San Francisco 49ers 36–30 Arizona Cardinals
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- NFL
- 2026 · Regular Season · Week 3
NFL: San Francisco 49ers beat Arizona Cardinals 36–30.
Game leaders
297Brock PurdyPassing yards
280Jacoby Brissett
75Christian McCaffreyRushing yards
90Jeremiyah Love
82George KittleReceiving yards
89Michael Wilson
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- San Francisco 49ers
- Arizona Cardinals
Show as a table
| When | San Francisco 49ers | Arizona Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 8:26 · Brock Purdy | 7 | 0 |
| Q2 14:55 · Mike Evans | 14 | 0 |
| Q2 3:03 · Chad Ryland | 14 | 3 |
| Q2 0:23 · Chad Ryland | 14 | 6 |
| Q2 0:00 · Eddy Pineiro | 17 | 6 |
| Q3 11:07 · Christian McCaffrey | 23 | 6 |
| Q3 3:02 · Michael Wilson | 23 | 13 |
| Q4 13:06 · Jeremiyah Love | 23 | 20 |
| Q4 8:42 · George Kittle | 29 | 20 |
| Q4 2:51 · Jacoby Brissett | 29 | 27 |
| Q4 1:31 · George Kittle | 36 | 27 |
| Q4 0:34 · Chad Ryland | 36 | 30 |
| 60′ | 36 | 30 |
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- San Francisco 49ers
- Arizona Cardinals
Third-down conversions
63%5/850%9/18
Fourth-down conversions
–0/0100%2/2
Red-zone touchdowns
100%2/260%3/5
- 8.74.5Yards per play
- 3.603.00Points per drive
- 43.736.5Yards per drive
- 5081Plays
How the yards came
San Francisco 49ers
Pass 297Rush 140
Arizona Cardinals
Pass 272Rush 93
- Time of possession
- 21:1638:44
- Turnover margin
- -1+1
- Sacks made
- 20
- Penalties (yards)
- 7 (69)10 (86)
Show as a table
| San Francisco 49ers | Arizona Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 5/8 | 9/18 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 0/0 | 2/2 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 2/2 | 3/5 |
| Yards per play | 8.7 | 4.5 |
| Points per drive | 3.60 | 3.00 |
| Yards per drive | 43.7 | 36.5 |
| Plays | 50 | 81 |
| Passing yards | 297 | 272 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 93 |
| Time of possession | 21:16 | 38:44 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (yards) | 7 (69) | 10 (86) |
Scoring plays
Q1
- Brock Purdy(Touchdown)Q1 8:267–0
Q2
- Mike Evans(Touchdown)Q2 14:5514–0
- Q2 3:0314–3Chad Ryland(Field goal)
- Q2 0:2314–6Chad Ryland(Field goal)
- Eddy Pineiro(Field goal)Q2 0:0017–6
Q3
- Christian McCaffrey(Touchdown)Q3 11:0723–6
- Q3 3:0223–13Michael Wilson(Touchdown)
Q4
- Q4 13:0623–20Jeremiyah Love(Touchdown)
- George Kittle(Touchdown)Q4 8:4229–20
- Q4 2:5129–27Jacoby Brissett(Touchdown)
- George Kittle(Touchdown)Q4 1:3136–27
- Q4 0:3436–30Chad Ryland(Field goal)
- Q4 13:0623–20
Key stats
- 437Total yards365
- 297Passing yards272
- 140Rushing yards93
- 23First downs27
- 50Total plays81
- 8.7Yards per play4.5
- 11.0Yards per pass5.0
- 6.1Yards per rush3.4
- 15/27Comp / Att38/52
- 23Rushing attempts27
Quarter by quarter
San Francisco 49ers led after 4 of 4 quarters, Arizona Cardinals after 0. Largest lead at a break: 11 points, San Francisco 49ers after Q2. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- San Francisco 49ers
- Arizona Cardinals
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
San Francisco 49ers: 4 won, 1 lost in their last 5 games.- San Francisco 49ers have won their last 4 games.
- San Francisco 49ers scored 134 points and allowed 68 in their last 5 games.
Arizona Cardinals: 2 won, 3 lost in their last 5 games.- Arizona Cardinals scored 111 points and allowed 135 in their last 5 games.
Recent form
Standings
National Football Conference · NFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 139 | .857 |
| 2 |  Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 125 | .571 |
| 3 |  Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 159 | .429 |
| 4 | Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 208 | .286 |
Timeline
Q1
- Brock Purdy(Touchdown)Q1 8:267–0
Q2
- Mike Evans(Touchdown)Q2 14:5514–0
- Q2 3:0314–3Chad Ryland(Field goal)
- Q2 0:2314–6Chad Ryland(Field goal)
- Eddy Pineiro(Field goal)Q2 0:0017–6
Q3
- Christian McCaffrey(Touchdown)Q3 11:0723–6
- Q3 3:0223–13Michael Wilson(Touchdown)
Q4
- Q4 13:0623–20Jeremiyah Love(Touchdown)
- George Kittle(Touchdown)Q4 8:4229–20
- Q4 2:5129–27Jacoby Brissett(Touchdown)
- George Kittle(Touchdown)Q4 1:3136–27
- Q4 0:3436–30Chad Ryland(Field goal)
- Q4 13:0623–20
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- San Francisco 49ers
- Arizona Cardinals
Third-down conversions
63%5/850%9/18
Fourth-down conversions
–0/0100%2/2
Red-zone touchdowns
100%2/260%3/5
- 8.74.5Yards per play
- 3.603.00Points per drive
- 43.736.5Yards per drive
- 5081Plays
How the yards came
San Francisco 49ers
Pass 297Rush 140
Arizona Cardinals
Pass 272Rush 93
- Time of possession
- 21:1638:44
- Turnover margin
- -1+1
- Sacks made
- 20
- Penalties (yards)
- 7 (69)10 (86)
Show as a table
| San Francisco 49ers | Arizona Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 5/8 | 9/18 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 0/0 | 2/2 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 2/2 | 3/5 |
| Yards per play | 8.7 | 4.5 |
| Points per drive | 3.60 | 3.00 |
| Yards per drive | 43.7 | 36.5 |
| Plays | 50 | 81 |
| Passing yards | 297 | 272 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 93 |
| Time of possession | 21:16 | 38:44 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (yards) | 7 (69) | 10 (86) |
Where the points came from, quarter by quarter
Each side's points in each quarter, split by how they were scored.
