Cardinals hang on and beat the Niners 26-20
The Cardinals played a good game on offense and defense in their win on Sunday in San Francisco. The bad news is that Matt Leinart sprained his throwing shoulder and will miss the final game of the season. Leinart played well before he got injured as he completed 9 of 13 passes for 162 yards and a TD. Kurt Warner relieved him and played decent as he completed 9 of 13 passes for 105 yards. Edgerrin James had another solid game as he carried the ball 29 times for 105 yards (3.6 ypc). Once again, Marcel Shipp stole a goal-line carry away from James. Shipp carried the ball 5 times for 13 yards (2.6 ypc) and a TD. Larry Fitzgerald led the way for the Cards with 4 catches for 93 yards and a TD. Anquan Boldin (4 rec, 64 yards) and Bryant Johnson (4 rec, 53 yards) each pitched in on the passing game.
The defense played real well as a unit against the 49ers. The Cards held the Niners to 12 carries for 49 yards (4.1 ypc). The Niners completed 18 of 29 passes for 174 net yards passing.
This was a solid win for the Cardinals who improved to 5-10 on the season with this win.


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