(Santa Clara) The Botter Eddy Pineiro, recently put under contract, achieved a placement of 35 yards on the last game of the match, offering the 49ers From San Francisco a 16-15 victory against the Cardinals of Arizona on Sunday.
The 49ers (3-0) overcome the injury of Nick Bosa, the absence of the Quarter Brock Purdy and a touch of safety conceded at 3: 15 from the end to impose itself narrowly.
The recruit Upton Stout intercepted a pass from Zay Jones on the third try after the safety touch, thus forcing the cardinals (2-1) to be released.
Mac Jones then calmly led the victorious offensive series.
He took over at his line of 20 yards at 1: 46 from the end and completed five passes for 59 yards, allowing the Niners to position themselves for the victorious placement.
“Honestly, I failed a lot in this situation in the NFL,” said Jones, who posted a 3-17 file in a rise in a rise before this victory. I knew the guys would support me. After talking with them on the side lines, I went to the field and I gave everything. »»
Pineiro, hired after Jake Moody missed two investments in the first game, kicked up calmly to trigger a celebration.
“Three weeks ago, I was sitting on Divan watching the first game of the season and now I’m here,” said Pineiro. It is a blessing. »»
The cardinals had taken the lead when Calais Campbell had caused a penalty for having retained in the goals, thus inflicting the first hit with equality in the fourth quarter in almost 11 years, but they failed to conclude.
“Looking at the end of the match is always what we are looking for,” said Campbell. In this environment, everything is played out on the last attack. You have to find a way to get out of the field with the victory. »»
After being limited to two investments in the first three quarters, the two teams exchanged passed passes of a rod in the fourth quarter.
Jones gave the 49 advance the advanceers Thanks to his pass at Kyle Juszczyk, then Kyler Murray created the 13-13 equality with a little more than eight minutes to play thanks to a pass of Trey McBride.
The two teams lacked great opportunities to enter the pay area in the third quarter. Emari DEMERCADO escaped a pass near the line of goals on the third try, forcing the cardinals to settle for a placement.
The Niners reacted and progressed on the ground, but Christian McCaffrey was stopped on a third test at the goal line, and the pass of Jones in McCaffrey in the fourth trial was folded down by Mack Wilson.
But ultimately, that was not enough for the cardinals.
“The defensive did the necessary to allow us to win the match, but we did not finish the work,” admitted Murray. Including me, we just have to be better. When you face better teams, better opponents, you can’t afford to allow a chance like this. »»
Purdy was absent due to an injury to a toe. The receiver Jauan Jennings also missed the call due to a shoulder injury and an ankle.
The half inserted star George Kittle, injured in the ischiojambier, and the number one recipient, Brandon Aiyuk, who recalls a surgery to a knee, were also absent.
Jones, who was leaving for a second part in a row, had launched three passes from hit against the Saints of New Orleans last week.
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