Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Greg Dortch tallied in a few explosive plays to help the team defeat the San Francisco 49ers 47-24 in Week 18. Dortch converted each of his four targets on the afternoon into productive plays,

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Greg Dortch had his best performance of the season in the 47-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Dortch had an increased role in this game with wide receiver Michael Wilson (hamstring) out of the lineup.

The 49ers took the opening kickoff and got a 51-yard field goal from Jake Moody. It was set up by a 30-yard pass from Josh Dobbs to rookie Ricky Pearsall. Guerendo rushed twice for five yards before being carted to the locker room.

It’s finally over. The San Francisco 49ers lost to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday to put a stamp on what was one of the worst seasons of the Kyle Shanahan era. By falling to 6-11 on the

Coaches would not even assess the season, they said, because they were so focused on San Francisco ... “Dortch needs the ball. The NFL is a revolving door so you never know who's gonna be here, who's not gonna be here but I love playing with Greg.”

Yards are yards and statistics are what they are, but it was tough sledding in the run game against the 49ers. Michael Carter rushed for 43 yards on 17 carries (2.5 yards per attempt) and, taking the 68 yards on those plays away, the Cardinals ran the ball 25 times for 83 yards, only 3.3 yards per carry.

This is the live blog for the 49ers' Week 18 road game against the Arizona Cardinals. This will be updated frequently with information and analysis.

GLENDALE -- The Arizona Cardinals ended their regular season on a high note with a 47-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers ... Receiver Greg Dortch took over today in the absence of injured wideout ...

Kyler Murray threw for 242 yards and four touchdowns, two to Greg Dortch, and the Arizona Cardinals beat the injury-depleted San Francisco 49ers 47-24.

The Cardinals showed some creativity to get on the board Sunday against the 49ers, executing a fake punt to extend a drive in the first quarter.

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Greg Dortch (4) runs into the end zone for a touchdown against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nick McCloud (35) during the second half of an NFL football game in ...

two to Greg Dortch, and the Cardinals wrapped up an 8-9 season. Arizona won four more games than last year, but still missed the playoffs for a third straight season. San Francisco (6-11 ...