The San Francisco 49ers are back in control of the NFC West and appear to be discovering their best form at exactly the right time having surged to the top of their division with a dominant victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
While the 49ers’ minority ownership of Leeds United has yet to see them grace Elland Road, San Francisco turned Estadio Azteca – the cathedral of Mexican football – into a second home on Monday.
Niners fans filled the stands in Mexico City, where the Cardinals were supposed to be the designated home team for the final international game of the NFL season, and they were rewarded with arguably San Francisco’s finest performance of the campaign.