTES POSSESSION, AND THE 49ERS ARE LIKE 8 AND A HALF. GAME WHERE WE GO. YEAH, IT’S IT’S IT’S, IT’S, IT’S 63 SAN FRANCISCO AT THE HALF, BUT IT FELT LIKE ARIZONA OUTPLAYED THEM, BUT THEY HUNG IN THERE. 49ERS DEFENSE IS GOOD, IS IT LIKE AS GOOD AS IT WAS FOR THE SUPER BOWL RUNS KNOW? BUT IT’S DAMN GOOD. WE CERTAINLY SEE THAT IT MATTERS. HAVING ROBERT SOLIVAN? YEAH, NO, NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. SO, YOU SEE THAT AND THEN OFFENSE, THEY’RE KIND OF JUST GETTING IT DONE RIGHT NOW AND CREDIT. BECAUSE THEY, THEY WON THE GAME YESTERDAY AND, AND, AND LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF THE PASSING GAME, THEIR RUN GAME IS YET TO FUNCTION AT A HIGH LEVEL. WE HAVEN’T SEEN THE SHANAHAN MCAFFREY MAGIC RUN PLAYS THAT, WE’RE SO USED TO SEEING FROM THAT OFFENSE, THAT HASN’T GOT GOING THEIR OWN LINE HAS NOT BEEN DOMINANT. THEY HAVEN’T BEEN FROM A CAFFEINE. SO THEY’VE BALL 41 TIMES AND THROW THE BALL MORE THAN I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE. AND IN THE PROCESS THEY’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO DO WE GET THE BALL TO AND SHANNON’S A MASTER AT FEATURING 1 GUY? AND RIGHT NOW, HE’S FEATURING RICKY PI SAW, HE’S THE GUY AND THEN IT’S LIKE I DON’T KNOW WHO THE OTHER GUY’S GOING TO BE, BUT WE SAW MCCAFFREY IN THE PAST ROLL, 15 TARGETS. HE WAS TARGETED, 15 TIMES PI WAS TARGETED AT 11. SO IT’S A LOT OF SHORT PASSING EXACTLY RIGHT GOING UNDERNEATH AND YOU KNOW, MCAFFREY ONLY HAD 52 RUSHING YARDS BUT HE HAD 88 RECEIVING YARDS SO HE’S STILL HE’S STILL DOING HIS THING AND AND THEY THEY GET OUT BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH AND THEY’RE 3 AND 0 IN. A A DIVISION THAT I DON’T KNOW HOW STRONG OR WEAK IT IS. AFTER YESTERDAY, WE SAW THE SEAHAWKS WIN EASILY BUT THE RAMS LOST AND OBVIOUSLY THE CARDINALS LOST TO THE 49ERS BUT THEY HAVE THE EASIEST SCHEDULE OF THE 49ERS DO OF THOSE 4 TEAMS AND HERE THEY ARE 3 AND 0 STANDING ALONE AT THE TOP OF THE DIVISION AFTER 3 WEEKS. YEAH. I MEAN, IT IT IS AMAZING. I MEAN, IT’S THE, THE STRENGTH OF THE SCHEDULE, THEIR CULTURE THEIR TOUGHNESS THE WAY THEY BELIEVE. YEAH, THEY HAVEN’T PLAYED LIKE REAL GOOD FOOTBALL YET, BUT THEY’RE GETTING IT DONE. THEY’RE 3 AND 0, I DON’T KNOW HOW GOOD THEY ARE YET, BUT I ALSO KNOW THEY’RE NOT TOTALLY HEALTHY AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE WHERE IT GOES FROM THERE. AND THEY’RE LOOK LIKE THEY’RE CONTINUING TO GO ON AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY, RIGHT? THE ARIZONA CARDINALS. I FEEL BAD FOR THEM, THEY BATTLED THEIR DEFENSE. DID SOME GOOD THINGS, KYLER MURRAY MADE A FEW PLAYS. JAMES CONNER, THAT’S YEAH, I SAW IT HAPPEN. I KNEW HE BROKE HIS ANKLE RIGHT AWAY. I KNEW IT WAS BAD SO HE’S GETTING SURGERY. THAT’S DONE. BUT THEIR OFFENSE AND THEIR OWN ISSUES. I MEAN DROP BALLS. NOT A LOT OF EXPLOSIVE PLAYS TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PASSING