The 49ers (5-4) travel to Estadio Azteca in Mexico City for Monday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals (4-6).
Kyler Murray is out with a hamstring. Colt McCoy starts for Arizona. The 49ers are coming off the Sunday-night win over the Chargers.
The game is the NFL's annual Mexico City international series, the first since 2019.[1][2][3]
Monday Night Football in Mexico City. The 49ers, on a short week against a 4-6 Cardinals team starting Colt McCoy, get the kind of road game where the favorite is supposed to handle business in front of a raucous international crowd.
Kyler Murray is out with a hamstring. Colt McCoy is the kind of competent backup who can keep the Cardinals in a game but is unlikely to produce the kind of explosive play that pulls one out.
The 49ers' offense, with McCaffrey now fully integrated and the bye reset working, is the version that was projected in August. Monday night should be the kind of road win that pushes the NFC West cushion further into the team's column.
Week 11 Monday Night Football is the NFL's annual international game, this one at Estadio Azteca. The 49ers (5-4) and Cardinals (4-6) meet with the Cardinals essentially out of contention; the 49ers competing for the NFC West with the Seahawks. Around the NFC the Eagles continue to lead the conference. The Monday game is the kind of week where the favorite takes care of business and the international crowd watches.
Through ten games the 49ers are 5-4 with a +35 point differential. The Cardinals are 4-6 with a -25. Kyler Murray out with hamstring; Colt McCoy starts. The 49ers have won 6 of the last 7 in the series. McCaffrey averaging 122 scrimmage in his two 49ers games. Vegas opens the 49ers as 9-point road favorites at Estadio Azteca; total 44.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 7-3 | -- |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-3 | -- |
| New York Jets | 6-3 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 5-4 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-3 | -- |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5-4 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-6 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Titans | 6-3 | -- |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-5-1 | -- |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 3-7 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 1-7-1 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 7-2 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 5-4 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 3-6 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 2-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-4 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-4 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-6 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3-6 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-1 | -- |
| New York Giants | 7-2 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-3 | -- |
| Washington Commanders | 5-5 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-1 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-6 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 3-6 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 3-7 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-5 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4-6 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 3-7 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-7 | -- |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | Matt Prater 40 yard field goal | 0-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Brandon Aiyuk 7 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo ( Robbie Gould kick) | 7-3 |
| 49ers | George Kittle 39 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo ( Robbie Gould kick) | 14-3 |
| Cardinals | James Conner 2 yard rush ( Matt Prater kick) | 14-10 |
| 49ers | Robbie Gould 39 yard field goal | 17-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Deebo Samuel 39 yard rush ( Robbie Gould kick) | 24-10 |
| 49ers | Brandon Aiyuk 13 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo ( Robbie Gould kick) | 31-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | George Kittle 32 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo ( Robbie Gould kick) | 38-10 |
Jimmy Garoppolo threw four touchdown passes, including two each to Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle, and the 49ers blew past the Arizona Cardinals 38-10 on Monday Night Football in Mexico City. Garoppolo finished 20-of-29 for 228 with a 131.9 rating. Deebo Samuel took a reverse for a long touchdown to extend the lead to 24-10 in the third quarter. Colt McCoy threw for 218 and an INT for Arizona. The 49ers improved to 6-4 with their third straight win.[1][2][3]
Estadio Azteca was loud the entire night. Jimmy Garoppolo threw four touchdowns. The 49ers won 38-10 on Monday Night Football in Mexico City in the kind of road game that confirmed the back-half-of-the-season trajectory the front office had been waiting for.
Aiyuk caught two touchdowns. Kittle caught two more. Garoppolo posted a 131.9 passer rating in the kind of clinical performance that gets quarterbacks discussed in MVP conversations during the latter part of a year, even when they did not start the year as the projected QB1.
The 78,427 announced fans roared for the 49ers on every score. The Cardinals, with Colt McCoy starting in place of an injured Kyler Murray, were the kind of opponent the schedule sometimes produces in November: competent enough to look like they belong, not equipped to win the game. 6-4. Three straight.
49ers 38, Cardinals 10. Margin: +28. Eleven-game record: 6-4, +63 differential.
A 38-10 Monday Night Football win over the Cardinals at Estadio Azteca. The 49ers improve to 6-4 with their third straight win.
How it unfolded
The 49ers took a 17-10 halftime lead on a Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal with 43 seconds left. The second half was the Aiyuk-Kittle show: Garoppolo to Aiyuk over the middle for a 7-yard touchdown, then to Kittle for a 39-yard touchdown after a Jimmie Ward interception. Deebo Samuel took a reverse all the way down the sideline for the score that pushed it to 24-10 with 10:34 to go in the third quarter. The fourth quarter was clock-killer drives and a fourth Garoppolo touchdown.
The turning point
Jimmie Ward's interception in the third quarter. With the Cardinals trying to keep it within a possession at 17-10, Ward's pick gave Garoppolo the short field that turned into the 39-yard Kittle touchdown.
By the numbers
Garoppolo 20-of-29 for 228 with four TDs and the 131.9 passer rating. Aiyuk two TDs. Kittle two TDs including the 39-yarder. Samuel the reverse TD. McCoy 218 passing with an INT.
Personnel watch
Garoppolo in his best statistical game of the year. Aiyuk and Kittle both with multi-TD afternoons. The 49ers' offense at full health producing exactly the kind of game that justifies the trade for McCaffrey: the pressure on the WR/TE corps eases when the run game has an All-Pro.
What it means
6-4 with three straight wins and the NFC West lead alone. The Saints come up at home next, then the Dolphins, Buccaneers, and Seahawks. The schedule from here is favorable.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 20/29 | 228 | 4 | 0 | |
| ARI | |||||
| Colt McCoy | 24/34 | 218 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trace McSorley | 6/10 | 59 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Elijah Mitchell | 9 | 59 | 0 | 19 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 7 | 39 | 0 | 20 |
| Deebo Samuel | 3 | 37 | 1 | 39 |
| Jordan Mason | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brock Purdy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| ARI | ||||
| James Conner | 14 | 42 | 1 | 14 |
| Keaontay Ingram | 5 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
| Colt McCoy | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Trace McSorley | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Rondale Moore | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| George Kittle | 4 | 84 | 2 | 39 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 7 | 67 | 0 | 14 |
| Deebo Samuel | 7 | 57 | 0 | 19 |
| Brandon Aiyuk | 2 | 20 | 2 | 13 |
| ARI | ||||
| Greg Dortch | 9 | 103 | 0 | 47 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 9 | 91 | 0 | 17 |
| A.J. Green | 5 | 50 | 0 | 18 |
| Trey McBride | 4 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| James Conner | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| Maxx Williams | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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