SANTA CLARA, Calif. – No apologies were coming out of the Cardinals’ locker room Sunday afternoon, and there wasn’t any anger.
It had, as coach Bruce Arians said, “nothing to do with traps and all that (expletive).” Their view of their admittedly ugly 19-13 win over the last-place 49ers at Levi’s Stadium was simply that – it was a win, on the road and within the division, and that was all that mattered.
“It was hard sledding,” Arians said. “It was not sexy whatsoever.”
If the Cardinals (9-2) want to return here in February to play in Super Bowl 50, they will have to play better than they did against the 49ers (3-8).