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In their Week 3 NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers scored a touchdown on their first drive through an unexpected play involving wide receivers Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel. After Evans caught a short pass but was about to be tackled, he flipped the ball to Samuel who ran it 80 yards for the score. The game marked significant injuries affecting both teams, with the 49ers missing several key players including defensive linemen Nick Bosa and wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, yet they managed to lead early in the first quarter.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-28,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The San Francisco 49ers secured a crucial victory over the Arizona Cardinals with a final score of 36-30 on September 27 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Despite facing multiple injuries, including those to star players like Mike Evans and Trent Williams, quarterback Brock Purdy threw four touchdown passes, one of which came via a trick play involving a pitch from Evans to Deebo Samuel for an 80-yard score. The 49ers improved their record to 3-0 this season but suffered significant injuries that could impact future games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals' defense continued to struggle, failing to secure any sacks against Purdy and allowing him to throw four touchdowns without interceptions, highlighting issues in defensive execution similar to those seen in previous seasons.
Written for “49ers Vs Cardinals NFL Game” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
The San Francisco 49ers offense is littered with veterans who can make the right play in the right situation and it showed on their first drive against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
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Brock Purdy found Mike Evans for a short completion.
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The wide receiver was about to go down to the ground but flipped the ball to Deebo Samuel, who then took the ball 80 yards for a touchdown.
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The heads-up play helped put the 49ers up 7-0 with 8:26 left in the first quarter.
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For Samuel, the box score read one touchdown and 80 yards but no reception.
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It’s funny sometimes how things like that can happen.
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The 49ers came into the game with a laundry list of injuries.
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Evans was battling a hip injury coming into the contest.
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Evans → battle → contest
He was declared active hours before kickoff.
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The team is playing without defensive linemen Nick Bosa, Romello Height and James Thompson Jr. and wide receiver Demarcus Robinson.
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Regardless, San Francisco has managed to start the season with two consecutive wins.
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The 49ers topped the Los Angeles Rams in Australia and put away the Miami Dolphins last week.
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49ers → top → Dolphins
Arizona surprised the NFL world last week when they defeated the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 1.
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they → surprise → Week
But meeting the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks led to a 31-7 blowout loss.
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meeting → meet → loss
Sunday’s game represents a huge NFC West matchup for both teams.
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A win for either notches a line in the divisional victories category.
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So far, it looked like the 49ers had the Cardinals’ number.
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49ers → look → number
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