Kyler Murray Says Cardinals Got ‘Physically Dominated’ in 1st Half of Loss to Seahawks

Kyler Murray feels like the first half was the biggest difference for the Arizona Cardinals in their 23-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Murray the Cardinals were “physically dominated” and the offense “couldn’t get it going” against Seattle’s defense through the first two quarters.

he Cardinals were held to just three points in the first half. Six of their first seven drives resulted in three punts, two interceptions and the end of the first half. They gained a total of 119 yards on 35 plays.

Murray’s second interception wasn’t his fault. The ball hit Marvin Harrison Jr. in the hands, but the second-year wideout bobbled it, and Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV was able to pick it off.

That turnover was particularly harmful because the Cardinals had gotten well into Seattle territory and if Harrison caught it, they would have come very close to converting on a third-and-11 to keep the drive going.

The Cardinals started to figure things out in the fourth quarter. They had back-to-back scoring drives, including a redemption moment for Harrison on a 16-yard touchdown catch.

Arizona was able to tie the score at 20 with 28 seconds remaining in regulation, but the ensuing kickoff was placed at the Cardinals’ 40-yard line after it fell short of the landing zone.

The Seahawks got into field-goal range to set up Jason Myers’ 52-yard game-winning kick as time expired.

It was yet another frustrating loss for the Cardinals, coming just four days after they missed multiple opportunities in a 16-15 defeat against the San Francisco 49ers.

After starting the season 2-0, the Cardinals find themselves at .500 with both of their losses coming against divisional opponents. They will go back to the drawing board to prepare for a Week 5 matchup with the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 5.

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