GAME. JUST SEEMS TO NOT GET CAN’T GET GOING HERE OTHER THAN TREY MCBRIDE TO ME, HE’S THE ONLY GUY THAT IS CONSISTENTLY SEEMS A WEEK IN AND WEEK OUT. DANGEROUS THREAT. MARVIN HARRISON HAD A FEW MOMENTS YESTERDAY. HE HAD A BAD DROP WIDE OPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD THAT WOULD HAVE WENT. I DON’T KNOW, 40, 567, 70 YARDS. MAYBE THAT WAS A BIG MOMENT IN THE FOOTBALL GAME AT 1 POINT BUT YEAH, THEIR OFFENSE IS I THINK THE PART THAT’S HOLDING THEM DOWN RIGHT NOW. IT’S WORK FOR THE CARDINALS ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL AS WE SIT HERE THROUGH 3 WEEKS. MARVIN HARRISON JR. HAS YET TO LIVE UP TO THE BILLING AND THE HYPE AND CARRYING THAT NAME WITH YOU. NUMBER 1 YOU GOT THE NAME. NUMBER 2, YOU’RE IN OHIO STATE RECEIVER FACTORY PRODUCT, RIGHT? AND THEN YOU WERE A CONSENSUS TOP PICK WRITE 3 CATCHES FOR 44, 4 YARDS WITH A LONG OF 32, WHICH MEANS IT WAS OTHERWISE 2 FOR 12. EXACTLY. THAT’S NOT. THAT’S NOT, THAT’S NOT WHY YOU DRAFTED HIM THERE, RIGHT? ALL THE THINGS THAT MARVIN HARRISON AND SUPPOSEDLY BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AND AND LIKE JUST THE COUPLE OF IT UP TOO, LIKE JUST WITH THEIR OFFENSE THEY’RE UP. WHAT IS IT? 1513 LATE IN THE FOOTBALL GAME AND KYLER MURRAY THROWS A CROSSING ROUTE TO Z JONES ON A THIRD AND 9. AND UP UP UPLAND, UH, UPTON STOUT DB FOR THE 49ERS, MAKES A NICE PLAY BREAKING UP THE BALL BUT LIKE Z JONES HAD THE BALL IN BOTH HANDS, HE KIND OF TUCKS IT AWAY AND THEN AS HE GOES TO THE GROUND, STOUT GETS HIS HAND IN THERE AND KIND OF KNOCKS IT OUT AND HE DROPS IT. THAT WAS A MOMENT RIGHT THERE, WHERE IF THEY CATCH THE BALL, THE GAME’S OVER, I MEAN, IT’S OVER. THE 49ERS, I BELIEVE HAVE 1 MORE TIME OUT, THAT’S IT. SO THAT WAS A HUGE MOMENT IN THE FOOTBALL GAME THERE. WHERE? YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS A NAIL-BITER FOR SURE AND IT WAS A DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE BUT THE THE CARDINALS HAD A CHANCE TO PUT THEM AWAY AND THEY DIDN’T GET IT DONE AND THEY GAVE EM JONES AND SHANAHAN 1 MORE LAST GRASP OF, UH, OF ARE THERE GAMES, COME DOWN TO A MOMENT HERE AND A MOMENT THERE. AND THAT’S 1 MOMENT, THAT WAS 1 MOMENT GAME. CAN DECIDE THE PLAYOFF POSITIONING AND WHETHER YOU’RE IN, OR WHETHER YOU’RE OUT AND IF THE CARDINALS COULD HAVE STOLEN THAT GAME IN SANTA CLARA, HOW MUCH DIFFERENTLY, THEY WOULD BE FEELING ABOUT THEIR PROSPECTS. IF WE PUT UP THE GRAPHIC AND THE CARDINALS WERE ON THERE, AS 1 OF THE REMAINING UNBEATEN TEAMS TO BE LIKE WHAT THE HELL THE CARDINALS AND I STILL AM IMPRESSED BECAUSE I WASN’T IMPRESSED WITH THEIR FIRST 2 WINS BECAUSE THE SAINTS AND THE PANTHERS. ALTHOUGH THE PANTHERS. YEAH. THE THE PANTHERS MADE THE FALCONS LOOK LIKE A JUNIOR HIGH TEAM YESTERDAY. BUT THE CARDINALS IMPRESSED ME BY ALMOST WINNING, BUT ALMOST DOESN’T MATTER THAT. THAT WAS A LOST

