Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
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FINAL · SF 36–30·Sunday 2026-09-27·Levi's Stadium·closed SF -7.5 · O/U 48.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Nick Bosa (RDE) — Out✚ Dre Greenlaw (WLB) — Out✚ Marques Sigle (SS) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
ARI 7d · SF 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
ARI form
1-4PF 108 · PA 162Home 0-2Away 1-2
QB Jacoby Brissett 21–49 as starter · last 10: 1–9 · since 2016
SF form
5-0PF 154 · PA 93Home 3-0Away 2-0
QB Brock Purdy 35–15 as starter · playoffs 5–3 · last 10: 9–1 · since 2022
| ARI | Season efficiency | SF |
|---|---|---|
| -0.018 | Off EPA / play | 0.209 |
| 45.9 | Off success % | 52.7 |
| 4.3 | Off explosive % | 13.4 |
| 41.1 | 3rd-down conv % | 51.9 |
| 0.124 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.067 |
| 44.1 | Def success % allowed | 42.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
ARI staff
HCMike LaFleur0–1 vs ShanahanOCNathaniel Hackett2–1 vs MorrisDCNick Rallis0–3 vs Kubiak
4th-down go 17.9% · PROE +1.1 · no-huddle 12.2%
SF staff
HCKyle Shanahan1–0 vs LaFleurOCKlay Kubiak3–0 vs RallisDCRaheem Morris1–2 vs Hackett
4th-down go 18.3% · PROE -0.9 · no-huddle 3.2%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Mike LaFleur0–1Kyle ShanahanShanahan leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | ARI @ SF | 30–36 | 365–438 | Kyle Shanahan |
ARI offense vs SF defense
Nathaniel Hackett(OC)2–1Raheem Morris(DC)Hackett leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | ARI | SF | 30–36 | 365 | -6 | L |
| 2021-11-28 | GB | LA | 36–28 | 400 | +8 | W |
| 2020-10-05 | GB | ATL | 30–16 | 404 | +14 | W |
they also crossed paths 1× in other role combinations (counting every opposing-staff game: 2–2)
SF offense vs ARI defense
Klay Kubiak(OC)3–0Nick Rallis(DC)Kubiak leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | SF | ARI | 36–30 | 438 | +6 | W |
| 2025-11-16 | SF | ARI | 41–22 | 284 | +19 | W |
| 2025-09-21 | SF | ARI | 16–15 | 356 | +1 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | ARI @ SF | 30–36 | SF | Mike LaFleur / Kyle Shanahan |
| 2025-11-16 | SF @ ARI | 41–22 | SF | Kyle Shanahan / Jonathan Gannon |
| 2025-09-21 | ARI @ SF | 15–16 | SF | Jonathan Gannon / Kyle Shanahan |
| 2025-01-05 | SF @ ARI | 24–47 | ARI | Kyle Shanahan / Jonathan Gannon |
| 2024-10-06 | ARI @ SF | 24–23 | ARI | Jonathan Gannon / Kyle Shanahan |
| 2023-12-17 | SF @ ARI | 45–29 | SF | Kyle Shanahan / Jonathan Gannon |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded