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Jess Root

49ers maintain lead in NFC West after win over Giants

Week 3 of the NFL finished with the Los Angeles Rams losing their second game of the year to the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Arizona Cardinals pulled off an improbable upset in which they never trailed.

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The San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks each had blowout wins.

Here is what the division standings look like after three games.

  1. San Francisco 49ers, 3-0 (1-0 division)
  2. Seattle Seahawks, 2-1 (0-1 division)
  3. Los Angeles Rams, 1-2 (1-1 division)
  4. Arizona Cardinals, 1-2 (0-0 division)

Here is what happened in Week 3 and what is coming in Week 4

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers kicked off Week 3 with a 30-12 in at home over the Giants.

Brock Purdy passed for 310 yards and two touchdowns, Christian McCaffrey scored a touchdown and the defense held the Giants to only 150 yards.

Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks beat the Panthers 37-27. The Panthers had Andy Dalton starting in place of Bryce Young, who was hurt. Dalton threw two touchdown passes but Seattle piled up 425 yards of offense and Ken Walker rushed for 97 yards and two scores.

Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals trailed in the game, rushed for 222 yards as a team and kept the Cowboys out of the end zone in four of five red-zone trips, intercepting Dak Prescott in the end zone with three minutes to go.

Los Angeles Rams

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow did not have a touchdown pass and threw an interception, but Rams starter Matthew Stafford was picked off twice and the Bengals defense held the Rams to 1-for-11 on third down. The Bengals won 19-16 for their first win of the year.

Coming up in Week 4

  • The Cardinals and 49ers play in Santa Clara.
  • The Rams go on the road to face the 2-1 Colts.
  • The Seahawks play on the road Monday night against the 1-2 Giants.
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