San Francisco and Arizona have faced off 51 times. Here are the best shots from the teams' meetings.
1987 -- 49ers quarterback Joe Montana.
1987 -- 49ers running back Roger Craig.
1988 -- 49ers running back Roger Craig.
1991 -- 49ers running back Keith Henderson.
1991 -- Brown and Gelbaugh.
1993 -- 49ers pass-catcher Brent Jones.
1993 -- 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice and Cardinals defensive back Robert Massey.
1993 -- 49ers running back Ricky Waters.
1993 -- Waters.
1999 -- 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia.
2000 -- 49ers pass-rusher Bryant Young and Cardinals quarterback Jake Plummer.
2000 -- 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia.
2000 -- 49ers running back Charlie Garner.
2002 -- 49ers running back Kevan Barlow.
2002 -- 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens.
2005 -- Smith and Dockett.
2005 -- 49ers defensive back Mike Adams and Boldin.
2006 -- Smith.
2006 -- Gore.
2006 -- 49ers tight end Vernon Davis.
2007 -- 49ers running back Frank Gore.
2007 -- Smith.
2007 -- The line of scrimmage.
2007 -- 49ers left tackle Joe Staley.
2007 -- 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis.
2008 -- Gore.
2008 -- 49ers tight end Vernon Davis and Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson.
2008 -- 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill.
2008 -- Warner.
2009 -- 49ers cornerback Dre Bly.
2009 -- Gore.
2009 -- 49ers cornerack Nate Clements and Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
2010 -- Brooks.
2010 -- 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes.
2010 -- Davis.
2011 -- 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
2011 -- 49ers running back Kendall Hunter.
2011 -- 49ers punter Andy Lee.
2012 -- 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown.
2012 - Davis
2012 - Gore
2012 - Staley
2013 - Anquan Boldin
2013 - Boldin
2013 - Colin Kaepernick
2014 - Carlos Hyde
2014 - Brooks
2014 - Reid
2014 - Kaepernick
2014 - Staley
2015 - Lynch
2015 - Hyde
2015 - Dontae Johnson
2015 - Staley
2015 - 49ers Defense
2015 - Tartt
2016 - Buckner
2016 - Ward
2016 - Hyde
2016 - Reid
2016 - Pinion
2016 - Reid
2017 - Armstead
2017 - Eli Harold
2017 - Ray-Ray Armstrong
2017 - Buckner
2017 - Matt Breida
2017 - Solomon Thomas
2017 - Elvis Dumervil
2017 - Dumervil
2017 - Pierre Garçon
2017 - Hyde
2017 - Robbie Gould
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In this Wednesday, Christmas Eve edition of Niners Daily, we quote the coordinators, take a trip around the NFL and dive into the vault.*
Preparing for Cards QB
The San Francisco 49ers will face rookie signal-caller Logan Thomas for the first time on Sunday.
And Thomas will make his first NFL start, replacing the injured Drew Stanton and the ineffective Ryan Lindley.
We asked the team's offensive and defensive coordinators about Thomas.
OC Greg Roman
Did you do a lot of work on Thomas leading up to last year's draft?
"We did the commensurate amount of work you would expect, yeah."
What was your take away from that?
"Well, I mean a good player, mobile, big arm. He's a dangerous guy."
DC Vic Fangio
What do you know about Thomas?
"Has a big arm. Athletic. Good size. He's a talented quarterback, and I know (Arizona head coach) Bruce (Arians) is putting him in there to see if he's the guy that should play in the playoffs for him if need be."
With a guy with a limited sample size, when you're evaluating him, do you go back to the preseason or do you go back to when you guys were working on him in the draft, potentially, too?
"All the above. We've seen all his snaps this year, preseason and regular season. And we do have some tape from him in college."
Around the NFL
The Vault
Two 49ers were named to the 2015 Pro Bowl, while five alternates were also selected from the team.
Here are highlights from the 2012 game, when Joe Staley and Justin Smith combined on seven tackles.
