San Francisco, Arizona Set To Battle For NFC West Crown

It won’t take the San Francisco 49ers long to see where they fit in with the rest of the NFC West.

In fact, they should get an indication during the first month of the 2009 season.

San Francisco will play all three western divisional foes during its first four games of the season. If the 49ers want to gain any kind of edge over their rivals, a hot start would be the way to do it.

For the fourth straight season, San Francisco opens the regular season against the Arizona Cardinals, and that has not gone well for San Francisco over the past three years as the same scenario has turned into a 1-2 record.

In week two, the 49ers return home to host the Seattle Seahawks, and after a trip to Minnesota in week three, come back to Candlestick Park...

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