Cardinals 20–27 49ers: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 5, 2000

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers?

J. Plummer (Arizona Cardinals), 58.5% completion, +0.05 EPA per dropback, +2.01 total passing EPA. J. Garcia (San Francisco 49ers), 64.7% completion, +0.06 EPA per dropback, +1.99 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers?

D. Boston (Arizona Cardinals) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.35 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+6.30 EPA): (:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44.

Quick answer

Winner: San Francisco 49ers
Final score: San Francisco 49ers 27–20 Arizona Cardinals
Halftime: Arizona Cardinals 10–17 San Francisco 49ers at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Denzel Boston
Top passer: Jack Plummer
Biggest EPA play: (:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44
Game date: 2000-10-01

Game summary

The San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27–20 on 2000-10-01. Denzel Boston posted a game-high +6.35 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 20 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	T
Arizona Cardinals	0	10	0	10	0	20
San Francisco 49ers	7	10	7	3	0	27

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

ARIArizona Cardinals

+3SF 14

+3ARI 16

SF 56

+3ARI 11

+3SF 9

SFSan Francisco 49ers

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

14 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q1 2:32TD
Points+6
Yard line
ARI 5
Score
0-6
(2:32) J.Garcia pass to J.Rice for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught 4 yards deep in end zone
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q1 2:28XP
Points+1
Yard line
ARI 2
Score
0-7
W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
ARIArizona Cardinals
Q2 12:11FG
Points+3
Yard line
SF 14
Score
3-7
(12:11) C.Blanchard 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 1:57FG
Points+3
Yard line
ARI 16
Score
3-10
(1:57) W.Richey 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 0:51TD
Points+6
Yard line
ARI 1
Score
3-16
(:51) C.Garner up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 0:49XP
Points+1
Yard line
ARI 2
Score
3-17
W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
ARIArizona Cardinals
Q2 0:29TD
Points+6
Yard line
SF 56
Score
9-17
(:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44
ARIArizona Cardinals
Q2 0:18XP
Points+1
Yard line
SF 2
Score
10-17
C.Blanchard extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q3 6:17TD
Points+6
Yard line
ARI 1
Score
10-23
(6:17) C.Garner up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q3 6:13XP
Points+1
Yard line
ARI 2
Score
10-24
W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q4 12:22FG
Points+3
Yard line
ARI 11
Score
10-27
(12:22) W.Richey 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
ARIArizona Cardinals
Q4 6:49FG
Points+3
Yard line
SF 9
Score
13-27
(6:49) C.Blanchard 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.
ARIArizona Cardinals
Q4 2:17TD
Points+6
Yard line
SF 4
Score
19-27
(2:17) (Shotgun) T.Jones up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
ARIArizona Cardinals
Q4 2:15XP
Points+1
Yard line
SF 2
Score
20-27
C.Blanchard extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Denzel Boston · Arizona Cardinals · Receiving · +6.35 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.79 EPA/play
2Michael Pittman · Arizona Cardinals · Rushing · +2.40 total EPA · 12 snaps · +0.20 EPA/play
3Jack Plummer · Arizona Cardinals · Passing · +2.01 total EPA · 41 snaps · +0.05 EPA/play
4G. Clark · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +2.01 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.00 EPA/play
5J. Garcia · San Francisco 49ers · Passing · +1.99 total EPA · 34 snaps · +0.06 EPA/play
6T. Streets · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +1.96 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.24 EPA/play
7C. Garner · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +1.56 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.78 EPA/play
8F. Sanders · Arizona Cardinals · Receiving · +1.49 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.37 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Denzel Boston — ARI · Receiving

Denzel Boston posted the highest total EPA (+6.35) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Arizona Cardinals. Across 8 counted snaps, they averaged +0.79 EPA per play.

