Game Center

Talent Take

49es defense does the job
The 49ers relied extensively on the pressures from their defensive line to blanket the Cardinals. While most 3-4 units utilize a variety of five- and six-man pressures to disrupt the rhythm of offenses, the 49ers used a variety of pre-snap disguises to confuse the Cardinals and only rushing four players the majority of the game. The tactic worked well as the 49ers recorded three sacks and tallied at least eight hits on the quarterback. With Kurt Warner under attack, Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald were kept in check as the 49ers surrendered only 16 points against a potent offense.

-- Bucky Brooks

Box Score

San Francisco 49ers (1-0-0)

Arizona Cardinals (0-1-0)

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
S. Hill	18/31	209	1	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
F. Gore	22	30	1	6
M. Norris	1	2	0	2
G. Coffee	1	-3	0	-3
I. Bruce	1	-8	0	-8
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
I. Bruce	4	74	0	50
V. Davis	5	40	0	19
J. Morgan	3	38	0	14
A. Battle	2	22	0	12
F. Gore	3	18	1	8
D. Walker	1	17	0	17
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
F. Gore	1	0	0	0
S. Hill	1	1	0	0
M. Norris	0	0	1	0
J. Smith	0	0	0	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
J. Nedney	2/2	50	2/2	8
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
A. Lee	8	42.3	2	64
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
A. Rossum	2	20	0	21
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
A. Rossum	4	7	0	14
N. Clements	0	0	0	7
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
P. Willis	12-2	0.0	1	0
N. Clements	4-1	0.0	1	0
S. Spencer	4-1	0.0	0	0
D. Bly	3-0	0.0	0	0
D. Goldson	3-0	0.0	0	0
M. Roman	3-0	0.0	0	0
T. Brown	2-0	0.0	0	0
A. Franklin	2-0	0.0	0	0
P. Haralson	2-0	1.0	0	0
M. Lewis	2-1	0.0	0	0
R. McDonald	2-0	1.0	0	0
K. Balmer	1-0	0.0	0	0
M. Harris	1-0	0.0	0	0
M. Lawson	1-1	0.0	0	0
J. Smith	1-0	1.0	0	1
I. Sopoaga	1-0	0.0	0	0

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
K. Warner	26/44	288	1	2
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
C. Wells	7	29	0	15
T. Hightower	8	15	0	6
K. Warner	2	-4	0	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
T. Hightower	12	121	0	23
J. Urban	5	74	0	40
L. Fitzgerald	6	71	1	25
A. Boldin	2	19	0	14
D. Kreider	1	3	0	3
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
K. Warner	1	0	0	0
B. Berry	0	0	1	0
A. Rolle	0	0	0	0
A. Wilson	0	0	0	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
N. Rackers	3/3	44	1/1	10
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
B. Graham	6	45.2	1	64
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
L. Stephens-Howling	3	20	0	24
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
A. Rolle	5	11	0	27
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
G. Hayes	8-2	0.0	0	0
K. Dansby	6-0	0.0	0	0
C. Campbell	5-0	0.0	0	0
B. McFadden	5-0	0.0	0	0
C. Okeafor	4-3	1.0	0	0
A. Wilson	4-0	0.0	0	1
R. Johnson	3-0	0.0	0	0
D. Dockett	2-0	1.0	0	0
C. Haggans	2-1	0.0	0	0
B. Robinson	2-1	0.0	0	0
D. Rodgers-Cromarti	2-0	0.0	0	0
B. Berry	1-0	1.0	0	0
A. Rolle	1-0	1.0	0	1
G. Watson	1-0	0.0	0	0

Total First Downs	13	Total First Downs	17
By Rushing	1	By Rushing	1
By Passing	10	By Passing	13
By Penalty		By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency	7/18 - 38%	Third Down Efficiency	4/14 - 28%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%	Fourth Down Efficiency	0/1 - 0%
Total Net Yards	203	Total Net Yards	299
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	60	Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	64
Average Gain per Offensive Play	3.4	Average Gain per Offensive Play	4.7
Net Yards Rushing	21	Net Yards Rushing	40
Total Rushing Plays	25	Total Rushing Plays	17
Average Gain per Rushing Play	0.8	Average Gain per Rushing Play	2.4
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	7--23	Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	4--10
Net Yards Passing	182	Net Yards Passing	259
Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	4 - 27	Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	3 - 29
Gross Yards Passing	209	Gross Yards Passing	288
Pass Comp-Att-Int	18 - 31 - 0	Pass Comp-Att-Int	26 - 44 - 2
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	5.2	Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	5.5
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	5 - 5 - 2	Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	4 - 3 - 2
Punts (Number-Average)	8 - 49.1	Punts (Number-Average)	6 - 54.7
Blocked	0	Blocked	0
Net Punting Average	42.3	Net Punting Average	45.2
FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0	FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	49	Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	55
Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	4 - 37	Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	5 - 55
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	2 - 40	Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 62
Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	2 - 12	Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	0 - 0
Penalties (Number-Yards)	4 - 31	Penalties (Number-Yards)	12 - 82
Fumbles (Number-Lost)	2 - 1	Fumbles (Number-Lost)	1 - 0
Touchdowns	2	Touchdowns	1
Rushing	1	Rushing	0
Passing	1	Passing	1
Interceptions	0	Interceptions	0
Kickoff Returns	0	Kickoff Returns	0
Fumble Returns	0	Fumble Returns	0
Punt Returns	0	Punt Returns	0
Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	1 - 1
Kicking (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Kicking (Made-Attempted)	1 - 1
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0	Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	3 - 3
Red Zone Efficiency	2/3 - 66%	Red Zone Efficiency	1/2 - 50%
Goal To Go Efficiency	2/2 - 100%	Goal To Go Efficiency	1/1 - 100%
Safeties	0	Safeties	0
Final Score	20	Final Score	16
Time of Possession	31:37	Time of Possession	28:23

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
	FG	J.Nedney 37 yd. Field Goal (5-17, 2:30) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	J.Nedney 50 yd. Field Goal (5-24, 2:22) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
2nd Quarter
	FG	N.Rackers 44 yd. Field Goal (6-52, 2:19) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	F.Gore 6 yd. run (J.Nedney kick) (7-68, 3:03) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	FG	N.Rackers 29 yd. Field Goal (8-49, 1:15) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
3rd Quarter
	TD	L.Fitzgerald 5 yd. pass from K.Warner (N.Rackers kick) (7-69, 4:10) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
4th Quarter
	FG	N.Rackers 43 yd. Field Goal (8-36, 3:20) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	F.Gore 3 yd. pass from S.Hill (J.Nedney kick) (15-80, 7:26) WATCH HIGHLIGHT