Running, Live blog of Cardinals-Niners

7:30 CST: I'm doing a live in-game blog of the Arizona Cardinals vs. the San Francisco 49'ers on Monday Night Football. I wasn't able to do a live blog of the Bears game yesterday because I was out to lunch with my parents who came in for the weekend (how exciting I know). I had to skip out of my night class which doesn't end till 8:00 to watch this game. I hope it's not a blowout.

7:40: How many times are the announcers and ESPN analysts going to talk about Mike Singletary dropping his pants in front of his team? I know it's crazy but he did it to prove a point to his team.

7:42: Are you kidding me? Allen Rossum of the 49'ers returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown! Wow! Second longest kickoff return in 49'ers history, 98 yards. What a great start, now that's some excitement baby. That matches the second longest kickoff return to start a game in NFL history. I've witness history! wooh! 7-0 49'ers

7:44: Steve Breaston can't pull an Allen Rossum and returns the kickoff to the 25.

7:47: Warner 4-4 on the opening drive, ball on the 49er 12 yard line.

7:50: Cardinal's drive stalls, settle for a 27-yard field goal, 7-3 Niners. I'm already getting bored, not good.

7:56: 49'ers line up in the wildcat formation and former Penn State quarterback Michael Robinson runs for ten yards, first down. I wish the Hawkeyes would mix it up a bit and let internet legend DJK line up under center and run the ball a la McFadden.

8:05: I keep gettin text messages from this girl I met this past weekend, sooooo annoying.

8:15: Still 7-3 49'ers, 1:10 left in the 1st quarter. Kornheiser is just rambling about stuff that has nothing to do with the game. I love when the announcers do this, it just shows how bored they are.

8:20: The game went to a tv commercial, I flipped to the movie channels and watched American Pie for the past two minutes. It's the part where Finch hooks up with Stiffler's mom. I still don't know how he pulled that off.

8:22: 7-3 49'ers, end up 1st quarter.

8:25: Josh Morgan caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Shaun Hill. Touchdown, 49'ers. They go up 14-3.

8:30: Cardinals march right down the field and score to make it 14-10. Anquan Bolding catches a 13-yard pass from Kurt Warner.

8:34: ESPN announces that Matt Holliday gets traded to Oakland from Colorado. San Fran goes three and out, big stop for the Cardinal defense.

8:43: Fummbllllllleeeeee:Tim Hightower fumbles, but after further review the officials said the Cardinals recovered. Next play Warner connects with Boldin for a 20 yard gain.

8:51: Cardinals settle for a 33 yard Neil Rackers field goal, 14-13 Niners with 4:41 left in the 2nd quarter.

8:53: Kornheiser has gone from talking about how Singletary was such a great player to how Emmit Smith said that he would play for coach Singletary. Is this game between the Niners and Cardinals or a platform to rave about Singletary??

9:00: 49'ers quarterback Shaun Hill got his helmet rippped off and still dove forward another three yards for a first down. Singletary loved that and was shown clapping and applauding his quarterback. Yea Kornheiser, the Singletary effect is already taking place!!!

9:10: Touchdown Vernon Davis, 21-13 Niners. My roomates making some chicken nuggets in the oven and they smell delicious, I'm about to go get something to eat. I'll be right back folks.

9:45: I burned the frickin pizza. My apartment reaks right now. I can't even watch this game because I got my shirt up over my nose.

10:00: Anyways back to this game.........24-23 49'ers, 11:16 left in the 4th quarter. Cardinals driving, screen pass to Hightower. Cardinals into Niner territory.

10:20: Arizona interception by Adrian Wilson returned back to the 49er three yard line. Kurt Warner a 4-yard pass to Anquan Bolding. Touchdown Cardinals. They take the lead 29-24.

10:40: My buddy called me raving about the Iowa upset of Penn State. I told him it was old news and that I had to get back to watching this game.


11:03: Frank Gore gets the handoff, crawling, crawling to the goal line! Is he down? the play is under review. The official rules Gore was down by contact at the 2 and a half yard-line.
On 4th down, they hand the ball off to Michael Robinson who is stuffed at the goal line!! game over, Cardinals win 29-24.

11:05: Too bad the Niners lost, Kornheiser was saying if there was anything such as a moral victory this was it.