How to watch 49ers vs Cardinals Week 15: TV Channel, start time

Dec 17, 2023, 6:00 AM

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers runs with the ball against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half at Levi's Stadium on October 01, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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BY AMILIANO FRAGOSO

San Francisco 49ers Beat Writer

The San Francisco 49ers are 5-0 since their Bye Week, but now face adversity with a trip to Arizona short-handed.

The 49ers take on the Cardinals at StateFarm Stadium Week 15. A clash that has gone San Francisco’s way in recent meetings, could be more of the same on Sunday. Or, could Arizona rise to the occasion for a massive upset?

The Red & Gold have been on fire since Week 10, outscoring their opponents, 162-65. San Francisco took on the Seattle Seahawks at home Week 14, controlling the contest in a 28-16 victory.

Meanwhile, the Cardinals are coming off their Bye Week. AZ defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Week 13 clash, 24-10, to improve to 3-10 on the season.

Despite the lackluster record, the 49ers aren’t overlooking the divisional game, especially with so many injuried players across the board for them.

4 TDs in Week 4. CMC had himself a day.

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“I’ve got a lot of respect of how they’ve done this year,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said about the Cardinals Wednesday. “I thought they were real tough at the beginning of the year. I thought we had to play flawless on offense to beat them, but that was a real tight game. Since then they have nine more games of reps. They’re playing very hard, they’re playing together. They’ve added some really good players, especially [Arizona Cardinals S] Budda [Baker] who they didn’t have.

“I think they’ve always been real talented on special teams. They’ve also gotten a very great talented quarterback back. They remind me a lot of us our first year where we started out 0-9 and finished 6-10. I think everything they’re doing is the right way and I think they’re a real tough football team.”