Cardinals fall to Titans; 49ers gain ground in NFC West
Nov 29, 2009 at 4:22 PM
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It took an amazing Vince Young led 99 yard touchdown drive by the Tennessee Titans, but they came back and beat the Arizona Cardinals by the score of 20-17.
What does this mean for San Francisco? The 49ers, after beating the Jacksonville Jaguars, are now only 2 games behind the Cardinals in the NFC West. The 49ers will face the Cardinals at Candlestick Park in two weeks.
Cardinals remaining games:
Vikings
at 49ers
at Lions
Rams
Packers
49ers remaining games:
at Seahawks
Cardinals
at Eagles
Lions
at Rams
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