- San Francisco 49ers
- Arizona Cardinals
- Touchdowns
- Field goals
- Extra points and conversions
7
10
6
6
7
13
17
Show as a table
| Quarter | San Francisco 49ers · Touchdowns | Arizona Cardinals · Touchdowns | San Francisco 49ers · Field goals | Arizona Cardinals · Field goals | San Francisco 49ers · Extra points and conversions | Arizona Cardinals · Extra points and conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Q2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Q3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Q4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
The yards, and how efficiently they came
Each side's leading passer, rusher and receiver, with the rate behind the total.
Passing
Brock Purdy
15/27 completions
297yards4 TD
Jacoby Brissett
38/52 completions
280yards2 TD
Rushing
Christian McCaffrey
15 carries
75yards1 TD
Jeremiyah Love
21 carries
90yards
Receiving
George Kittle
6/7 caught/targeted
82yards2 TD
Michael Wilson
11/17 caught/targeted
89yards1 TD
- San Francisco 49ers
- Arizona Cardinals
Offence
- 437Total yards365
- 297Passing yards272
- 140Rushing yards93
- 23First downs27
- 50Total plays81
- 8.7Yards per play4.5
- 11.0Yards per pass5.0
- 6.1Yards per rush3.4
- 15/27Comp / Att38/52
- 23Rushing attempts27
Efficiency
- 5-83rd down efficiency9-18
- 0-04th down efficiency2-2
- 2-2Red zone (made / att)3-5
- 10Drives10
- 21:16Possession38:44
Turnovers & penalties
- 1Turnovers0
- 0Interceptions thrown0
- 1Fumbles lost0
- 7-69Penalties10-86
- 2Sacks0
- 0-0Sacks – yards lost2-8
Defence
- 0Interceptions0
- 0Interception touchdowns0
- 0Safeties0
Quarter by quarter
San Francisco 49ers led after 4 of 4 quarters, Arizona Cardinals after 0. Largest lead at a break: 11 points, San Francisco 49ers after Q2. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- San Francisco 49ers
- Arizona Cardinals
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 |
Passing
| Brock Purdy | 15/27 | 297 | 11.0 | 4 | 133.8 |
Rushing
| Christian McCaffrey | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Brock Purdy | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Kaelon Black | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Deebo Samuel | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
Receiving
| George Kittle | 7 | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 2 | 20 |
| Deebo Samuel | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0.0 | 1 | 80 |
| Jordan Watkins | 2 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 5 | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Mike Evans | 6 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Cowing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaelon Black | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
Defensive
| Fred Warner | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Renardo Green | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dre Greenlaw | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ji'Ayir Brown | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deommodore Lenoir | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garret Wallow | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Sigle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Mustapha | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalid Kareem | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gracen Halton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keion White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sebastian Valdez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KhaDarel Hodge | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siran Neal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Willis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upton Stout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Gifford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Dugger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashtyn Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Givens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Osa Odighizuwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naquan Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| Deebo Samuel | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 28 |
Punt returns
| Jacob Cowing | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 |
| Siran Neal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Eddy Pineiro | 1/1 | 100.0 | 57 | 3/5 | 6 |
Punting
| Corliss Waitman | 3 | 145 | 48.3 | 1 | 57 |
National Football Conference · NFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 139 | .857 |
| 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 125 | .571 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 159 | .429 |
| 4 | Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 208 | .286 |
American Football Conference · AFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 171 | .833 |
| 2 |  New England Patriots | 4 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 143 | .571 |
| 3 |  New York Jets | 2 | 5 | 0 | 137 | 150 | .286 |
| 4 |  Miami Dolphins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 157 | .167 |
American Football Conference · AFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cleveland Browns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 146 | .714 |
| 2 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 138 | .714 |
| 3 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 122 | .667 |
| 4 |  Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 167 | .571 |
American Football Conference · AFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 104 | .667 |
| 2 |  Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 180 | .286 |
| 3 |  Houston Texans | 2 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 170 | .286 |
| 4 |  Tennessee Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 156 | .143 |
American Football Conference · AFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 103 | .833 |
| 2 |  Denver Broncos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 141 | .714 |
| 3 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 197 | .429 |
| 4 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 151 | .000 |
National Football Conference · NFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York Giants | 4 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 161 | .643 |
| 2 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 137 | .333 |
| 3 |  Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 159 | .333 |
| 4 |  Washington Commanders | 1 | 4 | 1 | 132 | 172 | .250 |
National Football Conference · NFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 74 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 143 | .714 |
| 3 |  Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 165 | .667 |
| 4 |  Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 145 | .571 |
National Football Conference · NFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 166 | .500 |
| 2 |  Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 173 | .429 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 151 | .286 |
| 4 |  New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 194 | .286 |