49ers 24–3 Cardinals: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 8, 2012

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

A. Smith (San Francisco 49ers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +14.00 total EPA on Passing plays. across 24 snaps. Their top snap (+5.76 EPA): (7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Quick answer

Winner: San Francisco 49ers
Final score: San Francisco 49ers 24–3 Arizona Cardinals
Halftime: San Francisco 49ers 17–0 Arizona Cardinals at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Arian Smith
Top passer: J. Skelton
Biggest EPA play: (7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Game date: 2012-10-29

Game summary

The San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals 24–3 on 2012-10-29. Arian Smith posted a game-high +14.00 total EPA in the passing.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 10 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	—	—	T
San Francisco 49ers	7	10	7	0	0	24
Arizona Cardinals	0	0	3	0	0	3

Scoring Map

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

SFSan Francisco 49ers

+3ARI 25

ARI 9

ARI 47

+3SF 10

ARIArizona Cardinals

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

8 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q1 1:58TD
MCM. Crabtree
Points+6
Yard line
ARI 3
Score
6-0
(1:58) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q1 1:53XP
DAD. Akers
Points+1
Yard line
ARI 2
Score
7-0
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 6:52FG
DAD. Akers
Points+3
Yard line
ARI 25
Score
10-0
(6:52) 2-D.Akers 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 1:47TD
MCM. Crabtree
Points+6
Yard line
ARI 9
Score
16-0
(1:47) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q2 1:41XP
DAD. Akers
Points+1
Yard line
ARI 2
Score
17-0
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q3 7:39TD
Riley Moss
Points+6
Yard line
ARI 47
Score
23-0
(7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
SFSan Francisco 49ers
Q3 7:27XP
DAD. Akers
Points+1
Yard line
ARI 2
Score
24-0
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
ARIArizona Cardinals
Q3 1:00FG
JFJ. Feely
Points+3
Yard line
SF 10
Score
24-3
(1:00) 3-J.Feely 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-82-M.Leach, Holder-9-D.Zastudil.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Arian Smith · San Francisco 49ers · Passing · +14.00 total EPA · 24 snaps · +0.58 EPA/play
2M. Crabtree · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +11.06 total EPA · 5 snaps · +2.21 EPA/play
3Riley Moss · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +5.76 total EPA · 1 snaps · +5.76 EPA/play
4Johnny King · Arizona Cardinals · Receiving · +5.66 total EPA · 3 snaps · +1.89 EPA/play
5Devontez Walker · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +2.67 total EPA · 3 snaps · +0.89 EPA/play
6V. Davis · San Francisco 49ers · Receiving · +2.45 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.22 EPA/play
7E. Doucet · Arizona Cardinals · Receiving · +1.75 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.44 EPA/play
8R. Housler · Arizona Cardinals · Receiving · +1.29 total EPA · 5 snaps · +0.26 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

Arian Smith — SF · Passing

Arian Smith posted the highest total EPA (+14.00) in the game, the strongest overall impact for San Francisco 49ers. Across 24 counted snaps, they averaged +0.58 EPA per play.

Arian Smith's top snap (+5.76 EPA): (7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

Quarterback report card

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

J. Skelton (Arizona Cardinals) · 60 dropbacks · 53.3% completion · -5.3% CPOE · -0.12 EPA/play · -7.22 total EPA
Arian Smith (San Francisco 49ers) · 24 dropbacks · 75.0% completion · +23.6% CPOE · +0.58 EPA/play · +14.00 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	San Francisco 49ers	Arizona Cardinals
Offensive EPA/play	+0.144	-0.171
Offensive success rate	50.0%	36.5%
Pass EPA/play	+0.583	-0.120
Rush EPA/play	-0.160	-0.676
Defensive EPA/play	+0.171	-0.144
Defensive success rate	63.5%	50.0%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, San Francisco 49ers generated the better offensive EPA per play (+0.14 vs -0.17), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

San Francisco 49ers: +0.14 EPA/play (80th percentile vs. 2012 team-game averages)
Arizona Cardinals: -0.17 EPA/play (11th percentile vs. 2012 team-game averages)

Arizona Cardinals: 10 drives, -14.51 total EPA, 1 scoring drives
San Francisco 49ers: 10 drives, +10.08 total EPA, 4 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

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

Touchdowns

San Francisco 49ers — M. Crabtree (Arian Smith pass) (Q1 1:58)
San Francisco 49ers — M. Crabtree (Arian Smith pass) (Q2 1:47)
San Francisco 49ers — Riley Moss (Arian Smith pass) (Q3 7:39)

Field goals

San Francisco 49ers — D. Akers (Q2 6:52)
Arizona Cardinals — J. Feely (Q3 1:00)

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 3 (Q1 1:58) — (1:58) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the ARI 2 (Q1 1:53) — 2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee..

