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Arizona Cardinals
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San Francisco 49ers
Match scheduled:
03-01-2011 from 21:15 until 00:45GMT
Stadium : Candlestick Park
Time (ET) - Sun, Jan 02 - 4:15 PM
Week 17
NFL Regular Season : 2011
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First Quarter | SF | ARI | |||
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SF | TD | 9:35 | Michael Crabtree 38 yd pass from Troy Smith (Shane Andrus kick) | 7 | 0 |
ARI | FG | 5:56 | Jay Feely 31 yd FG | 7 | 3 |
SF | TD | 0:29 | Anthony Dixon 1 yd run (Shane Andrus kick) | 14 | 3 |
Second Quarter | SF | ARI | |||
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SF | TD | 7:23 | Brian Westbrook 8 yd run (Shane Andrus kick) | 21 | 3 |
ARI | FG | 2:16 | Jay Feely 39 yd FG | 21 | 6 |
Third Quarter | SF | ARI | |||
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SF | FG | 2:38 | Shane Andrus 38 yd FG | 24 | 6 |
Fourth Quarter | SF | ARI | |||||||
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SF | FG | 12:43 | Shane Andrus 26 yd FG | 27 | 6 |
The Arizona Cardinals will head out to San Francisco with the intent of ending the San Francisco 49ers season with yet another loss January 2nd. The
Arizona Cardinals defense looked like their Super Bowl version with plenty of hitting and aggressive play in their win over the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Day.
Arizona Cardinals Offense vs San Francisco 49ers Defense
John Skelton is the unlikely leader of this Arizona Cardinals offense. The Arizona Cardinals are attempting to finish strong and Skelton has shown potential under center as the thrid starting quarterback this season for the Cardinals. The rushing game for the Arizona Cardinals is still in need of work. They are averaging 86 yards per game on the ground and their pass offense numbers are not much better.
Mike Singletary is out as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and this game will be one of those games where a team is going through the motions. San Francisco is out of the NFL Playoffs and it is not the San Francisco 49ers defense's fault.
They are defending the run well by allowing 100 yards per game on the ground. Against the pass they have played well all season also. They are giving up 230 yards a game through the air. The Arizona Cardinals offense and the San Francisco 49ers defense are even and neither has the edge.
Arizona Cardinals Defense vs San Francisco 49ers Offense
The Arizona Cardinals defense has picked it up a notch to close the season and they have played with heart. The run defense is the Arizona Cardinals weakness and they have off set the weakness by stepping up their aggressive defensive style of their Super Bowl season. They are giving up 145 yards per game on the ground to opposing running backs and he Arizona Cardinals pass defense is yielding 228 yards per game though the air.