NFC West

The 49ers surprise Arizona . . . and us. Also, is the “Kittle effect” real?

I guess everyone saw the 49ers’ 20-12 win over the Cardinals coming, right? At kickoff, we had the floundering, 5-9 Niners, losers of the last three in a row, and defeated in six of the previous seven. They were on a month-long camping trip to Arizona. They had so many injuries the team bus is an ambulance. They were dis-invited to the playoffs last week. They were basically playing for…