{"id":386834,"date":"2025-09-22T01:56:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T01:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/386834\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T01:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T01:56:18","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-claim-first-place-in-nfc-west-with-16-15-win-over-arizona-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/386834\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers claim first place in NFC West with 16-15 win over Arizona Cardinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco 49ers pulled out more fourth-quarter heroics and used Eddy Pi\u00f1eiro\u2019s 35-yard field goal as time expired to claim a 16-15 triumph over the Arizona Cardinals.<\/p>\n

I know I\u2019ve got to make the kick. If not, I probably won\u2019t be here,\u201d said Pi\u00f1eiro, Jake Moody\u2019s replacement after the season opener. \u201cI\u2019m just happy I was able to make some kicks and I can be here to enjoy the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Kyle Shanahan beamed afterward about this shift-on-the-fly squad which now sits alone atop the NFC West.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said it to them, and using big words for myself: fortitude, resilience, and character,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201c\u2026 It was a (heck) of a job by everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quarterback Mac Jones was 27-of-41 for 284 yards with a touchdown and an interception in possibly his final start in place of Purdy, who might be back from a toe injury next Sunday when the 49ers host Jones\u2019 2024 team, the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1).<\/p>\n

\"San<\/p>\n

Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group<\/p>\n

San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Christian McCaffrey (23) runs against Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Mack Wilson Sr. (2) in the third quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) smiles after kicking the game-winning field goal against the Arizona Cardinals to win 16-15 at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) kicks the game-winning field goal against the Arizona Cardinals at the end of the fourth quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Fred Warner (54) celebrates a play against the Arizona Cardinals in the second quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Christian McCaffrey (23) can\u2019t make a catch against Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Mack Wilson Sr. (2) on fourth down in the third quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"FootballFootball fans stand during the playing of the national anthem before their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) celebrates his 51-yard field goal with San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Thomas Morstead (7) against the Arizona Cardinals in the second quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Jake Tonges (88) can\u2019t make a catch against Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Kitan Crawford (36) in the second quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers kicker Eddy Pineiro (18) receives a hug from quarterback Mac Jones (10) after defeating the Arizona Cardinals during their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 16-15. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Brian Robinson Jr. (3) runs against Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Mack Wilson Sr. (2) in the fourth quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers George Kittle (85) smiles while talking to quarterback Brock Purdy (13) on the sideline in the second quarter of their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Jason Pinnock (25) tackles Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Trey Benson (33) after a catch in the second quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Kyle Juszczyk (44) celebrates his touchdown with teammates against the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"ArizonaArizona Cardinals\u2019 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (42) intercepts a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Ricky Pearsall (1) in the fourth quarter of their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 16-15. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Kyle Juszczyk (44) spins the football in the end zone after scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter of their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 16-15. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"San<\/p>\n

Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group<\/p>\n

San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Christian McCaffrey (23) is tackled by Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Mack Wilson Sr. (2) in the second quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"AA San Francisco 49ers fan cheers for his team during the 49ers game against the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"FootballFootball fans make their way to the stadium as they arrive for their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"ArizonaArizona Cardinals\u2019 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (42) makes an interception against San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Ricky Pearsall (1) in the fourth quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"ArizonaArizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) looks to pass the ball against the San Francisco 49ers in the second quarter of their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers George Kittle (85) smiles while talking to quarterback Brock Purdy (13) on the sideline in the second quarter of their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Ricky Pearsall (1) makes a 34-yard catch for a first down against Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Kei\u2019Trel Clark (13) in the fourth quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"FootballFootball fans stand during the playing of the national anthem before their NFL game at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Jose Carlos Fajardo\/Bay Area News Group)
\n\"SanSan Francisco 49ers\u2019 Ricky Pearsall (1) makes a catch against Arizona Cardinals\u2019 Jalen Thompson (34) in the third quarter at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer\/Bay Area News Group)<\/p>\n

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Originally Published: September 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM PDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers pulled out more fourth-quarter heroics and used Eddy Pi\u00f1eiro\u2019s 35-yard field goal as time…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386835,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,1443,7,6,13916,1161,252,2624,2623,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-386834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-photos-and-videos","13":"tag-san-francisco","14":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","15":"tag-sanfrancisco","16":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers","17":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115245468198398429","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=386834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/386834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=386834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=386834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=386834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}