2026 Week 3 · Regular season

Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers: 2026 Week 3

Name: Cardinals vs. 49ers highlights | Week 3
Uploaded: 2026-09-27
Description: Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers official game highlights from NFL.com

San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 30–36. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Cardinals vs. 49ers Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Arizona Cardinals

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Week 3 Final ARI at SF

Home team

San Francisco 49ers

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Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026
Kickoff: 4:05 PM ET4:05 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA

Postgame video

Cardinals vs. 49ers 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Cardinals vs. 49ers Final Score and Game Result

San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 30–36.

Winner

San Francisco 49ers

30–36

ARI record

Arizona Cardinals

1-2

SF record

San Francisco 49ers

3-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Cardinals vs. 49ers Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 3

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 30–36 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
ARI Arizona Cardinals	0	6	7	17	30
SF San Francisco 49ers	7	10	6	13	36

Top performers

Cardinals vs. 49ers Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

ARI

Jacoby Brissett

38/52, 280 YDS, 2 TD

Brock Purdy

15/27, 297 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing Yards

ARI

Jeremiyah Love

21 CAR, 90 YDS

Christian McCaffrey

15 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

ARI

Michael Wilson

11 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD

George Kittle

6 REC, 82 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

ARI

Ogbo Okoronkwo

Tackles

ARI

Andrew Wingard

Fred Warner

Game statistics

Cardinals vs. 49ers Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

ARIStatisticSF

271st Downs23

9-183rd down efficiency5-8

2-24th down efficiency0-0

365Total Yards437

272Passing297

93Rushing140

0Turnovers1

10-86Penalties7-69

3-5Red Zone (Made-Att)2-2

38:44Possession21:16

Every scoring play

Cardinals vs. 49ers Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q18:26

SF
Brock Purdy complete pass to Mike Evans for 2 yards, lateral to Deebo Samuel for 80 yards (Eddy Pineiro Kick)
0–7
Q214:55

SF
Mike Evans 23 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro Kick)
0–14
Q23:03

ARI
Chad Ryland 26 Yd Field Goal
3–14
Q20:23

ARI
Chad Ryland 41 Yd Field Goal
6–14
Q20:00

SF
Eddy Pineiro 57 Yd Field Goal
6–17
Q311:07

SF
Christian McCaffrey 1 Yd Rush (Eddy Pineiro PAT Failed)
6–23
Q33:02

ARI
Michael Wilson 5 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)
13–23
Q413:06

ARI
Jeremiyah Love 1 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)
20–23
Q48:42

SF
George Kittle 10 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro PAT Failed)
20–29
Q42:51

ARI
Jacoby Brissett 1 Yd Rush (Chad Ryland Kick)
27–29
Q41:31

SF
George Kittle 20 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Eddy Pineiro Kick)
27–36
Q40:34

ARI
Chad Ryland 49 Yd Field Goal
30–36

Individual statistics

Cardinals vs. 49ers Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Arizona Cardinals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jacoby Brissett	38/52	280	5.4	2	0	2-8	72.9	98.2

San Francisco 49ers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Brock Purdy	15/27	297	11.0	4	0	0-0	85.1	133.8

Rushing Stats

Arizona Cardinals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiyah Love	21	90	4.3	0	8
Jacoby Brissett	4	4	1.0	1	2
Tyler Allgeier	2	-1	-0.5	0	2

San Francisco 49ers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Christian McCaffrey	15	75	5.0	1	14
Brock Purdy	2	34	17.0	0	35
Kaelon Black	4	17	4.3	0	9
Deebo Samuel Sr.	2	14	7.0	0	11

Receiving Stats

Arizona Cardinals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Michael Wilson	11	89	8.1	1	18	17
Trey McBride	9	75	8.3	0	18	11
Marvin Harrison Jr.	3	40	13.3	0	19	5
Kendrick Bourne	2	22	11.0	0	14	3
Elijah Higgins	3	20	6.7	0	9	3
Jeremiyah Love	5	19	3.8	1	8	5
Tyler Allgeier	4	10	2.5	0	5	4
Hunter Long	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Jalen Brooks	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

