SANTA CLARA — Lately signed kicker Eddy Pineiro made a 35-yard discipline aim on the ultimate play to present the San Francisco 49ers a 16-15 win over the Arizona Cardinals for his or her third straight win to open the season.
San Francisco (3-0) overcame an harm to Nick Bosa, the absence of beginning quarterback Brock Purdy and a tiebreaking security allowed with 3:15 to play to eke out the win.
Rookie Upton Stout broke up a move to Zay Jones on third down after the security to pressure a punt by Arizona (2-1) and Mac Jones then calmly led a game-winning drive.
He took over at his 20 with 1:46 to play and accomplished 5 passes for 59 yards to get the Niners in place for the game-winning kick. Pineiro, who was signed after Jake Moody missed two discipline targets within the opener, calmly delivered to set off a celebration.
The Cardinals had taken the lead when Calais Campbell compelled a holding penalty in the long run zone by Dominick Puni for the primary tiebreaking security within the fourth quarter in practically 11 years however could not shut it out.
After each groups had been held to only a pair of discipline targets within the first three quarters, they traded 1-yard TD passes within the fourth with Jones giving San Francisco the lead together with his move to Kyle Juszczyk and Kyler Murray tying it at 13 with 8:37 to play with a TD move to Trey McBride.
Each groups missed good probabilities to get in the long run zone within the third quarter. Emari Demercado dropped a 3rd down move close to the aim line, forcing Arizona to accept a discipline aim that tied the sport at 6.
The Niners responded and drove down the sector however Christian McCaffrey bought stopped for no acquire on third down from the 1 and Jones move to McCaffrey on fourth down was damaged up by Mack Wilson.
Accidents
Cardinals: Operating again James Conner was carted off the sector within the third quarter with what appeared like a major ankle harm.
49ers: Bosa left the sport within the first quarter with a knee harm and did not return.
Up subsequent
Cardinals: Arizona hosts Seattle on Thursday evening.
49ers: San Francisco hosts Jacksonville on Sunday.
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