San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals preview
The San Francisco 49ers (5-7) beat down on the Arizona Cardinals (8-4) in their first matchup this season, but it was the first game of the season and the Cardinals are a much different team now. They just beat Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings convincingly, where their offense and defense played great. The 49ers are going to need a big game out of Alex Smith if they want a chance, but with the way the Cardinals handled the future hall-of-famer Favre, it doesn’t seem likely that Smith will have a big day. Smith is coming of one of his best games though, so if he can get some help from Frank Gore and the running game, they may be able to keep up with Warner and the Cardinals’ potent offense.
Warner and the Cardinals’ offense has been looking very good the past few weeks. Warner has been having no problem finding his receivers, and he has been finding them for some big plays. The 49ers cannot let Warner make any of those big plays, but it will be difficult with Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin both making great plays. This matchup doesn’t look good for the 49ers, so I am going with the Cardinals in this one.
FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: San Francisco 49ers 24, Arizona Cardinals 34


