49ers vs. Cardinals as it happened: Reaction, analysis of SF's 24-23 loss

What to Know

• The 49ers fall to 2-3 after a crushing 24-23 loss to the Cardinals, who improve to 2-3.
• Brandon Aiyuk had his best game of the season, catching eight passes on 11 targets for 147 yards.
• Jordan Mason quietly racked up another solid game, carrying the ball 14 times for 89 yards. But midway through the fourth quarter, the third-year pro fumbled with the 49ers driving in the red zone, and the Cardinals responded with the winning score.
• George Kittle was questionable to play because of a rib injury, but the ailment didn't appear to bother him at all, as the 49ers tight end caught eight passes for 64 yards and one touchdown.
• Brock Purdy recorded a solid game, completing 19 of 35 passes for 229 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.
• Nick Bosa had the 49ers' only takeaway when he intercepted a second-quarter Kyler Murray pass and returned it 30 yards. Leonard Floyd had San Francisco's only sack of Murray in the game.
• The 49ers' special-teams unit came through in the second quarter when Jordan Elliott blocked a Chad Ryland field-goal attempt and Deommodore Lenoir scooped up the loose ball and ran it back for a 61-yard touchdown.