Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray continues to yield improbable collapses when the team needs him most. The gut-wrenching sack by Carolina’s D.J. Wonnum of Murray in overtime to help the Carolina Panthers prevail 36-30 in Week 16 won’t be easily forgotten.
In overtime, Murray and the Cardinals totaled minus-six on their final seven-play drive before punting out of their own end zone. Throughout the sequence, the team suffered a delay-of-game penalty and a loss of 14 yards on the sack mentioned above.
Words can’t justify the consistent errors, nor the frustration Cardinals fans have been forced to endure the entire 2024 season. Offensive coordinator Drew Petzing may deserve a percentage of the blame but Murray’s fourth-quarter interception throw to safety Demani Richardson was also a heave of desperation.
Murray has now thrown six interceptions over the last five games. With the loss, the Cardinals have now been eliminated from playoff contention. In Year 6 of Murray’s professional career, fans must wonder when his intuitiveness and decision-making abilities will mature.
Nevertheless, the broadcast cameras will only be forced to zoom in on Murray’s sideline antics and vivid isolation for only two more weeks.
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