2006 · Week 1
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Sep 10, 2006 · University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Arizona Cardinals defeated San Francisco 49ers 34–27. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Cardinals (68%). Cardinals improve to 1-0; 49ers fall to 0-1. Kurt Warner paced the offense with 301 passing yards and 3 TDs. 49ers turned it over 2 times to Cardinals's 0.
Team stats
| SF | ARI | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 22 |
| 395 | Total yards | 385 |
| 288 | Passing yards | 301 |
| 107 | Rushing yards | 84 |
| 23/40 | Comp / Att | 23/37 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 23/40 | 288 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 16 | 87 | 2 |
| Bryan Gilmore | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 6 | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| Bryan Gilmore | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Michael Robinson | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 23/37 | 301 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 26 | 73 | 1 |
| J.J. Arrington | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |