49ers vs Cardinals recap: Gabbert sacked 7 times.

49ers vs Cardinals Recap: A look at all 7 sacks

By Rich Madrid | Oct 13, 2016

October 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert (2) is tackled by Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Alex Okafor (57) and outside linebacker Chandler Jones (55) during the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the 49ers 33-21. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Blaine Gabbert (2) after an Arizona Cardinals safety during the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium. The Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 33-21. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

The 49ers offense had trouble moving the ball against the Cardinals early on due in part to a stingy Cardinals defense led by defensive end Calais Campbell and linebacker Kevin Minter. Together, along with defensive tackle Corey Peters, combined to force eight sacks. We’ll look at them here.

The Pro Football Focus player grades for the top five 49ers in this game featured four offensive linemen. While the line did not play their best, a number of these sacks on quarterback Blaine Gabbert could have been avoided if the quarterback showed a little more awareness and pocket manipulation.

In this slide show, we look at each sack and what went wrong.

The 49ers lost their fourth straight game last Thursday night to the Arizona Cardinals, in part because of the Cardinals forced seven sacks. We look at them here.