49 players complicate Cardinals’ playoff hopes, beating Arizona 20-12

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The 49ers’ entry into Saturday’s game was removed from post-season controversy. They have been away from home for weeks after Santa Clara County banned contact games. Their opponent battled for a playoff spot, starting the day as the NFC’s seventh seed.

But it looked like the best team in the whole of San Francisco, controlling much of the game on the path to a 20-12 win that would complicate Arizona’s post-season confidence.

The Cardinals had two chances to level the game in the fourth quarter, but could not use both. Even if you run behind Kenyan Drake Touchdown scored on the one hand to reduce San Francisco’s lead to 14-12, with 12:08 remaining, and Arizona’s two-point conversion failed. Quarterback Kyler MurrayThe pass was too low for the wide receiver Diandre Hopkins In the final zone.

49ers Full Pack Kyle Jussick The game’s second touchdown pass caught 8:35 on the clock, but the kicker Robbie Gold An extra point pushed the wide right to keep the score at 20-12 at one point.

Murray kept his next driver alive with a fourth-place finish from 43 and a 30-yard run at 1 in San Francisco. But two plays later, the 49ers cornerback Ahlo Witherspoon Murray’s pass was taken to the final zone Christian Kirk.

San Francisco should have been able to set the game aside with a 37-yard field goal, but Gold missed his third kick of the day – it was a wide left. He was previously wide-ranging on a 41-yard field goal in the third quarter.

But it doesn’t matter. Murray got his final fourth-town imperfection from Hopkins and sealed the end of the game.

San Francisco accelerated to 227 yards in one season Jeff Wilson Star. He ran 22 times for 183 yards, averaging 8.3 yards per car.

Starting the first game of the season, the quarterback C.J. Pittard Passing 132 -22 182 yards three touchdowns and no interruptions, however he missed a stumbling block. At the tight end George Kittle Played for the first time after week 8 and led the team to 92 yards in four catches.

Murray finished 50 off 31 for 247 yards. He added eight carries for 75 yards.

With 111 receptions, Hopkins created a new single-season right, making eight catches for 48 yards.

With the loss, the Cardinals are now 8-7 and will need help developing the postseason. If the Bears win the next two games against the Jaguars and the Packers, they will receive the 7th seed of the NFC.

An Arizona win would have put the Rams in a post-season spot, but they could do it by beating the Seahawks on Sunday. Arizona is starring in Los Angeles in its 17th week.

The 49ers are now 6-9 and may need a new defensive coordinator for 2021 after another big display from Robert Saleh. Especially since the San Francisco playoff controversy, he is likely to get strong feedback for at least one leadership coaching job in January.