49ERS 20, CARDINALS 17 / A BATTLE-TESTED WIN / End-around play lifts 49ers to 1-0

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They Can't All Be Shootouts: About Last Night ...
Published 9/11/2007 by Rick at Deadspin
... • NFL: You don't come into the 'Stick talkin' your Cardinals smack. ...

Niners Roundup: A Non-Loss!
Published 9/11/2007 by Say Hey at Say Hey: A Bay Area Sports Blog
... Your San Francisco 49ers proved they were merely the second-worst team on the field last night, not losing to the Arizona Cardinals 20-17. Alex Smith “clearly regressed in form from a year ago.” Arnaz Battle fumbled the ball in his own end zone in the last minute (luckily it was recovered by the Niners). The Cardinals scored on their penultimate drive, largely in part to SF free safety Mark Roman’s “inexplicable” taunting penalty that moved the ball from the Niners’ 30 to the 5, eventually leading to a Cardinals’ score. Frank Gore only had 55 yards on 18 carries. Vernon Davis “could not handle the only pass thrown to him.” [SFGate] ...