The second quarter: San Francisco 49ers won the period 10–0. San Francisco 49ers connected on a field goal from the ARI 25 (Q2 6:52) — (6:52) 2-D.Akers 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.; San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the ARI 9 (Q2 1:47) — (1:47) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the ARI 2 (Q2 1:41) — 2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee..

The third quarter: San Francisco 49ers won the period 7–3. San Francisco 49ers found the end zone from the ARI 47 (Q3 7:39) — (7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; San Francisco 49ers added 1 points from the ARI 2 (Q3 7:27) — 2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.; Arizona Cardinals connected on a field goal from the SF 10 (Q3 1:00) — (1:00) 3-J.Feely 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-82-M.Leach, Holder-9-D.Zastudil..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

San Francisco 49ers (Q1 3:59) — (3:59) 11-A.Smith pass deep left to 46-D.Walker to ARI 7 for 23 yards (25-K.Rhodes). [WPA +8.2% · EPA +2.37]
San Francisco 49ers (Q1 5:46) — (5:46) 21-F.Gore up the middle to ARI 25 for 17 yards (25-K.Rhodes; 51-P.Lenon). [WPA +7.1% · EPA +1.14]
San Francisco 49ers (Q2 6:52) — (6:52) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short middle to 15-M.Crabtree to ARI 25 for 22 yards (25-K.Rhodes). [WPA +6.1% · EPA +1.14]
San Francisco 49ers (Q3 7:39) — (7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +5.3% · EPA +5.76]
San Francisco 49ers (Q1 12:47) — (12:47) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 32-K.Hunter to ARI 39 for 6 yards (21-P.Peterson). PENALTY on SF-75-A.Boone, Face Mask (15 Yards), 15 yards, enforced at ARI 39. [WPA -4.8% · EPA -1.31]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

San Francisco 49ers (Q3 7:39) — (7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +5.3% · EPA +5.76]
San Francisco 49ers (Q2 1:47) — (1:47) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +3.7% · EPA +3.71]
San Francisco 49ers (Q3 9:47) — (9:47) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree to ARI 49 for 30 yards (23-J.Fleming). [WPA +3.1% · EPA +3.30]
Arizona Cardinals (Q3 4:26) — (4:26) (Shotgun) 19-J.Skelton pass short middle to 87-J.King to SF 29 for 10 yards (20-P.Cox). [WPA +0.4% · EPA +3.27]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q1 1:58 · ARI 3 · Score 6-0
(1:58) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q1 1:53 · ARI 2 · Score 7-0
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
San Francisco 49ers FG (+3) — Q2 6:52 · ARI 25 · Score 10-0
(6:52) 2-D.Akers 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q2 1:47 · ARI 9 · Score 16-0
(1:47) 11-A.Smith pass short right to 15-M.Crabtree for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q2 1:41 · ARI 2 · Score 17-0
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
San Francisco 49ers TD (+6) — Q3 7:39 · ARI 47 · Score 23-0
(7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
San Francisco 49ers XP (+1) — Q3 7:27 · ARI 2 · Score 24-0
2-D.Akers extra point is GOOD, Center-86-B.Jennings, Holder-4-A.Lee.
Arizona Cardinals FG (+3) — Q3 1:00 · SF 10 · Score 24-3
(1:00) 3-J.Feely 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-82-M.Leach, Holder-9-D.Zastudil.

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.
Arian Smith (San Francisco 49ers) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
J. Skelton (ARI) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.
Arian Smith (SF) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals on 2012-10-29?

The San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals 24-3 in Week 8, 2012.

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

Q1: San Francisco 49ers 7, Arizona Cardinals 0; Q2: San Francisco 49ers 10, Arizona Cardinals 0; Q3: San Francisco 49ers 7, Arizona Cardinals 3; Final: San Francisco 49ers 24, Arizona Cardinals 3.

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

San Francisco 49ers touchdown — M. Crabtree (A. Smith pass) (Q1 1:58) San Francisco 49ers touchdown — M. Crabtree (A. Smith pass) (Q2 1:47) San Francisco 49ers touchdown — R. Moss (A. Smith pass) (Q3 7:39) San Francisco 49ers field goal — D. Akers (Q2 6:52, 3 pts) Arizona Cardinals field goal — J. Feely (Q3 1:00, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

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

J. Skelton (Arizona Cardinals), 53.3% completion, -5.3% CPOE, -0.12 EPA per dropback, -7.22 total passing EPA. Arian Smith (San Francisco 49ers), 75.0% completion, +23.6% CPOE, +0.58 EPA per dropback, +14.00 total passing EPA.

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

Arian Smith (San Francisco 49ers) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +14.00 total EPA on Passing plays. across 24 snaps. Their top snap (+5.76 EPA): (7:39) (Shotgun) 11-A.Smith pass short left to 84-R.Moss for 47 yards, TOUCHDOWN..

Season records after this game

San Francisco 49ers

Entered 5-2 Now 6-2 W

Arizona Cardinals

Entered 4-3 Now 4-4 L

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