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2004 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 10, 2004 · 3Com Park

Arizona Cardinals

28

San Francisco 49ersWinner

31

SF -1 ✓O 36.5 ✓

San Francisco 49ers 31–28 — decided on the final possessions.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · SF

Tim RattayQB

38/57, 417 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

12.6 expected points added

Passing · ARI

Josh McCownQB

19/34, 231 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT

5.5 expected points added

Rushing · ARI

Emmitt SmithRB

16 att, 63 yds, 1 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · SF

Kevan BarlowRB

14 att, 34 yds, 0 TD

-6.7 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Josh McCown19/342313125.5

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Emmitt Smith16633.910.8
Troy Hambrick10292.90-0.9
Josh McCown3113.702.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Raynoch Thompson740.000
Ronald McKinnon460.000
David Macklin730.002
Ifeanyi Ohalete430.002
Renaldo Hill520.000
Adrian Wilson510.001
Bertrand Berry502.001
Dyshod Carter220.001
Calvin Pace312.002
Karlos Dansby120.001

San Francisco 49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Tim Rattay38/5741720512.6

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Kevan Barlow14342.40-6.7
Tim Rattay3144.700.1
Jamal Robertson294.50-3.7

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Jeff Ulbrich1010.500
Shawntae Spencer620.001
Tony Parrish620.000
Brandon Moore310.000
Dwaine Carpenter401.000
Ronnie Heard300.000
Julian Peterson200.001
Jimmy Williams200.000
Tony Brown200.000
Joselio Hanson110.001

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
SF -1
Closing total
36.5
ARI moneyline
SF moneyline

49ers closed -1 and covered, winning by 3.

Total closed 36.5; the game landed 59 — over by 22.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
3Com Park
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
68°F, wind 3 mph
Referee
Walt Anderson
Rest
ARI 7 days · SF 7 days
Coaches
Dennis Green vs Dennis Erickson

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.