Denzel Boston's top snap (+6.30 EPA): (:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44

Quarterback report card

Jack Plummer led all passers in efficiency for Arizona Cardinals, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Jack Plummer (Arizona Cardinals) · 41 dropbacks · 58.5% completion · +0.05 EPA/play · +2.01 total EPA
J. Garcia (San Francisco 49ers) · 34 dropbacks · 64.7% completion · +0.06 EPA/play · +1.99 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Arizona Cardinals	San Francisco 49ers
Offensive EPA/play	-0.016	+0.033
Offensive success rate	47.1%	45.7%
Pass EPA/play	+0.039	+0.057
Rush EPA/play	-0.054	-0.039
Defensive EPA/play	-0.033	+0.016
Defensive success rate	54.3%	52.9%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (Arizona Cardinals -0.02, San Francisco 49ers +0.03) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Arizona Cardinals: -0.02 EPA/play (47th percentile vs. 2000 team-game averages)
San Francisco 49ers: +0.03 EPA/play (61st percentile vs. 2000 team-game averages)

Arizona Cardinals: 13 drives, -1.36 total EPA, 4 scoring drives
San Francisco 49ers: 13 drives, +3.00 total EPA, 5 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

San Francisco 49ers — unlisted player (Q1 2:32)
San Francisco 49ers — unlisted player (Q2 0:51)
Arizona Cardinals — unlisted player (Q2 0:29)
San Francisco 49ers — unlisted player (Q3 6:17)
Arizona Cardinals — unlisted player (Q4 2:17)

Field goals

Arizona Cardinals — unlisted player (Q2 12:11)
San Francisco 49ers — unlisted player (Q2 1:57)
San Francisco 49ers — unlisted player (Q4 12:22)
Arizona Cardinals — unlisted player (Q4 6:49)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: San Francisco 49ers won the period 7–0. San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the ARI 5 (Q1 2:32) — (2:32) J.Garcia pass to J.Rice for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught 4 yards deep in end zone; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the ARI 2 (Q1 2:28) — W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley..

The second quarter: The quarter finished even at 10–10. Arizona Cardinals connected on a field goal from the SF 14 (Q2 12:11) — (12:11) C.Blanchard 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.; San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the ARI 16 (Q2 1:57) — (1:57) W.Richey 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.; San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the ARI 1 (Q2 0:51) — (:51) C.Garner up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the ARI 2 (Q2 0:49) — W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.; Arizona Cardinals found the end zone from the SF 56 (Q2 0:29) — (:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44; Arizona Cardinals added 1 points from the SF 2 (Q2 0:18) — C.Blanchard extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player..

The third quarter: San Francisco 49ers won the period 7–0. San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the ARI 1 (Q3 6:17) — (6:17) C.Garner up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the ARI 2 (Q3 6:13) — W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley..

