Arizona vs. San Francisco (ARZ -7.5, 49.5)
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Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers | Sunday, October 6th, 2024
The 1-3 Arizona Cardinals head to San Francisco to take on the 2-2 49ers this weekend. The Arizona Cardinals were the talk of the town when they destroyed the LA Rams 41-10, with Kyler Murray looking back to his brilliant best, and rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. breaking out in style. Since then, the team has been stifled by the Detroit Lions and beaten convincingly by the Jayden Daniels-led Washington Commanders.
The air has certainly been taken out of the early-season balloon for Arizona, who now have to face a tough 49ers team, with the possibility of a 1-4 record at stake. There is certainly no reason for Arizona to feel too down in the dumps, though, with plenty of exciting players having good seasons. Marvin Harrison Jr. has eased his way into the season nicely, posting 243 yards and 4 touchdowns, and James Conner is looking as good as ever, averaging 4.6 yards per tote for his 293 yards on the ground.
The issue for Arizona is their defense, which is conceding the 29th most points per game in the NFL with 26.5, and the 25th most yards per game with 354.8. They are struggling to apply any pressure to the quarterback, with five of their nine sacks coming in one game against a severely depleted Rams offensive line.
The bottom line is, that this defense is vulnerable through the air and on the ground, which suggests the Cardinals have the odds stacked against them as they go up against a potent 49ers offense. Despite the fact that San Francisco is missing Christian McCaffrey, and Brandon Aiyuk is clearly still in preseason mode, the Niners have racked up 413 yards per game this year, which is second most in the NFL. Brock Purdy has picked up exactly where he left off last year, wheeling and dealing his way to 1,133 yards already, earning himself the second-highest PFF grade among quarterbacks this year of 87.6.
Unlike most seasons, where things have come easily for Brock Purdy, he’s having to work a bit harder this time around. George Kittle and Deebo Samuel have both missed time already this year, and Aiyuk has yet to go over 48 yards in a game. McCaffrey is also a huge loss in the passing game as well, but Jordan Mason is filling in nicely from a rushing perspective. It’s not exactly been the smoothest for the 49ers’ offense so far this season, but we know the talent is there; it’s just a matter of time before it all clicks. This matchup against Arizona could absolutely be that moment.
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