What the 49ers said after their surprising loss to the Cardinals

The 49ers melted down at sweltering Levi’s Stadium and lost Sunday to the Cardinals, 24-23.

They lost kicker Jake Moody to a second-quarter ankle injury, impacting their strategy the rest of the way, but they also turned the ball over inside their own 20-yard line (Brock Purdy’s third-quarter interception) and Arizona’s (Jordan Mason’s fourth-quarter fumble).

Purdy finished 19-of-35 for 244 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, including the game-sealing one that fluttered...