Oct 13, , PM Updated: pm. The Cardinals passing game has performed well below expectation, namely the connection between Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr. There was one brief glimmer of hope, but the Cardinals killed themselves with penalties.
After digging a hole, Arizona reeled off 10 points before halftime and had the ball to start the second half β and they were moving it. First-and at the Green Bay 25, and Kyler Murray took a delay of game penalty.
Inexcusable, especially when the offense was showing signs of life. Two snaps later, right tackle Kelvin Beachum was called for an illegal formation for not being on the line of scrimmage.
Was it a ticky-tack call? The Cardinals settled for a field goal to cut the lead to On the first Green Bay drive of the second half, the Packers converted a third down on a Jordan Love scramble and Sean Murphy-Bunting got called for defensive holding that was tacked on to the end of the run. Four plays later, it appeared that the Cards defense got a stop on a third-and-one at their 31, but Murphy-Bunting got called for holding.
Three plays later, Love hit Romeo Doubs on a yard touchdown pass. Ball game. The Cardinals were completely disorganized in all three phases of the game. They committed 13 penalties for yards, just a week after committing one in the win over the 49ers. It was a nightmarish day for the defensive line, the pass rush, the cornerbacks, the wide receivers, the offensive line, the coaching staff β and with the number of injuries that piled up, the training staff too.
