Cardinals @ 49ers · Week 3

WEEK 3 · FINAL

THE READ

49ers beat Cardinals, 31-21

THE WIDER PICTURE

Team	SRS	SOS	MARGIN	TO +/-
Cardinals	+2.6	+7.9	-5.3	-6
49ers	+14.0	-1.0	+15.0	+3

SRS is how many points a side beats an average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20. SOS is how hard that schedule has been. Full table.

49ers — NFC #3 · division · 6-2 Cardinals — in the hunt · 4-6 Playoff picture →

In the MVP race

#3 Brock Purdy QB · 49ers · 8.6% of the field

The whole board →

Brock Purdy

49ers

21/32, 267 yards

Christian McCaffrey

49ers

15 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD

Jeremiyah Love

Cardinals

9 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD

THE STORY SO FAR

⭐ Christian McCaffrey has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Jacoby Brissett has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Jeremiyah Love has not had a better afternoon this season.

⭐ Trey McBride has not had a better afternoon this season.

WHAT DECIDED IT

Total yards 49ers 431, Cardinals 280 49ers

Through the air 49ers 267, Cardinals 188 49ers

On the ground 49ers 164, Cardinals 92 49ers

Pressure 49ers 4 sacks, Cardinals 1 49ers

THE ROOM Final. The recap is below.

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THE MATCHUP SCOUT every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling

LEAGUE DATA counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it

Pass-heavy Pass 65% · Rush 35% · 20.5 scored, 25.8 allowed

6.2 yds/att 54.8% completions 5.6 yds/carry 282.8 yds/game 1.3 giveaways/game 6.5% sack rate last 5: 1-4

Primary weapon: Marvin Harrison Jr WR — 28% of the receiving yards · DEPENDENCY MODERATE

SAPPHIRE METRICS QB efficiency 34 · Turnover-prone Balance 78 Ball security 63 Back usage 30% QB runs 2.3/game

PERSONNEL off the roster — unit averages, best starters only

QB 73 WR 81 TE 99 RB 84 OL 81 DL 80 LB 78 DB 81

Best: Trey McBride TE 99 Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD 5 at star dev or better

YOUR NOTEBOOK what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic

MATCHUP ADVANTAGES unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push

Cardinals receivers vs 49ers secondary 81 v 79 EVEN

49ers receivers vs Cardinals secondary 84 v 81 49ERS

Cardinals line vs 49ers front 81 v 82 EVEN

49ers line vs Cardinals front 81 v 80 EVEN

Cardinals backs vs 49ers run defence 84 v 84 EVEN

49ers backs vs Cardinals run defence 92 v 79 49ERS

Cardinals passer vs 49ers secondary 73 v 79 49ERS

49ers passer vs Cardinals secondary 89 v 81 49ERS

TOP PERFORMERS

Brock Purdy QB 49ers 267 pass yds

Jacoby Brissett QB Cardinals 188 pass yds

Mike Evans WR 49ers 95 rec yds

Jeremiyah Love HB Cardinals 80 rush yds

Christian McCaffrey HB 49ers 80 rush yds

George Kittle TE 49ers 73 rec yds

Trey McBride TE Cardinals 71 rec yds

Jordan James HB 49ers 60 rush yds

Deommodore Lenoir CB 49ers 1 INTs

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BOX SCORE

CARDINALS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Jacoby Brissett QB	18/37	188	1	1	4	21	61.5

49ERS

PLAYER	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SCK	LNG	RTG
Brock Purdy QB	21/32	267	0	0	1	25	91.5

CARDINALS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG
Jeremiyah Love HB	9	80	8.9	1	3	26	19
Tyler Allgeier HB	3	9	3	1	0	0	4
Jacoby Brissett QB	1	3	3	0	0	0	3
Kendrick Bourne WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

49ERS

PLAYER	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	BTK	YAC	LNG	FUM
Christian McCaffrey HB	15	80	5.3	1	5	17	21	0
Jordan James HB	17	60	3.5	2	1	13	15	0
Kaelon Black HB	4	22	5.5	0	0	0	7	0
Brock Purdy QB	5	2	0.4	0	0	0	4	0
Jordan Watkins WR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kyle Juszczyk FB	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
De'Zhaun Stribling WR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Evans WR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

CARDINALS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	YAC	DRP	LNG
Trey McBride TE	5	71	14.2	0	19	0	21
Michael Wilson WR	3	35	11.7	0	6	0	21
Marvin Harrison Jr WR	3	29	9.7	1	3	1	11
Jeremiyah Love HB	3	23	7.7	0	13	0	15
Kendrick Bourne WR	3	23	7.7	0	9	0	10
Adam Prentice FB	1	7	7	0	5	0	7
Tyler Allgeier HB	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

49ERS

PLAYER	REC	YDS	AVG	YAC	DRP	LNG
Mike Evans WR	6	95	15.8	12	0	25
George Kittle TE	6	73	12.2	14	0	23
De'Zhaun Stribling WR	3	40	13.3	13	0	19
Christian McCaffrey HB	3	30	10	24	0	19
Luke Farrell TE	1	16	16	3	0	16
Jordan James HB	1	13	13	0	1	13
Kyle Juszczyk FB	1	0	0	2	0	0

CARDINALS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	PD	CMP ALW
Will Johnson CB	11	0	0	4
Josh Sweat REDG	6	0	0	2
Mack Wilson Sr MIKE	6	0	0	2
Garrett Williams CB	6	0	2	6
Zaven Collins LEDG	6	0.5	0	0
Andrew Wingard FS	6	0	0	3
Budda Baker SS	4	0	0	3
Tyrel Dodson WILL	3	0	0	1
Walter Nolen III DT	3	0	0	0
Davon Godchaux DT	1	0	0	0
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Proctor DT	1	0	0	0
Bobby Brown III DT	0	0.5	0	0

49ERS

PLAYER	TKL	SCK	INT	PD	CMP ALW
Jack Jones CB	6	0	0	0	4
Fred Warner MIKE	5	0	0	1	1
Dre Greenlaw WILL	4	1	0	0	1
Nick Martin WILL	3	0	0	0	3
Renardo Green CB	3	0.5	0	0	2
Romello Height LEDG	2	1	0	0	0
Ji'Ayir Brown FS	2	0	0	0	2
Deommodore Lenoir CB	2	0	1	0	2
Malik Mustapha SS	1	0	0	2	1
Gracen Halton DT	1	0	0	0	0
Ashtyn Davis FS	1	0	0	0	0
Mykel Williams REDG	1	0	0	0	0
Marques Sigle SS	1	0	0	0	0
Alfred Collins DT	0	0.5	0	0	0
Nick Bosa LEDG	0	1	0	0	0

CARDINALS

nothing recorded

49ERS

PLAYER	FG	XP	LNG
Graham Gano K	3/3	2/2	48

RECENT FORM

Cardinals

L 10–17 vs Seahawks WK 2

L 16–24 vs Chargers WK 1

49ers

W 47–13 vs Dolphins WK 2

W 37–13 vs Rams WK 1

TEAM STATS

Cardinals		49ers
280	TOTAL YARDS	431
188	PASSING YARDS	267
92	RUSHING YARDS	164
4	SACKS ALLOWED	1
1	SACKS MADE	4
1	GIVEAWAYS	1
0	TAKEAWAYS	1

Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.

ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD

0 CARDINALS — 1 49ERS

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