San Francisco 49ers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
George Kittle	6	82	13.7	2	20	7
Deebo Samuel Sr.	0	80	0.0	1	80	0
Jordan Watkins	2	60	30.0	0	34	2
Christian McCaffrey	4	41	10.3	0	13	5
Mike Evans	3	34	11.3	1	23	6
Kyle Juszczyk	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Luke Farrell	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Jacob Cowing	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Kaelon Black	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Arizona Cardinals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Andrew Wingard	10	1	0	0	0
Jack Gibbens	8	4	1	0	1
Mack Wilson Sr.	6	2	0	0	0
Max Melton	4	3	0	1	0
Budda Baker	4	1	0	0	0
Zaven Collins	3	3	0	2	0
Eku Leota	3	0	0	0	0
Denzel Burke	2	2	0	2	0
Baron Browning	2	1	1	0	1
Elijah Higgins	2	1	0	0	0
Wydett Williams Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Cody Simon	2	0	0	0	0
Dante Stills	1	0	0	0	0
Kalen King	1	0	0	0	0
Garrett Williams	1	0	0	0	0
Darius Robinson	1	0	0	0	0
Walter Nolen III	1	0	0	0	1
Karson Sharar	1	0	0	0	0

San Francisco 49ers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Fred Warner	17	7	0	1	0	1
Renardo Green	13	7	0	0	1	0
Dre Greenlaw	8	3	0	0	0	0
Ji'Ayir Brown	6	2	0	0	1	0
Jack Jones	5	3	0	0	0	0
Deommodore Lenoir	5	3	0	0	1	0
Garret Wallow	4	3	0	0	0	0
Marques Sigle	4	2	0	0	0	0
Malik Mustapha	4	1	0	0	0	0
Khalid Kareem	3	3	0	0	0	0
Gracen Halton	3	2	0	1	1	0
Keion White	3	1	1	1	0	1
Sebastian Valdez	3	1	0	0	0	0
KhaDarel Hodge	2	2	0	0	0	0
Siran Neal	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kevin Givens	2	0	0	0	0	1
Brayden Willis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Upton Stout	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ogbo Okoronkwo	1	1	1	0	0	2
Luke Gifford	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaden Dugger	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ashtyn Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Osa Odighizuwa	1	0	0	0	1	0
Luke Farrell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Naquan Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking Stats

Arizona Cardinals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chad Ryland	3/3	100.0	49	3/3	12

San Francisco 49ers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Eddy Pineiro	1/1	100.0	57	3/5	6

Game flow

Cardinals vs. 49ers Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

ARI 0%Home win probabilitySF 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Cardinals vs. 49ers Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 20 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
ARI	Punt12 plays, 32 yards, 5:42	12	32	5:42	ARI 27	SF 41
SF	Touchdown3 plays, 80 yards, 0:52	3	80	0:52	SF 20	ARI 0
ARI	Punt6 plays, 13 yards, 3:15	6	13	3:15	ARI 31	ARI 44
SF	Touchdown10 plays, 93 yards, 5:16	10	93	5:16	SF 7	ARI 0
ARI	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 2:48	3	1	2:48	ARI 29	ARI 30
SF	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 0:55	3	5	0:55	SF 14	SF 19
ARI	Field Goal14 plays, 54 yards, 8:09	14	54	8:09	ARI 38	SF 8
SF	Punt6 plays, 15 yards, 1:33	6	15	1:33	SF 32	SF 47
ARI	Field Goal8 plays, 59 yards, 1:07	8	59	1:07	ARI 18	SF 23
SF	Field Goal3 plays, 34 yards, 0:23	3	34	0:23	SF 27	ARI 39
SF	Touchdown7 plays, 56 yards, 3:53	7	56	3:53	SF 44	ARI 0
ARI	Touchdown14 plays, 69 yards, 8:05	14	69	8:05	ARI 31	SF 0
SF	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 2:06	3	6	2:06	SF 23	SF 29
ARI	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:25	3	0	0:25	ARI 24	ARI 24
ARI	Touchdown5 plays, 28 yards, 2:25	5	28	2:25	SF 28	SF 0
SF	Touchdown8 plays, 65 yards, 4:24	8	65	4:24	SF 35	ARI 0
ARI	Touchdown14 plays, 68 yards, 5:51	14	68	5:51	ARI 32	SF 0
SF	Touchdown7 plays, 65 yards, 1:20	7	65	1:20	SF 35	ARI 0
ARI	Field Goal5 plays, 35 yards, 0:57	5	35	0:57	ARI 34	SF 31
SF	End of Game1 play, -1 yard, 0:34	1	-1	0:34	ARI 45	ARI 45

Official game information

Cardinals vs. 49ers Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance70,687

Reported crowd at Levi's Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Levi's Stadium.

Game officials

Sarah Thomas — Down Judge
Brad Allen — Referee
Chad Hill — Side Judge
Anthony Flemming — Field Judge
Walter Flowers — Line Judge
Tyree Walton — Back Judge
Marcus Woods — Umpire

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 4:05 PM ET on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Cardinals vs. 49ers Being Played?

Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.

Why this game matters

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When is Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET.

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Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA.

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