2005 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · Azteca Stadium
San Francisco 49ers
14
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Arizona CardinalsWinner
31
ARI -3 ✓O 42 ✓
Arizona Cardinals 31–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Rattay | 11/21 | 126 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5.9 |
| Alex Smith | 6/10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevan Barlow | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Chris Hetherington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Tim Rattay | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ulbrich | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Middlebrooks | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Moore | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant Young | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marques Douglas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawntae Spencer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hall | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh McCown | 32/46 | 385 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcel Shipp | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 0 | -14.7 |
| Josh McCown | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 1.0 |
| J.J. Arrington | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | -4.3 |
| Obafemi Ayanbadejo | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | -2.7 |
| Anquan Boldin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Green | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Darling | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Wilson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Griffith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Okeafor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Tate | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond Walls | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Kolodziej | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- ARI -3
- Closing total
- 42
- SF moneyline
- —
- ARI moneyline
- —
Cardinals closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 42; the game landed 45 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Azteca Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 66°F, wind 13 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- SF 7 days · ARI 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Nolan vs Dennis Green
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.