Take a look at the studs and duds from the Cardinals’ Week 11 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
What an embarrassment.
The Arizona Cardinals were completely blown out by the San Francisco 49ers 38-10 on national television in Mexico City. It was a complete dismantling in the second half, as the first half was a respectable 17-10 score.
There were almost no bright spots for this team and there are major question marks moving forward for the organization. If they put up repeat performances for the remainder of the season, there will be wholesale changes up and down.
There were mostly duds in the game but we do have at least one bright spot.
The 4-6 Cardinals will travel to Mexico City to take on the 49ers in a crucial NFC West matchup.
The Arizona Cardinals will be playing for their season lives this Monday in Mexico City against a heated division rival — the San Francisco 49ers. Sitting at 4-6, they really have no room for error. A win and they’re one away from .500 with a legitimate chance of making noise for a wild card spot.
The 49ers are 5-4 and are one of the league’s most talented rosters, but have struggled against the Cardinals in recent memory, Arizona is 12-4 against the 49ers in recent memory.
Let’s dive into this pivotal matchup for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals are 12-4 against the 49ers over the last eight years. They’ll need some of that success in Week 11.
The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers will both travel to Mexico City in what is a pivotal matchup for the NFC West.
If the Cardinals can win, they’ll be a game back from .500 and have a much more realistic shot of making the postseason as a wild card team. If the 49ers win, they’ll tie the Seahawks in wins and get closer to first place.
The 49ers lead the all-time series 32-29, so the Cardinals will not be able to take the lead in this season even if they pull off another sweep.
Last season, the Cardinals swept the 49ers, a rival they’ve had a great deal of success against. The team is 12-4 in their last 16 games played, so the recent matchups have very much gone in favor of the Cardinals.
With that in mind, how have the Cardinals done against the 49ers in recent memory? Analyzing trends is always key when looking at an upcoming matchup.
Check out what has changed since the last time the Cardinals and 49ers squared off.
Despite entering Week 11, the Arizona Cardinals have yet to play the 49ers this season. They’ll do so twice between now and January, with Monday’s game being of the utmost importance to preserving their postseason hopes.
Since these two teams last met a year ago, the 9ers have gone through a few major changes. While they did everything they could to keep the same near-NFC Champion roster intact, they did make a few key additions.
First, the team made the biggest move of the NFL trade deadline by acquiring former Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, who has been excellent for the team to this point.
The team turned to second-year quarterback Trey Lance to take over at quarterback this season, but a season-ending injury in Week 2 has the team once again turning to Jimmy Garoppolo, who has been efficient to this point.
In the offseason, the 49ers were subject of lots of noise surrounding All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel, who apparently requested a trade from the team. Samuel and the Niner would end up reaching an agreement on a lucrative extension.
Outside of the in-season McCaffrey deal, their only major outside addition was former Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward, who has been very solid for the team.
They did lose a number of helpful veterans, those being center Alex Mack, guard Laken Tomlinson and defensive tackle D.J. Jones. The departures of Tomlinson and Jones were head-scratching as the team should have plenty of cap space moving forward with their heir apparent at quarterback on a cheap deal.
This year’s team is more or less the same as last year’s, but with an All-Pro running back in the mix. They’re a physical team that are going to demand an excellent performance from the Cardinals to beat.
