49ers vs. Cardinals Key Players to Watch | Week 4

One of the top runners in the NFL last year will be a player to watch when Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

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49ers vs. Cardinals Game Info

• Game Date: Sunday, October 1, 2023
• Time: 4:25 PM ET
• Venue: Levi’s Stadium
• Location: Santa Clara, California
• TV: FOX

Top 49ers Players

• Brock Purdy threw for 1,374 yards last season (152.7 per game) while completing 67.1% of his passes (114-for-170), with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions.
• McCaffrey rushed for 1,139 yards on 244 carries (67.0 yards per game) and scored eight touchdowns a season ago. He also averaged 43.6 receiving yards per game, grabbing 85 passes for 741 yards and five TDs.
• Last year Elijah Mitchell ran for 279 yards on 45 carries (55.8 yards per game), with two rushing touchdowns.
• Last year Brandon Aiyuk hauled in 78 passes for 1,015 yards (59.7 per game) while scoring eight touchdowns.
• George Kittle chipped in with 60 catches for 765 yards and 11 touchdowns.
• Nick Bosa had a solid body of work a year ago, registering 18.5 sacks, 19.0 TFL and 51 tackles.
• Fred Warner totaled 130 tackles, 3.0 TFL, two sacks, and one interception over his last campaign.
• Tashaun Gipson intercepted five passes and tacked on 61 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks, and eight passes defended last season.

Top Cardinals Players

• James Conner took 183 attempts for 782 rushing yards a season ago (60.2 per game) and scored seven touchdowns. He also caught 46 passes for 300 yards with one TD through the air.
• Last season Keaontay Ingram ran for 60 yards on 27 carries (5.5 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown.
• Last season Marquise Brown was targeted 107 times and had 67 catches for 709 yards and three touchdowns.
• Greg Dortch chipped in with 467 yards on 52 catches and two touchdowns. He was targeted 64 times, and averaged 29.2 receiving yards last season.
• Rondale Moore racked up 414 yards on 41 catches with one touchdown in 2022.
• Last season Cameron Thomas racked up 3.0 sacks, 3.0 TFL and 18 tackles.
• Over his 2022 campaign, Kyzir White racked up 110 tackles, 3.0 TFL, and 1.5 sacks.
• Marco Wilson picked off three passes and tacked on 58 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and 10 passes defended last season.

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49ers Fantasy Stats

• McCaffrey was the No. 14 fantasy player overall and the No. 2 fantasy RB in 2022 with 271.4 points (averaging 16.0 per game).
• Aiyuk collected 149.8 fantasy points a season ago (8.8 per game), good enough to rank him 64th overall and 15th among WRs in league-wide fantasy standings.
• Last year, Kittle averaged 9.4 fantasy points per game on the way to 140.5 total fantasy points. That made him the 70th-ranked fantasy player overall and the second-ranked TE.
• Deebo Samuel’s 2022 fantasy season saw him finish 105th overall and 33rd among WRs with 112.4 points (8.6 per game).

Cardinals Fantasy Stats

• In 2022, Conner finished as the 59th-best fantasy player overall and the 19th-best RB after collecting 154.2 total fantasy points (11.9 per game).
• Last year, Brown finished as the 131st-ranked fantasy player overall and the 47th-ranked WR. He put up 89.0 fantasy points, averaging 7.4 per game.
• Zach Ertz was the 18th-best TE and the 171st-best fantasy player overall with 68.6 fantasy points last season, averaging 6.9 per game.
• Dortch’s 2022 campaign saw him finish as the No. 189 fantasy player and the No. 74 WR with 61.1 fantasy points (averaging 3.8 per game).