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5 takeaways from Cardinals-49ers: Niners playoff hopes drop to 20%

The 49ers were dismantled by the Arizona Cardinals Sunday. Arizona dominated the Niners despite missing their MVP-caliber quarterback Kyler Murray. Murray wasn't the only Cardinal to miss this game. Neither DeAndre Hopkins nor A.J. Green suited up Sunday, and starting running back, Chase Edmonds left the game in the first quarter.

Why does Kyle Shanahan get so many excuses again?

We look at my five takeaways below.

“Playoffs... are you kidding me?”

According to FiveThirtyEight, San Francisco has a 20% chance to make the playoffs with a predicted final record of 7-11.