For the Arizona Cardinals there were opportunities to make plays that changed things.
And in the end they hung in for more than they could have, but they also are not quite ready to take on good teams, even if they are bleeding players as the Cardinals lost to the Niners 36-30.
No, the Cardinals made a big special teams play, got close in the fourth quarter, then immediately decided they to forget how to play defense.
Highlighted by Nick Rallis dropping Baron Browning into coverage on George Kittle.
Then, the Cardinals came back with a nice drive, but seemed to take a little too long, but the Niners never seemed worried.
They were able to get out and get a couple of first downs and the Arizona Cardinals did enough to keep it close, but their offense and defense couldn’t ever get on the same page of making plays and the defense in the end just couldn’t get stops.
I think this was slightly encouraging on offense today, even though the Cardinals needed 52 pass attempts to get to 280 yards.
Jeremiyah Love had his best game, 21 carries for 90 yards at 4.3 yards per carry, and five receptions for 19 yards and one touchdown.
And hey, we called it, take the Cardinals to cover and the over in the game.
This will be one to look back on as growth or a missed opportunity, but I thought the final half was encouraging.
