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Pesky Cardinals stand in 49ers? playoff path
Napa Valley Register, CA - 2 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO — When the Arizona Cardinals opened a gorgeous new stadium and a much-anticipated season, the San Francisco 49ers were the perfect patsies.

Nearly four months later, the Cardinals will return the visit — and the 49ers hope they’ll return the favor.

Rumors ran wild last September that the Cardinals requested a season-opening visit from the 49ers to give them the best possible chance to christen their new suburban Phoenix palace with a victory. Though the stories apparently weren’t true, these clubs’ reversals of fortune are even harder to believe.

Almost nothing has gone right in Arizona (4-10) since that 34-27 opening win. And while the dark-horse playoff hopefuls have made their usual trip to the glue factory, the 49ers’ modest success has been more than most thought possible from their young roster.

With victories in their final two games — starting with today’s visit from the Cardinals at Candlestick Park — and two losses by the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco [6-8] would win the NFC West.

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:31:00 GMT

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[Lefty Noob]

Arizona has played pretty well recently. Can they upend the Niners and end their division rivals' playoff hopes?