The 49ers stuffed the stat sheet on both sides of the ball in their 36-26 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
It’s impossible to gain the complete context of a game through just the stats, but San Francisco’s numbers do provide some insight into how Sunday’s game went. Here are their offensive and defensive numbers from Week 11:
Passing
Jimmy Garoppolo: 34-of-45, 424 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 115.4 rating
Garoppolo was terrific Sunday save a pair of red zone interceptions that nearly led to the 49ers’ demise. He’s doing a nice job getting the ball out quickly, and he’s doing better about finding his check downs when there’s nothing open down the field. If he eliminates the inevitable two or three bad mistakes each game, he has a chance to be elite.
Rushing
Tevin Coleman: 12 carries, 14 yards
Raheem Mostert: 6 carries, 13 yards
Jimmy Garoppolo: 1 carry, 7 yards
Arizona sold out to stop the run both times they played San Francisco. That becomes easier with George Kittle out of the game, but the lack of productivity from this group is reaching a concerning level. Getting a healthy Matt Breida should help some, but San Francisco can’t survive on 19 carries for 34 yards moving forward.
Receiving
Deebo Samuel: 10 targets, 8 receptions, 134 yards
Kyle Juszczyk: 7 targets, 7 receptions, 63 yards
Richie James Jr.: 1 target, 1 reception, 57 yards
Tevin Coleman: 4 targets, 3 receptions, 48 yards
Emmanuel Sanders: 5 targets, 3 receptions, 33 yards
Kendrick Bourne: 6 targets, 4 receptions, 31 yards, TD
Jeff Wilson Jr.: 1 target, 1 reception, 25 yards, TD
Raheem Mostert: 3 targets, 2 receptions, 14 yards
Ross Dwelley: 5 targets, 4 receptions, 14 yards, 2 TDs
Marquise Goodwin: 2 targets, 1 reception, 5 yards
Samuel was the hero with his career-best performance while George Kittle was sidelined and Sanders was hobbled by a rib injury. Wilson’s catch came on his lone offensive snap of the game, and Dwelley came through with a pair of touchdowns in the starting tight end spot for Kittle. It’s not the most high-profile group of pass catchers, but the 49ers found a way to get big-time production behind Samuel and Juszczyk, who quietly had a terrific day.
Defense
Fred Warner: 12 tackles, TFL
Dre Greenlaw: 10 tackles, TFL
Jimmie Ward: 6 tackles, 1.0 sacks, PBU
K’Waun Williams: 4 tackles
Emmanuel Moseley: 4 tackles, PBU
Jaquiski Tartt: 3 tackles, FR
Richard Sherman, 3 tackles, PBU
Nick Bosa: 3 tackles, TFL, QBH
Dee Ford: 2 tackles, 1.0 sacks, 2 TFL, QBH
DeForest Buckner: 2 tackles, 1.0 sacks, TFL, QBH
Jullian Taylor: 2 tackles, 2 TFL
DJ Reed Jr.: 2 tackles, FF, FR, TD
Arik Armstead: 2 tackles, 1.0 sacks, TFL, QBH
Damontre’ Moore: 2 tackles, FF
Elijah Lee: 2 tackles, TFL
Solomon Thomas: 1 tackle
The 49ers’ defense struggled in the early going against Arizona and spotted the Cardinals 16 points. They only surrendered 10 points in the second half though and found a groove against Kyler Murray and the Cardinals offense. There weren’t any huge defensive plays that stand out, but the play of the game on that side of the ball might have been Arik Armstead’s sack on third down with 3:05 left and the Cardinals up by 3 points. It got the ball back to the 49ers offense and set them up for the game-winning touchdown. Armstead now leads the team with 8.0 sacks. Ford left the game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury after sacking Murray. Greenlaw was productive again in place of Kwon Alexander.