All Eyes are on Harbaugh Entering Sunday’s Game

Dec 26, 2014 at 7:45 AM--


In his three previous seasons as 49ers head coach, Jim Harbaugh took his team to three conference championship games and a Super Bowl and transformed the long-dormant franchise into a consistent winner.Now, after his first bad season, Harbaugh will by all accounts be coaching his final game for the team Sunday when the 7-8 Niners host the 11-4 Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Can Harbaugh and his 49ers go out a winner, at least? Oddsmakers seem to think so. They've made San Francisco a 4- to 6-point favorite for the game, despite the fact the 49ers lost their first meeting with Arizona 23-14 back in September -- an omen of things to come for a Niners team that was believed to have a shot at the Super Bowl. But this Arizona team -- still fighting with the Seahawks for the NFC West championship -- will be going with a new starting quarterback, Ryan Lindley, after injuries to Drew Stanton (probably rested this Sunday with an ankle sprain) and Carson Palmer. The Arizona offense has been struggling lately, especially to score TDs. The Cards have been settling for field goals and haven't recorded a touchdown over their past two games. Arizona remains strong defensively, however, and is the...
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