Cardinals vs. 49ers: The good, bad and ugly from Week 9
By Peter Panacy
Niner Noise breaks down the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 9 efforts — the good, the bad and the ugly — against their NFC West division foe, the Arizona Cardinals.
It’s coming up on a year from when the San Francisco 49ers last won a football game.
In case you were wondering, the last Niners’ victory was on Dec. 24, 2016.
San Francisco’s winless season stretched to nine games after falling to the visiting Arizona Cardinals 20-10 in Week 9 — a game that saw more of the same constants from head coach Kyle Shanahan’s squad.
The 49ers haven't won a professional football game since December 24, 2016.
— Taylor Price (@TaylorPrice) November 6, 2017
Let that sink in.
Injuries, penalties, drops and poor offensive line play were again themes for the hapless Niners, as they fell to 0-9.
The first mistake came off a fumble from fullback Kyle Juszczyk on San Francisco’s first offensive drive of the game. That seemed to set the tone for the Niners, who are simply not good enough to overcome the slightest of mistakes.
Week 9 arguably marked the first contest in four weeks the 49ers might have had a chance to win, going up against the Carson Palmer-less Cardinals.
Still, Arizona has vastly more talent on both sides of the ball, and it showed.
It’s an ugly season, for sure, so let’s go through the good, bad and ugly from San Francisco’s latest defeat.