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23 comments

  1. Yesterday was my birthday and I was sad seeing bosa get hurt but it was awesome seeing all the young guys give me a birthday win that if moody was our kicker we would be 1/2 instead of 3-0 great job guys and I felt bad for Conner except he caused huffango to get hurt a few years ago kind of like bad karma

  2. Kyler just doesn't have it, when they need to have a play in the biggest moments, it feels like he takes a sack. Cardinals had so many opportunities to put that game away but couldn't do it

  3. Definitely give Mac credit for the last drive, but an interception and then holding the ball forever in your own endzone which led to the hold/safety was the whole reason they were even in that position. Im glad he's played okay, but that OL is not strong enough for him to be in long term.

  4. Defense is the difference they keep us in the games. This allows Kyle to draw up one or 2 good drives. Last year the 49ers would have been down 20 points.

  8. Keep telling you guys that this defense is different because of Dee Winters. That was the difference last year Purdy took the lead defense. He would give up the lead.

  9. Niners have playmakers on defense that make plays when things look most dire, reminds me of the 49er team under Harbaugh with Willis and Bowman on defense that made plays when things looked dire, a bend but not break mentality.

  11. Kyler will cost Gannon his job! He wasn’t the guy last year, and he won’t be this year. Even Russell Wilson is better at passing than Kyler — based on 2023 and 2024 play.

  12. With Saleh back Shanahan can put all his focus on running the offense. The play calling on that last drive was almost flawless. Knowing the defense was playing off the ball and dumping it off to cmc knowing he would have space to get us in better fg was excellent play calling

  13. Ricky didn’t catch a lot of short passes. Most of his catches were over 10yards. Over 10 was Ricky and less than 10 was CMC. Yes CMC had more catches but the niners went down the field too.

  16. CMC is RB version of Deebo nowadays. Maybe a tick slower but better overall even still. This is the new CMC with no weapons at WR. Less TD’s but more touches in the passing game:

  19. Last season, the 49ers offense averaged 23 points per game while the defense allowed on average 25 points a game. This year, the offense is averaging 19 points a game and the defense is allowing on average 16 points per game.

    The offense is worse this season than compared to last season, scoring 4 less points per game. But the defense, so far, is insanely better, allowing almost 10 points less per game.

    And that's what I think we are seeing on the film as well. Saleh and his rookies have made a substantial difference to this team. However, Shanahan and his offense have taken steps back. Yes, there's injuries. But the decisions and play calling have aged like stale bread. Everyone knows what Shanahan will do and he's not reinventing himself. He used CMC for over half the offensive plays of that game. He'll be done by mid-season.

  23. The 49ers were among the most injured teams in 2021 and 2022 and made the NFC championship game in both. Even before 2020 the 49ers were racking up injuries as they were the 5th most injured in 2019 and the 6th most injured in 2018. 2023 was the health outlier year when they were a top 5 healthiest team in the NFL. This season is just the norm for the 49ers when it comes to injuries.

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