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KANSAS CITY Youth A.Q. Shipley Jersey , Mo. (AP) —ourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday did nothing to change the outcome: another loss for Arizona in a season full of them.It was hardly meaningless to the veteran wide receiver.The catch moved Fitzgerald past Terrell Owens into second place on the NFL's career reception yardage list. He finished the Cardinals‘ 26-14 loss to the Chiefs with six catches for 50 yards, giving him 15,952 yards — behind only Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice. "It happens to be Terrell Owens and I'm pretty close with T.O. His friendship and my relationship with him is invaluable to me," Fitzgerald said afterward. "He means a great deal to me, and to be mentioned in the same breath with him means a lot to me."The biggest lament for Fitzgerald, though, was that the yardage he needed came when the outcome was decided. He was shut out on three targets in the first half as the Chiefs took a 20-7 lead."It's always important for us to try to get our good players involved, and we try to do it a little early. We didn't have an opportunity there," Cardinals coach Steve Wilks said. "He didn't have any catches, rather, so we came out in the second half really trying to find ways to get him the football."By the time the Cardinals did, it was too late.Perhaps that was fitting considering Fitzgerald has pieced together one of the finest careers in NFL history relatively quietly, with some of his best seasons coming in the Cardinals' worst years. The 35-year-old Fitzgerald has had at least 100 receptions each of the past three seasons, and five times in his career Stitched Rodney Gunter Jersey , while piling up nine seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving.He has 40 catches for 407 yards and two touchdowns this season.And while Fitzgerald is almost certain to fall short of the numbers he is accustomed to producing, he is nevertheless providing another year of invaluable service: He's the steady, capable and wise veteran in the ear of Josh Rosen, who is expected to lead the Cardinals for years to come.The rookie quarterback had plenty of bright spots Sunday, even though he was sacked five times and threw a pair of costly interceptions. He threw a touchdown pass to David Johnson, kept the offense moving, and did a fair job of checking out of plays that were bound to go nowhere.He also made sure to find Fitzgerald down the stretch, ensuring he'd get his meaningful yardage."It's frustrating that it comes in another loss," Fitzgerald said, "but I think, offensively, we're on the field a lot more. Would have loved to have more points, but it's another step in the right direction. Almost 30 minutes of possession time Black Justin Pugh Jersey , so I mean, we're on the field. We were better on third down today. But there's things we need to clean up."There are goals for Fitzgerald and the Cardinals (2-7) the rest of the way, too.Fitzgerald needs eight more receptions to pass Rice (1,281 with San Francisco) for the most in NFL history with one team. And the Cardinals can prove they're moving in the right direction under Wilks with a strong finish against a relatively tough schedule.The Raiders are next, but games against the Packers, Falcons, Chargers, Seahawks and Rams loom.Plenty of chances for Fitzgerald to add to his lasting legacy."This is something I'll think about when I'm done playing. I can look back and reflect on it at a later time, but today is not the day," he said. "It's nice to be able to do that with the same team, to have so many wonderful teammates that continue to fight regardless of our record. I know we're 2-7, but I love coming to work and playing for these coaches and playing with my teammates."It's a great group of men," he said, "and we just want to get it right." The Arizona Cardinals were winning. The crowd was chanting "LAR-RY Justin Pugh Jersey 2019 , LAR-RY!"For a few noisy minutes, it was just like the good old days in Glendale.Forget that this was a game between teams with two of the worst records in the NFL, Arizona's come-from-behind 18-15 victory over San Francisco was reason for celebration, the first win at home for first-year coach Steve Wilks."It was great," Larry Fitzgerald said. "Anytime you can beat the 49ers, for me, that's the biggest win in our division."Fitzgerald caught eight passes for 102 yards. He was especially effective in the fourth quarter, catching four for 81 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown catch . He also caught a two-point conversion pass after Josh Rosen's game-winning 9-yard TD pass to fellow rookie Christian Kirk with 34 seconds to play.The Cardinals (2-6) beat the 49ers (1-7) for the eighth time in a row and second time in three weeks."Defensively, guys are putting their best foot forward and playing as hard as they can," 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman said. "We're playing against other NFL guys. We're playing against a Hall of Fame receiver in Larry and he made some plays down the stretch. We've got to find a way to make more plays."Here are some things to consider from Arizona's comeback win over San Francisco.SPIKING ITFitzgerald caught four passes for 81 yards in the final quarter, including a 13-yard TD catch. He also caught a two-point conversion pass after the game-winning TD, spiking the ball afterward, something he said he's never done before in his 15 NFL seasons."Larry normally hands off the ball to the ref Youth Rodney Gunter Jersey ," Arizona safety Antoine Bethea said, "but getting our second win, first at home, everybody's excited."Fitzgerald joked that he was extra upset because his oldest son had decided to go to the state fair instead of the game.State Farm Stadium was far from full, but it shook from the "LAR-RY, LAR-RY" chants.Fitzgerald's 112th career TD catch moved him ahead of Tony Gonzalez into seventh on the NFL career list.LEFTWICH'S IMPACTArizona's offense didn't exactly light it up under new offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, but there were signs about the direction he wants to take the team.Leftwich took over play calling duties following the firing of Mike McCoy last week, in the wake of Arizona's 45-10 home loss to Denver."I thought we did a great job," Wilks said. "Byron had us into a rhythm. As you can see, the operations were great from a standpoint of just getting a play in, being able to get to the line of scrimmage, and ID-ing the defense and linebacker was outstanding."Rosen said there wasn't time to make a lot of changes to the offense but cited Leftwich's demeanor."I think he has really good timing with a lot of his play calls," Rosen said. "He's got really good poise."49ERS OFFENSESan Francisco entered the game with the No. 2 rushing offense in the NFL but the 49ers had trouble moving it on the ground most of the day.San Francisco had 107 yards rushing, averaging just 3.5 yards per attempt.Arizona surprised the 49ers by sticking with a 4-3 base defense most of the time after usually going with a "nickel" scheme all season."We hadn't seen any base all year from them Stitched Evan Boehm Jersey ," 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard said, "it was all nickel going into it, even last game we played them."ROSEN'S POISERosen was coming off a difficult game against Denver, when he threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball away twice.And he had a difficult first half against San Francisco. He caused a safety when he was called for intentional grounding from the end zone and threw an interception that set up a 49er field goal.But he was poised when his team needed it most in those two late TD drives."Josh is not fazed by things like getting hit and bad plays," Fitzgerald said. "His emotions never waver. He doesn't get high, he doesn't get low. He always stays even-keeled. That's a great disposition to have as a quarterback because there are going to be bad plays."QUICK TURNAROUNDWhile Arizona is off this coming week, the 49ers are headed for a quick turnaround. They will host Oakland on Thursday night."Season's not ending," San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said. "We're not going to sit here and run away. I want guys who are going to come out and fight, and I thought our guys did fight today. We just didn't do it well enough."