"GLENDALE, Ariz. - Kyle Shanahan's proud words got drowned out postgame by the joyous music blaring from the victorious 49ers' locker room. It was Eddy Grant's 1982 hit "Electric Avenue." It makes for a great go-to song in karaoke, and it works as a metaphor for Sunday's 41-22 rout of the Cardinals. The 49ers' full-staff offense was electric. It was loud on the scoreboard. And it was rocking in the daytime."
"If this team is going to rock down to ... a Lombardi Trophy dash, they'll have to constantly take their offense higher to offset their patchwork defense's liabilities. The 49ers (7-4) also need to string together back-to-back wins for the first time since their 3-0 start, and they'll try doing that Monday night when they host the upstart Carolina Panthers (6-5). A 4-1 record in NFC West action and 7-2 in NFC games should help their playoff fate. Only one NFC team has more wins: the rival Rams (8-2) down in L.A. and atop the West."
""We know November is when teams start to come alive," safety Malik Mustapha said. "We didn't kick it off the way we wanted to (in last Sunday's 42-26 to the Rams). We have all the tools and all the players that we need to make something special out of this season." Advice: Just get to the dance, regardless of the seeding's beauty. Look, the Rams can get hurt in the next two months, the Eagles are nuts, and the NFC North/South is a weekly carnival."
San Francisco routed Arizona 41-22 behind a revitalized, full-staff offense that produced loud scoring and a dominant daytime performance. The offense's resurgence coincided with Brock Purdy returning from a six-game toe hiatus and resuming his pregame routine. The team must continue raising offensive production to compensate for a patchwork defense with clear liabilities. The 49ers hold a 7-4 overall record, 4-1 in NFC West and 7-2 in NFC play, trailing only the Rams in the conference. November is identified as a turning point, and consecutive wins are needed before hosting Carolina on Monday night.
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