2009 Week 14 · Mon, Dec 14, 2009 · Candlestick Park
Final
Arizona Cardinals 9 at San Francisco 49ers 24. Final.
San Francisco 49ers 24–9.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Arizona Cardinals
49 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
San Francisco 49ers
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · ARI
16/29, 178 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-6.4 expected points added · -3.7% completion over expected
Passing · SF
19/35, 144 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
-11.9 expected points added · -9.7% completion over expected
Receiving · SF
5/10 for 67 yds, 1 TD
29% of team targets · 4.2 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 16/29 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −6.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beanie Wells | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 1 | −1.3 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Tim Hightower | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | −5.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Doucet | 2 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 10% | +4.2 |
| Anquan Boldin | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 24% | −4.7 |
| Beanie Wells | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3% | +2.0 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 14% | −5.8 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 2 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 17% | +0.4 |
| Steve Breaston | 1 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 21% | −6.3 |
| Tim Hightower | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | +0.6 |
| Jason Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Haggans | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Watson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chike Okeafor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gerald Hayes | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant McFadden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Calais Campbell | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Dockett | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smith | 19/35 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 1 | −11.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 25 | 167 | 6.7 | 1 | +7.7 |
| Glen Coffee | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Moran Norris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Alex Smith | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | −3.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crabtree | 5 | 10 | 67 | 1 | 29% | +4.2 |
| Vernon Davis | 3 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 20% | −2.5 |
| Josh Morgan | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14% | −2.3 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9% | −0.7 |
| Jason Hill | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Glen Coffee | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6% | −1.8 |
| Moran Norris | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | −0.5 |
| Delanie Walker | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9% | −4.9 |
| Brandon Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| Alex Smith | 1 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 3% | −1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Willis | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dashon Goldson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Brown | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Takeo Spikes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Coffee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre' Bly | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manny Lawson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Cardinals -4
- Closing total
- 44.5
- Cardinals moneyline
- -201
- 49ers moneyline
- +181
Cardinals closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 33 — under by 11.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Candlestick Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Cool, 54°F at kickoff; still at 2 mph out of the south; overcast.
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- Cardinals 8 days · 49ers 8 days
- Coaches
- Ken Whisenhunt vs Mike Singletary
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.