# Week 18, 2026: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals Jan 10, 2027 · not played yet · 0 calls on record No pundit we track has picked a side in 49ers vs Cardinals yet. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18-49ers-at-cardinals ## How they come in The 49ers are 4-0 and have won 4 straight; the Cardinals are 1-3 and have lost 3 straight. The 49ers beat the Cardinals 36-30 when they met in Week 3. On win totals, 12 pundits put the 49ers at 9.8 wins on average, and 8 pundits put the Cardinals at 4.2 wins on average. Venue: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona - San Francisco 49ers: 4-0, won 4 straight (122 scored, 64 allowed) - Last games: W 24-14 vs Broncos; W 36-30 vs Cardinals; W 35-13 vs Dolphins - Unit ranks this season: offense 2nd, defense 6th of 32 - Last season: 12-5 - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 9.8, 3 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 49ers games - Arizona Cardinals: 1-3, lost 3 straight (87 scored, 117 allowed) - Last games: L 24-36 at Giants; L 30-36 at 49ers; L 7-31 vs Seahawks - Unit ranks this season: offense 22nd, defense 30th of 32 - Last season: 3-14 - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 4.2, 1 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Cardinals games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Brock Purdy](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brock-purdy) (Starting QB, QB): 1,007 passing yards · 11 TD, 1 INT · 69.9% completions · 122 rushing yards · 4 games; 12th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 6, 2026: Brock Purdy to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Aug 22, 2026: Brock Purdy to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Christian McCaffrey](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-mccaffrey) (RB1, RB): 218 rushing yards on 50 carries · 4 TD · 16 catches for 122 · 4 games; 21st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Jun 26, 2026: Christian McCaffrey to outplay his draft cost (that mid first round pick) (not settled yet) - No. 14 Brian Peacock, Aug 25, 2026: Christian McCaffrey to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Mike Evans](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-evans) (WR1, WR): 17 catches for 213 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 36th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 6, 2026: Mike Evans to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Jun 27, 2026: Mike Evans to outplay his draft cost (a locked and loaded top twenty four guy) (not settled yet) - [George Kittle](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-kittle) (TE1, TE): 16 catches for 244 yards · 4 TD · 4 games; 19th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 14 Brian Peacock, Aug 25, 2026: George Kittle to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Jul 17, 2026: George Kittle — “playing week one” (not settled yet) - [Keion White](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/keion-white) (Sack leader, DE): 2 sacks · 2 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks - No. 14 Brian Peacock, Aug 25, 2026: Keion White to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Fred Warner](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/fred-warner) (Tackle leader, LB): 0.5 sacks · 17 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 11 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Fred Warner to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 14 Brian Peacock, Aug 25, 2026: Fred Warner to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Jacoby Brissett](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacoby-brissett) (Starting QB, QB): 818 passing yards · 6 TD, 4 INT · 67.8% completions · 4 games; 20th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 2, 2026: Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Jul 30, 2026: Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jeremiyah Love](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love) (RB1, RB): 223 rushing yards on 55 carries · 2 TD · 11 catches for 36 · 4 games; 19th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 14, 2026: Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Jeremiyah Love to finish RB3 (25–36) at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Michael Wilson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-wilson) (WR1, WR): 25 catches for 258 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 17th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 3, 2026: Michael Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 3, 2026: Michael Wilson to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Trey McBride](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trey-mcbride) (TE1, TE): 33 catches for 242 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 20th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 3 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 4, 2026: Trey McBride to fall short of his draft cost (a top-20 ADP) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Rich Hribar, Jul 30, 2026: Trey McBride to fall short of his draft cost (the second round of non-TE Premium drafts) (not settled yet) - [Budda Baker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/budda-baker) (Sack leader, Tackle leader, S): 1.5 sacks · 14 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 53rd in the NFL in sacks; 64th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-18 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology