Espn.com is reporting that Mike Martz is blaming the officials, not his play call, for the 49ers losing against the Cardinals on Monday Night Football. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3696990

With the Cardinals set to take on the 49ers at University of Phoenix Stadium tonight we had a chance to go Behind Enemy Lines with the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Crumpacker. 1) What changes have you seen since Mike Singletary took over the 49ers head coaching position?

Week 11 is ready to roll in the National Football League, and there are some changes to our rankings. Some teams are starting to make their push with seven weeks left, and here we go again with out latest Power Rankings. NFC Top 5 —————- 1

Although it has been hard to watch some of the losses this season for the Saints, one thing that I am completely impressed with is the passing game of QB Drew Brees. Much of the talk has been on whether Brees will break former Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino’s season-setting record of 5,084 yards set back in 1984.

The 49ers are in freefall this season. They are now 2-7, having lost 6 of their last 6, for a total of .000.

San Francisco 49ers 24 Arizona Cardinals 29 The game started out well with Allen Rossum running a kickoff return for a TD. The end of the game was the complete opposite

My initial thoughts going into yesterday’s matchup of the Cardinals and the 49ers was that the game was going to be hot garbage.

Out : Buffalo Bills , Green Bay Packers , Philadelphia Eagles In : Baltimore Ravens , Chicago Bears , Washington Redskins AFC First Round Byes : Tennessee Titans Pittsburgh Steelers Other AFC Divisional Champions : New England Patriots San Diego Chargers AFC Wildcards : Indianapolis Colts Baltimore Ravens NFC First Round Byes : New York Giants Carolina Panthers Other NFC Divisional Winners : Arizona Cardinals Chicago Bears NFC Wildcards : Washington Redskins Tampa Bay Buccaneers Notes : Be careful, Steelers .

In the wake of the their 29-24 win over the 49ers on Monday night, Paola Boivin of the Arizona Republic writes that these aren’t the same old Cardinals. The Same Old Cardinals wouldn’t have displayed fourth-quarter poise despite stretches of erratic defensive play.

The last time we say the Cardinals take on the 49ers on Monday Night Football was Opening Night of last season, and the result was a 20-17 loss that set the tone for a disappointing 2007 season for Arizona. Flash forward one year and change, and the Cardinals were able to take out the 49ers