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Here are your top 49ers storylines for Monday, October 11.
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49ers Get Aggressive in Trey Lance's First Start But Not Enough vs. Cards
The story going into Sunday was third-overall pick Trey Lance making his first start under center for the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional showdown against the Arizona Cardinals. While the rookie had some impressive moments, San Francisco's efforts weren't enough against the now-5-0 Cardinals.
"We've got to play better football to win those games. We've lost three in a row. I think they were three games that we could have won," Kyle Shanahan said postgame. "They were good teams, not to take anything away from those guys, I thought we had every opportunity to win those three games and that's more about us than anyone else. Those penalties in some crucial situations, not being able to convert on some third and fourth downs, having the turnovers and not getting enough turnovers - those things make it hard to win.
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Assessing Trey Lance's First Half vs. Cardinals
It was not the ideal start for Trey Lance or the 49ers to kick off Sunday's contest. The rookie's first three drives resulted in turnovers. The first, an overthrown pass intended for Travis Benjamin was intercepted by Cardinals safety Budda Baker on the rookie's opening drive. The second and third came by way of turnover on downs, but the latter was an encouraging drive overall.
Lance led the 49ers 93 yards to Arizona's 1 yard line. The drive featured a beauty of a throw to Deebo Samuel for a 26-yard pickup and a dart of a third down throw to Brandon Aiyuk to extend the 49ers series. At the goal line on 4th-and-1, Lance kept the ball and bounced to the outside but was stopped inches from the line to force a turnover on downs.
Through the first half, Lance completed 5-of-11 passes for 63 yards and an interception. He's added 49 yards on the ground on nine attempts.
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Jimmy Garoppolo Spotted Working Out at State Farm Stadium 👀
Despite officially being ruled out on Friday, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo still made the trip to Glendale as the 49ers are set to face off against the Arizona Cardinals.
Ahead of pregame warmups, Garoppolo was spotted on the field at State Farm Stadium working out with trainers. The veteran quarterback was seen working on his drop backs and throwing some short passes while also rehabbing off to the side, an encouraging sign of his progress.
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Check out pregame images as the San Francisco 49ers prepare to take on the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.

DL Nick Bosa

General Manager John Lynch

QB Trey Lance

DL D.J. Jones

DB Jimmie Ward

RB Elijah Mitchell

WR Deebo Samuel

LB Fred Warner

QB Nate Sudfeld

DT Javon Kinlaw

LB Azeez Al-Shaair

WR Travis Benjamin

DB Jimmie Ward

QB Trey Lance

WR Mohamed Sanu Sr.

QB Nate Sudfeld

LB Fred Warner

RB Trenton Cannon

C Alex Mack, QB Trey Lance

49ers Linebackers

QB Nate Sudfeld

WR Deebo Samuel

QB Trey Lance

LB Fred Warner

S Tavon Wilson

49ers Defensive Linemen

QB Trey Lance
View photos as the team arrives to the locker room for their matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, presented by Levi's®.

QB Trey Lance

LB Fred Warner

WR Mohamed Sanu Sr.

DL Nick Bosa

WR Deebo Samuel

DL Dee Ford

RB Trey Sermon

DL Maurice Hurst

DT Javon Kinlaw

LB Azeez Al-Shaair

CB Josh Norman

WR Brandon Aiyuk

DB Jimmie Ward

DL Samson Ebukam

OL Laken Tomlinson

DL D.J. Jones

LB Marcell Harris

QB Nate Sudfeld

OL Tom Compton

S Jaquiski Tartt

DL Kentavius Street

OL Daniel Brunskill

CB Dontae Johnson

WR Trent Sherfield

WR Jauan Jennings

FB Kyle Juszczyk

TE Charlie Woerner

LS Taybor Pepper

RB Elijah Mitchell