WEEK 18
ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-12) @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (12-4)
DATE: Sunday (1/8/23)
STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER 49ers lead all-time series, 33-29
STREAKS Cardinals have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 11/21/22: 49ers 38 at Cardinals 10
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/7/21: Cardinals 31, 49ers 17
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK L 20-19 at Atlanta
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 3-4
PTS. FOR 20.4
OFFENSE 327.8
PASSING Colt McCoy: 90-132-780-1-3-76.6
RUSHING James Conner: 183-782-4.3-7
RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 64-717-11.2-3
PTS. AGAINST 25.7
DEFENSE 351.3
SACKS J.J. Watt: 10.5
INTs Marco Wilson: 3
TAKE/GIVE -1 (20/21)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 46.9 (40.1)
KICKING Matt Prater: 82 (16/16 PAT; 22/25 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB COLT MCCOY completed 22 of 26 (career-high 84.6 pct. as starter) for 249 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 119.4 rating in last road meeting.
• QB DAVID BLOUGH passed for 222 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 83.5 rating in 1st start of season last week.
• RB JAMES CONNER had 110 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 31 rec.) in Week 17 & aims for his 6th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 7. Has 1,082 scrimmage yards in 2022, his 3rd-career 1,000-yard season. Had 173 scrimmage yards (96 rush, 77 rec.) & career-high 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in last road meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. SF with rush TD.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS aims for his 4th in row on road with 7+ receptions. Had 9 catches for 91 yards in Week 11 meeting. Has 85+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. SF & aims for his 6th in row vs. SF with 6+ catches. Had career-high 14 receptions for 151 yards in his last game at SF (9/13/20).
• WR MARQUISE BROWN had 6 catches for 61 yards last week. Has 66 receptions & 3rd-straight season with 700+ rec. yards (702) in 2022.
• TE TREY MCBRIDE (rookie) led team & set career highs with 7 catches for 78 yards & had 1st-career rec. TD last week.
• DE J.J. WATT had sack last week & has 10.5 sacks in 2022, his 6th-career 10+ sack season. Aims for his 5th in row on road with sack & 6th in row overall with TFL. Leads all active players in TFL (192) & ranks 3rd in sacks (112.5).
• S JALEN THOMPSON had 7th career game with 10 tackles last week. Has 101 tackles & 8 PD in 2022 & is only player with 100+ tackles & 7+ PD in each of past 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
LAST WEEK: W 37-34 at Las Vegas (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Kyle Shanahan: 4-7
PTS. FOR 25.8
OFFENSE 369.1
PASSING Brock Purdy (R): 99-150-1,196-10-4-101.4
RUSHING Christian McCaffrey (RB): 234-1,094-4.7-8
RECEIVING Brandon Aiyuk: 74-956-12.9-8
PTS. AGAINST 16.5
DEFENSE 303.4
SACKS Nick Bosa: 17.5
INTs Talanoa Hufanga: 4
TAKE/GIVE +9 (26/17)
PUNTING (NET) Mitch Wishnowsky: 43.9 (39.7)
KICKING Robbie Gould: 123 (45/46 PAT; 26/31 FG)
49ERS NOTES
• QB BROCK PURDY passed for career-high 284 yards & had 2 TDs vs. INT for 95.4 rating last week & became 5th rookie QB ever to win each of his 1st 4 career starts. Can join Justin Herbert (7 games in 2020) as only rookie QBs ever with 2+ TD passes in 6 straight games.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 6 catches, 193 scrimmage yards (season-high 121 rush, 72 rec.) & rush TD in Week 17. Aims for his 6th in row with TD. Has 1,801 scrimmage yards in 2022 & can become 1st player since HOFer LaDainian Tomlinson with 1,900+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his 1st 6 seasons. Has 439 career catches, most by RB in 1st 6 seasons in NFL history.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE had career-high 9th rec. TD of season last week & aims for his 4th in row with rec. TD. Has 5,225 career rec. yard & can surpass Travis Kelce (5,236) for 3rd-most rec. yards by TE in 1st 6 seasons all-time. Had 84 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 11 meeting & had 101 rec. yards & rec. TD in last home meeting.
• WR BRANDON AIYUK had season highs in catches (9) & rec. yards (101) & career-high 8th TD catch of season in Week 17. Needs 44 rec. yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. Had 2 rec. TDs in Week 11 meeting & had TD catch in last home meeting.
• DL NICK BOSA leads NFL with career-high 17.5 sacks & ranks tied-2nd with 18 TFL in 2022. Can become 4th player since 1982 with sack in 13+ games within single season. Had sack in Week 11 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Az. with TFL.
• LB FRED WARNER aims for his 3rd in row with 12+ tackles. Has 122 tackles in 2022 & is 1 of 2 (Bobby Wagner) with 115+ tackles in each of past 5 seasons.
• S TALANOA HUFANGA needs 8 tackles for 1st-career 100+ tackle season.
