2013 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 29, 2013 · University of Phoenix Stadium

San Francisco 49ersWinner

Arizona Cardinals

ARI -3 upsetO 41 ✓DomeCardinals closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

San Francisco 49ers 23–20 — 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 · ARI

Carson PalmerQB

28/49, 407 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

7.1 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected

Passing · SF

Colin KaepernickQB

21/34, 310 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

11.4 expected points added · +4.6% completion over expected

Rushing · ARI

Rashard MendenhallRB

10 att, 47 yds, 0 TD

-4.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ARI

Andre EllingtonRB

9 att, 30 yds, 0 TD

-2.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · SF

Anquan BoldinWR

9/11 for 149 yds, 1 TD

34% of team targets · 10.5 expected points added

Receiving · ARI

Larry FitzgeraldWR

6/11 for 113 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 2.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

San Francisco 49ers

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Colin Kaepernick	21/34	310	2	0	2	11.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Quinton Patton	1	26	26.0	1.8
Colin Kaepernick	4	24	6.0	-1.4
Frank Gore	13	14	1.1	-7.1
Kendall Hunter	2	13	6.5	0.1
Anquan Boldin	1	11	11.0	0.8
Anthony Dixon	2	-5	-2.5	-6.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Anquan Boldin	9	11	149	1	34%	10.5
Vernon Davis	3	5	45	1	16%	2.4
Quinton Patton	2	3	34	0	9%	0.0
Michael Crabtree	3	8	29	0	25%	-0.6
Anthony Dixon	2	2	27	0	6%	2.6
Joe Staley	1	1	14	0	3%	1.0
LaMichael James	1	1	12	0	3%	0.9
Garrett Celek	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
NaVorro Bowman	7	1	1.0	1	1
Eric Reid	8	0	0.0	0	1
Patrick Willis	4	2	0.0	0	0
Tramaine Brock	4	0	0.0	0	1
Carlos Rogers	2	2	0.0	0	0
Donte Whitner	3	1	0.0	0	0
Glenn Dorsey	2	1	0.0	0	0
Aldon Smith	3	0	0.0	0	0
Ahmad Brooks	3	0	0.0	0	0
Ray McDonald	3	0	0.0	0	0

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	28/49	407	2	1	1	7.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Rashard Mendenhall	10	47	4.7	-4.8
Andre Ellington	9	30	3.3	-2.0
Stepfan Taylor	2	7	3.5	1.4
Carson Palmer	1	-1	-1.0	0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Larry Fitzgerald	6	11	113	0	23%	2.2
Michael Floyd	6	12	91	0	25%	-2.3
Rob Housler	5	6	78	0	13%	2.9
Andre Roberts	3	6	74	1	13%	5.1
Jim Dray	1	1	18	0	2%	1.6
Rashard Mendenhall	2	2	13	0	4%	1.0
Andre Ellington	3	6	12	0	13%	-3.2
Stepfan Taylor	1	1	7	0	2%	0.3
Jake Ballard	1	1	1	1	2%	2.5
Brittan Golden	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.6
Jaron Brown	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Yeremiah Bell	7	1	0.0	0
Daryl Washington	4	1	0.0	0
Rashad Johnson	3	2	0.0	0
Karlos Dansby	5	0	0.0	1
Calais Campbell	3	1	1.0	0
Jerraud Powers	3	0	0.0	1
Justin Bethel	3	0	0.0	0
Darnell Dockett	3	0	0.0	0
Matt Shaughnessy	2	1	0.0	0
Dan Williams	1	1	1.0	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ARI -3
Closing total: 41
SF moneyline: +144
ARI moneyline: -160

Cardinals closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 41; the game landed 43 — over by 2.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: University of Phoenix Stadium
Roof / surface: closed · grass
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Walt Anderson
Rest: SF 6 days · ARI 7 days
Coaches: Jim Harbaugh vs Bruce Arians

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