2026 · Week 3
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
Sep 27, 2026 · Levi's Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
San Francisco 49ers defeated Arizona Cardinals 36–30. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward 49ers (79%). 49ers improve to 3-0; Cardinals fall to 1-2. Brock Purdy paced the offense with 297 passing yards and 4 TDs; 34 rushing yards.
Team stats
| ARI | SF | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 21 |
| 373 | Total yards | 437 |
| 280 | Passing yards | 297 |
| 93 | Rushing yards | 140 |
| 38/52 | Comp / Att | 15/27 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(8:40) (Shotgun) 13-B.Purdy pass short left to 5-M.Evans to SF 20 for 2 yards. Lateral to 19-D.Samuel for 80 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q118-E.Pineiro extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-15-C.Waitman.
- Q2(15:00) (Shotgun) 13-B.Purdy pass deep right to 5-M.Evans for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q218-E.Pineiro extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-15-C.Waitman.
- Q2(3:08) 38-C.Ryland 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(:27) 38-C.Ryland 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q2(:04) 18-E.Pineiro 57 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-15-C.Waitman. PENALTY on ARI-56-D.Robinson, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q3(11:10) 23-C.McCaffrey up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q318-E.Pineiro extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-15-C.Waitman.
- Q3(3:07) 7-J.Brissett pass short right to 14-Mi.Wilson for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q338-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-B.Gillikin. SF-93-G.Halton was injured during the play.
- Q4(13:10) 7-J.Brissett pass short right to 4-J.Love for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q438-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q4(8:46) 13-B.Purdy pass short middle to 85-G.Kittle for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q418-E.Pineiro extra point is No Good, Hit Right Upright, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-15-C.Waitman.
- Q4(2:55) (No Huddle) 7-J.Brissett up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on SF-92-O.Odighizuwa, Defensive Offside, declined.
- Q438-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
- Q4(1:52) (Shotgun) 13-B.Purdy scrambles left end for 45 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on SF-85-G.Kittle, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at ARI 10.
- Q4(1:36) 13-B.Purdy pass deep right to 85-G.Kittle for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q418-E.Pineiro extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-15-C.Waitman.
- Q4(:39) 38-C.Ryland 49 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-12-B.Gillikin.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 38/52 | 280 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Jeremiyah Love | 21 | 90 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 2 | -1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love | 5 | 5 | 19 | 1 |
| Michael Wilson | 11 | 17 | 89 | 1 |
| Trey McBride | 9 | 11 | 75 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 3 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Kendrick Bourne | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Elijah Higgins | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Hunter Long | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jalen Brooks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
SF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy | 15/27 | 297 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy | 2 | 34 | 0 |
| Deebo Samuel Sr. | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 15 | 75 | 1 |
| Kaelon Black | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kittle | 6 | 7 | 82 | 2 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 4 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
| Jordan Watkins | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 |
| Mike Evans | 3 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
| Kaelon Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Cowing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Farrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |