SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When the final field goal sailed through the uprights, condemning the Arizona Cardinals to their first loss of the season, Zaven Collins fell into a crouch.

He remained there, with his toes in the turf and his head bowed, as the San Francisco 49ers celebrated a 16-15 win around him. He remained there as his teammates trudged toward the sideline. He remained there as reporters and camera crews spilled onto the field for handshakes, interviews and more.

He remained there because it was that type of afternoon for the Cardinals.

This was not a game that the 49ers won so much as it was one that the Cardinals squandered. Their defense, once again, held up its end of the bargain. Despite allowing a 58-yard drive for the walk-off field goal, they stifled the 49ers' offen

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