Or a punch.
The 49ers’ defense competed and hung tough after Renardo Green broke up a pass and Dee Winters picked up a run stop. However, multiple missed tackles on 3rd and 8 led to a 23-yard touchdown by Greg Dortch.
On the ensuing drive, Jauan Jennings picked up a pair of unnecessary roughness penalties and was disqualified before halftime. It meant Jennings wouldn’t reach the 1,000-yard receiving plateau. If there was anything that was going to stop Jennings, it would’ve been himself — specifically, fighting. Kyle Shanahan chatted with Jennings along the sideline and didn’t seem too bothered.
Jennings’s contributions to the drive would eventually lead to a touchdown run by Josh Dobbs that would tie the game at ten.
The Cardinals had no trouble moving the ball, thanks in large part to Tre McBride. He had receptions of 29 and 12 on the drive. By the two-minute warning, the 49ers had surrendered another drive inside the red zone. McBride would score his second touchdown of the season to give Arizona a 17-10 lead after beating Fred Warner in coverage.
Safety Malik Mustapha left the drive with a knee injury and was questionable to return. Ji’Ayir Brown filled in for Mustapha.
Dobbs executed the two-minute drill. Patrick Taylor helped with a 12-yard run, but Chris Conley was the recipient of a 21-yard pass to put the Niners inside the Cardinals’ red zone. Jacob Cowing caught a 14-yard pass, and the offense was cooking with gas, inside Arizona’s six-yard line with 25 seconds to play. Dobbs connected with Pearsall on third and goal to tie the game at 17.