seesred was continuing the Reino anti-curse from the old AOL board. In order to ward off the evil football Gods, people predicted outrageous losses for the Cards, hoping for better things.
This is what happened at SF last year:
December 7, 2003 – 3Com Park – (66,975)
Arizona suffered its 12th consecutive road loss, a one-sided 50-14 setback at San Francisco.
The game was decided quickly when the 49ers scored five first-half touchdowns to lead 34-0
at intermission. San Francisco quarterback Jeff Garcia accounted for six of the seven 49er
touchdowns – four passing, two rushing. Running back Kevan Barlow, in his first career start
(for injured regular Garrison Hearst), posted his first 100-yard rushing effort with 154 yards and
one touchdown on 18 carries. The Niners amassed 496 total yards in a balanced fashion (264
yards passing, 232 rushing), accumulating 302 total yards by halftime. The 49ers recorded first
downs on seven of their first 10 plays and gained 41 or more yards on eight possessions,
scoring touchdowns on even of those drives. Eight 49ers caught passes led by Terrell Owens’
seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns. While the Cardinal defense has its hands full,
Arizona’s offense did little to stem the tide, gaining two or fewer yards on seven possessions
and failing to score until late in the third quarter. By then, reserve quarterback Josh McCown
had replaced starter Jeff Blake. McCown, playing the entire second half, drove the Cards to
their two touchdowns, the first a six-play, 66-yard march capped by a three-yard pass to
fullback James Hodgins, the second a 15-play, 94-yard final-possession drive that rookie
Anquan Boldin punctuated with a 16-yard touchdown reception. The scores were McCown’s
first two career touchdown passes. Boldin posted his fourth 100-yard receiving day by catching
nine passes for 123 yards and his late touchdown.
CARDINALS 0 0 7 7 14
49ERS 14 20 9 7 50
