The Arizona Cardinals were blown out on Sunday at home by the Washington Commanders 42-14. It was ugly. The defense had no answers for the Commanders.
There were few bright spots and lots of disappointments.
But in the loss, who were the biggest studs and duds in the game?
Studs:
RB James Conner
Conner was good and he was about it. He rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, his second 100-yard game of the season.
S Budda Baker
Baker was productive with 14 total tackles. He was around the ball a lot.
Duds
CB Sean Murphy-Bunting
His completely unnecessary pass interference penalty gave the Commanders a 27-7 lead right after halftime.
The O-line
Aside from the two consecutive holding penalties, Kyler Murray was sacked three times and hit seven times.
The D-line and outside linebackers — all of them
They didn’t stop the run (216 yards allowed). They didn’t get pressure on Jayden Daniels. He wasn’t sacked and was only hit once.
TE Elijah Higgins
Filling in as the No. 1 tight end for Trey McBride, he only had two catches for 12 yards. It would have been good to have gotten him more involved.
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