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Winners, losers from 49ers Week 11 home win vs. Cardinals

By Peter Panacy

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Tight end Ross Dwelley #82 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with Emmanuel Sanders #17 after scoring a four yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of the NFL game at Levi's Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: Tight end Ross Dwelley #82 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with Emmanuel Sanders #17 after scoring a four yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of the NFL game at Levi's Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: Tight end Ross Dwelley #82 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with Kendrick Bourne #84 after scoring on a five yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of the NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: Tight end Ross Dwelley #82 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with Kendrick Bourne #84 after scoring on a five yard touchdown reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half of the NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

The San Francisco 49ers pulled off an impressive 36-26 come-from-behind win over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 11, and Niner Noise explores both the winners and losers from the bout.

The San Francisco 49ers won’t have to worry about suffering their first losing streak of 2019 after coming from behind and upending the visiting Arizona Cardinals 36-26 at Levi’s Stadium in Week 11.

Despite a number of mistakes, including two interceptions thrown by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, the Niners managed to overcome an early 16-0 deficit to secure their ninth win of the season, staying atop the idle Seattle Seahawks and retaining hold of the notably tough NFC West for at least another week.

Garoppolo’s game-winning 25-yard touchdown pass to backup running back Jeff Wilson sealed the deal, and a late defensive touchdown by defensive back D.J. Reed was the proverbial “icing on the cake.”

That said, this NFC West clash was much closer than the final score indicated.

San Francisco was far from perfect in the game. Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray was again dynamic, using both his arm and legs to expose weaknesses in the 49ers defense. The Niners running game was mostly stuffed by Arizona’s defense, too, forcing Garoppolo to be a playmaker through the air.

Fortunately, Garoppolo was just that. And while his cast of receiving targets wasn’t perfect either, this group certainly aided the quarterback much more effectively than it did the previous week when the Niners fell to the Seahawks in overtime.

There are certainly winners and losers from this contest, and Niner Noise breaks down the biggest ones from both sides of the spectrum in the wake of the team’s win on Sunday.