The Arizona Cardinals had a 21-6 lead against the previously winless Tennessee Titans heading into the fourth quarter on Sunday. Somehow, they blew it, losing a third straight game on a field goal as time expired.
“I don’t really know what to think about that,” quarterback Kyler Murray told reporters after the 22-21 loss. “I don’t even know. I really don’t even know. That’s ‘How to Lose a Game 101.’ I don’t know. It was crazy.”
“That was bad,” he added. “That was bad. Bad. All around, it was bad.”
Two plays stood out. The first was running back Emari Demercado dropping the ball just before the goal line in celebration of what should have been a 72-yard touchdown run. Instead, the ball rolled out of the end zone and was a touchback, taking six points off the board (and driving fantasy players bonkers in the process).
The second was a bizarre play after Arizona safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson intercepted the ball but fumbled as he went to the ground. The ball kicked off of several players, bounced into the end zone and was recovered by Tennessee wideout Tyler Lockett for a score, cutting the deficit to 21-19.
The Cardinals also went eight straight drives to end the game without scoring and the defense couldn’t stop Cam Ward and Tennessee’s offense in the fourth quarter, so there was plenty of blame to go around. But anyway you slice it, Murray and the 2-3 Cardinals let one get away.
“I just think if you look at the mistakes, I think we played well enough to win the game, but crucial, bonehead mistakes just gave them a chance to stay in the game,” Murray told reporters. “I think they were literally a play away from quitting, but we left them and we kept them in the game.”
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