San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals Prediction: An easy match for 49ers

On Sunday, NFL action will take place at Levi's Stadium, featuring a matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers. This year, Arizona's record stands at 4-12 thus far. The Cardinals' most recent game was a defeat at the hands of the Falcons. Following their victory over the Raiders the previous week, the 49ers now have a record of 12-4.

On the San Francisco side of things, they had a record of 3-4 after seven games played this season. Since then, the 49ers have won games over teams such as the Rams, Chargers, Cardinals, Saints, Dolphins, Buccaneers, Seahawks, Commanders, and even the Raiders to turn their season around. In the game that took place on Sunday against the Raiders, San Francisco entered the final quarter trailing by a score of 24-21. The 49ers forced overtime and ultimately prevailed 37-34 to win the game. Christian McCaffrey rushed the ball 19 times for 121 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Brock Purdy threw for 284 yards and scored two touchdowns.

This season, Arizona has only been successful in winning three of their first seven games, defeating the Raiders, Panthers, and Saints, respectively. The Cardinals would go on to defeat the Rams three games after that, but then they would lose their next seven games in a row to the 49ers, Chargers, Patriots, Broncos, Bucs, and Falcons. At the break in their game against the Falcons on Sunday, the Cardinal trailed by only one score, 14-13. Arizona had a slim lead going into the last quarter of play, but they ultimately fell short, losing 20-19. James Connor gained 79 yards on the ground, and quarterback David Blough accounted for 222 points and one touchdown through the air.

The 49ers have already locked up their division, but they still have playoff positioning to worry about. On November 21, when these two teams last played, San Francisco won by a score of 38-10 behind Jimmy Garoppolo and the rest of the offense. In four of their last six games, the 49ers have scored 33 points or more, so they shouldn't have any trouble doing it here. Despite Arizona's recent string of tough-luck losses in close games, I don't see them getting close enough to cover here.