Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
NFL 2026 · Week 3 · · Levi's Stadium · division game
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, Week 3 of the 2026 season: San Francisco 49ers won 36–30.
Result
Arizona Cardinals 30–36 San Francisco 49ers
Closing line SF −7.5, total 48.5 (went over). Arizona Cardinals covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is SF −7.5, total 48.5.
San Francisco 49ers
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Arizona Cardinals
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
2026 season before this game
| 49ers | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| Points per game | 31.0 | 16.5 |
| Points allowed per game | 10.0 | 22.5 |
| Points difference | +42 | -12 |
| Against the spread (W-L-P) | 2-0 | 1-1 |
Head-to-head record
San Francisco 49ers lead 26–22 in 48 meetings since 2002. San Francisco 49ers have won the last 2.
| P | 49ers | T | Cardinals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 48 | 26 | 0 | 22 |
| At San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
- Biggest San Francisco 49ers win
- Arizona Cardinals 14–50 San Francisco 49ers (2003 Week 14)
- Biggest Arizona Cardinals win
- San Francisco 49ers 7–47 Arizona Cardinals (2015 Week 3)
- Average points per meeting
- 45.0
- San Francisco 49ers against the spread (W-L-P)
- 24-23-1
Head-to-head (last 10)
- San Francisco 49ers 41–22 Arizona Cardinals2025 Week 11 · line SF −3.5 (49ers covered)
- Arizona Cardinals 15–16 San Francisco 49ers2025 Week 3 · line SF −1.5 (49ers did not cover)
- San Francisco 49ers 24–47 Arizona Cardinals2024 Week 18 · line ARI −4.5 (49ers did not cover)
- Arizona Cardinals 24–23 San Francisco 49ers2024 Week 5 · line SF −7 (49ers did not cover)
- San Francisco 49ers 45–29 Arizona Cardinals2023 Week 15 · line SF −12.5 (49ers covered)
- Arizona Cardinals 16–35 San Francisco 49ers2023 Week 4 · line SF −15 (49ers covered)
- Arizona Cardinals 13–38 San Francisco 49ers2022 Week 18 · line SF −14 (49ers covered)
- San Francisco 49ers 38–10 Arizona Cardinals2022 Week 11 · line SF −10 (49ers covered)
- Arizona Cardinals 31–17 San Francisco 49ers2021 Week 9 · line SF −5.5 (49ers did not cover)
- San Francisco 49ers 10–17 Arizona Cardinals2021 Week 5 · line ARI −6 (49ers did not cover)
Recent games
San Francisco 49ers
- Wv Miami DolphinsWeek 2 · covered SF −12.535–13
- Wv Los Angeles RamsWeek 1 · covered LA −3.527–7
- L@ Seattle Seahawks2025 Divisional round · did not cover SEA −6.56–41
- W@ Philadelphia Eagles2025 Wild card round · covered PHI −623–19
- Lv Seattle Seahawks2025 Week 18 · did not cover SEA −2.53–13
- Wv Chicago Bears2025 Week 17 · covered SF −3.542–38
- W@ Indianapolis Colts2025 Week 16 · covered SF −4.548–27
- Wv Tennessee Titans2025 Week 15 · covered SF −12.537–24
- W@ Cleveland Browns2025 Week 13 · covered SF −5.526–8
- Wv Carolina Panthers2025 Week 12 · covered SF −7.520–9
Recent games
Arizona Cardinals
- Lv Seattle SeahawksWeek 2 · did not cover SEA −3.57–31
- W@ Los Angeles ChargersWeek 1 · covered LAC −8.526–14
- L@ Los Angeles Rams2025 Week 18 · did not cover LA −14.520–37
- L@ Cincinnati Bengals2025 Week 17 · did not cover CIN −714–37
- Lv Atlanta Falcons2025 Week 16 · did not cover ATL −2.519–26
- L@ Houston Texans2025 Week 15 · did not cover HOU −10.520–40
- Lv Los Angeles Rams2025 Week 14 · did not cover LA −9.517–45
- L@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers2025 Week 13 · covered TB −4.517–20
- Lv Jacksonville Jaguars2025 Week 12 · did not cover JAX −2.524–27 (OT)
- Lv San Francisco 49ers2025 Week 11 · did not cover SF −3.522–41