Josh Weinfuss
Tempe, Arizona-The Arizona Cardinals quarterrier Kyler Murray lost 48 games during his nfl seven-year career, but the 22-21 defeat on Sunday against Titans du Tennessee could have the most bitten. And not because it was the most recent.
“I don’t really know what to think about it,” said Murray. “I don’t even know. I really don’t know. It’s” how to lose a 101 game “. I don’t know.
Arizona granted an advance of 21-3 to the worst football team to become the first franchise since the merger of the 1970 NFL-AFL to lose three consecutive games on winning goals.
Murray said he had never felt quite as if he did after this loss: “It could be No. 1.”
He added: “It was bad. It was bad. Bad. All around, it was bad.”
In the first quarter, the cardinals seemed to have resumed where they stopped in the fourth quarter of their defeat of week 4 against the Seattle Seahawks, when their offensive misfortunes were finally dissolved. Sunday in the first 15 minutes, Arizona scored 14 points, the large receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. succeeded three catches for 79 yards and Murray launched for 102 yards.
Arizona was, as coach Jonathan Gannon said, capable of “doing what we want”.
Then, the paralysis which hampered the Arizona offensive in 10 of the last 12 quarters has been launched, associated with a series of blunders and penalties. Despite its 224 yards in the last three quarters, Arizona did not produce a point after its final touch, which came with 10:49 to do in the second quarter.
“Points are usually a good indicator of how we have executed,” said Harrison.
The Arizona has shifted two games in the fourth quarter which would have sealed the victory. The first was when the ball carrier Emari Demencado dropped football before crossing the goal line after having released what would have been a touch of 72 yards. The ball came out of the back of the goal area for a touch, giving the ball to the Titans, which started their return with a touchdown.
“I just made a mistake,” said Demermercado. “There is really no excuse. Let the ball leave. Obviously emotional, big game, but I just have to be smarter.”
If Demermado had scored and the cardinals struck the additional point, they would have increased 22, probably putting the game out of reach, said Murray. The teams in advance by 22 in the fourth quarter are 1,276-1 in the last 25 seasons.
It was the sixth time since 2008 that a game has gone from a touch to a touchback. And the rush towards the 71 yards of Demermera was the longest game on the ground to end in a escaped escaped since 1978. It also equaled the second longest game of the fray to end with a lost escape, behind the reception of Adonai Mitchell, last week, which he also abandoned to the line of the 1st yards.
Gannon said that Arizona teaches specific coach points involving games such as Demermercado, but the coach refused to say what they are. Murray called Demermerdo one of his friends closest to the team and said he did not expect this kind of game of him.
“I know his character. I know that his IQ of the game. And never in a million years, I only think Emari would do it,” said Murray. “But obviously, we all make mistakes. He will take this on the chin. He understands it.”
Later in the fourth quarter, the security of Dadrion Taylor-Demerson intercepted a pass of the quarter of the Titans Cam Ward which was diverted by the secondary of Arizona Mack Wilson Sr. but Taylor-Demerson escaped while he was going to the ground, and the balloon ricochet off the corner 21-19 with 4:39 on the left.
“Sometimes the ball takes fun rebounds,” said Gannon. “Seeing it happens, crazy bounces before. It’s unfortunate, but it happens.”
“I know his character. I know that his IQ of the game. And never in a million years, I only think Emari would do it. But obviously, we all make mistakes.”
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray on Fumble of Eari Demermado’s goal line
These are the two pieces that could have prevented or ended the return of the Titans, but others – like the Snap that bounced on the mask of the Murray mask in the third quarter – also contributed. Murray said the Snap problem was bad communication. He injured a foot on the game and missed two games before returning, but the offensive was not good after. Murray had only six attempts at passes and shame on the ground after his return.
Penalties have also played a role. Arizona has been reported eight times, including two pre-SNAP offenses. The cardinals were also penalized twice for illegal training. At the end of the second quarter, while Arizona executed its two -minute offense, a maintenance penalty on the right tackle Jonah Williams canceled a 32 yard pass to the close wing Trey McBride who would have moved the cardinals near the midfield. Two games later, Murray was reported for intentional landing. Instead of walking near the 50, the Arizona kicked its own 3.
“I just think that if you look at the errors, I think we have played enough to win the game, but crucial, Bonehead’s errors just gave them a chance to stay in the game,” said Murray. “I think they were literally a game outside of smoking, but we left them, and we kept them in the game.”
