1. **5** - The defense needs to undoubtedly take a step against the 49ers this weekend. However, they have faired well on crucial downs. The Cardinals lead the NFL with **five** Turnover on Downs forced by the defense. They also have a league-best two goal-line stands.
"It's just the culture of the guys in the room," safety Dewey Wingard said. "That's winning football. That's grit. Obviously, didn't win the game (last week), but that's a positive. That's a thing we can look at."
1. **1** - When you look at the win-loss record at the end of the year, it doesn't matter how you won, but more so that you won. As long as you score one more point than the other team, right? Well, that **one** point has been the difference in last two meetings at Levi's Stadium between Cards and Niners. In 2024, during a week where Chad Ryland, signed just a few days earlier, was still introducing himself to his new teammates, the kicker nailed through the game-winning field goal to beat the 49ers, 24-23. Last year, the Cardinals were on the losing end of it. Eddy Piñeiro put one through the uprights to give the 49ers the 16-15 victory.