The fourth quarter: Arizona Cardinals won the period 10–3. San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the ARI 11 (Q4 12:22) — (12:22) W.Richey 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.; Arizona Cardinals connected on a field goal from the SF 9 (Q4 6:49) — (6:49) C.Blanchard 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.; Arizona Cardinals found the end zone from the SF 4 (Q4 2:17) — (2:17) (Shotgun) T.Jones up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Arizona Cardinals added 1 points from the SF 2 (Q4 2:15) — C.Blanchard extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Arizona Cardinals (Q1 15:00) — W.Richey kicks 60 yards from SF 30 to ARI 10. M.Jenkins to ARI 30 for 20 yards (R.Heard). [WPA +43.3% · EPA +0.70]
Arizona Cardinals (Q2 0:29) — (:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44 [WPA +9.1% · EPA +6.30]
Arizona Cardinals (Q2 1:53) — W.Richey kicks 63 yards from SF 30 to ARI 7. M.Jenkins to ARI 23 for 16 yards (J.Keith). FUMBLES (J.Keith), RECOVERED by SF-J.Lewis at ARI 23. [WPA -9.0% · EPA -3.69]
San Francisco 49ers (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) J.Garcia pass to J.Rice to 50 for 7 yards (A.Williams). FUMBLES (A.Williams), RECOVERED by ARI-P.Tillman at 50. Ball originally caught at 50 [WPA -8.1% · EPA -3.62]
Arizona Cardinals (Q1 8:17) — (8:17) C.Blanchard 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player. [WPA -6.5% · EPA -3.10]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Arizona Cardinals (Q2 0:29) — (:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44 [WPA +9.1% · EPA +6.30]
Arizona Cardinals (Q3 0:13) — (:13) T.Jones up the middle to ARI 42 for 5 yards (L.Schulters). FUMBLES (L.Schulters), RECOVERED by SF-W.Tubbs at ARI 42. [WPA -4.3% · EPA -4.33]
Arizona Cardinals (Q2 1:53) — W.Richey kicks 63 yards from SF 30 to ARI 7. M.Jenkins to ARI 23 for 16 yards (J.Keith). FUMBLES (J.Keith), RECOVERED by SF-J.Lewis at ARI 23. [WPA -9.0% · EPA -3.69]
San Francisco 49ers (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) J.Garcia pass to J.Rice to 50 for 7 yards (A.Williams). FUMBLES (A.Williams), RECOVERED by ARI-P.Tillman at 50. Ball originally caught at 50 [WPA -8.1% · EPA -3.62]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q1 2:32 · ARI 5 · Score 0-6
(2:32) J.Garcia pass to J.Rice for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught 4 yards deep in end zone
San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q1 2:28 · ARI 2 · Score 0-7
W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
Arizona Cardinals FG (+3) — Q2 12:11 · SF 14 · Score 3-7
(12:11) C.Blanchard 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.
San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q2 1:57 · ARI 16 · Score 3-10
(1:57) W.Richey 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q2 0:51 · ARI 1 · Score 3-16
(:51) C.Garner up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q2 0:49 · ARI 2 · Score 3-17
W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
Arizona Cardinals TD (+6) — Q2 0:29 · SF 56 · Score 9-17
(:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44
Arizona Cardinals XP (+1) — Q2 0:18 · SF 2 · Score 10-17
C.Blanchard extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.
San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q3 6:17 · ARI 1 · Score 10-23
(6:17) C.Garner up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q3 6:13 · ARI 2 · Score 10-24
W.Richey extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q4 12:22 · ARI 11 · Score 10-27
(12:22) W.Richey 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Jennings, Holder-C.Stanley.
Arizona Cardinals FG (+3) — Q4 6:49 · SF 9 · Score 13-27
(6:49) C.Blanchard 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.
Arizona Cardinals TD (+6) — Q4 2:17 · SF 4 · Score 19-27
(2:17) (Shotgun) T.Jones up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Arizona Cardinals XP (+1) — Q4 2:15 · SF 2 · Score 20-27
C.Blanchard extra point is GOOD, Center-T.Junkin, Holder-S.Player.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

San Francisco 49ers earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Denzel Boston (Arizona Cardinals) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers on 2000-10-01?

The San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-20 in Week 5, 2000.

What was the score by quarter in Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers?

Q1: Arizona Cardinals 0, San Francisco 49ers 7; Q2: Arizona Cardinals 10, San Francisco 49ers 10; Q3: Arizona Cardinals 0, San Francisco 49ers 7; Q4: Arizona Cardinals 10, San Francisco 49ers 3; Final: Arizona Cardinals 20, San Francisco 49ers 27.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers?

San Francisco 49ers touchdown — unlisted player (Q1 2:32) San Francisco 49ers touchdown — unlisted player (Q2 0:51) Arizona Cardinals touchdown — unlisted player (Q2 0:29) San Francisco 49ers touchdown — unlisted player (Q3 6:17) Arizona Cardinals touchdown — unlisted player (Q4 2:17) Arizona Cardinals field goal — unlisted player (Q2 12:11, 3 pts) San Francisco 49ers field goal — unlisted player (Q2 1:57, 3 pts) San Francisco 49ers field goal — unlisted player (Q4 12:22, 3 pts) Arizona Cardinals field goal — unlisted player (Q4 6:49, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers?

Jack Plummer (Arizona Cardinals), 58.5% completion, +0.05 EPA per dropback, +2.01 total passing EPA. J. Garcia (San Francisco 49ers), 64.7% completion, +0.06 EPA per dropback, +1.99 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers?

Denzel Boston (Arizona Cardinals) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.35 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps. Their top snap (+6.30 EPA): (:29) J.Plummer pass to D.Boston for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Ball caught on AZ44.

Was Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers a close game?

Yes — the margin was 7 points. San Francisco 49ers won 27-20 in a game that stayed within one score into the fourth quarter.

Season records after this game

Arizona Cardinals

Entered 1-2 Now 1-3 L

San Francisco 49ers

Entered 1-3 Now 2-3 W

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