The Philadelphia Eagles are still perfect. For that, they have some regrettable decisions by Kyler Murray to thank.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 09: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals warms up prior to his game against the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium on October 09, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. . For that, they have some regrettable decisions by Kyler Murray to thank.
A string of mistakes by the Arizona Cardinals ultimately doomed the team to a 20-17 loss to the Eagles on Sunday, starting with a run by Murray in the final minute of the game. The Cardinals had driven to the Eagles' 35-yard line with 36 seconds remaining, and seemed to be in a strong position when Murray broke free of the pocket on 2nd-and-10. Running up the middle, Murray had a first down in front of him but slid as a group of Eagles defenders approached.
That slide would prove to be a hair too early, as the officials ruled Murray had begun his slide before reaching the first-down marker. The Cardinals had no timeouts and couldn't argue the ruling , so the offense lined up for another play.To review, the Cardinals had 3rd-and-1 with 22 seconds left at the Eagles' 26-yard line. There was more than enough time to go for a first down.
Unfortunately, that's exactly what Murray did, and so Arizona had no choice but to run out the field goal unit for a 43-yard attempt. That's obviously a makable distance for any NFL kicker, but the Cardinals were operating on another level of incompetence at game's end.Here's the ending of the Cardinals-Eagles game.-3rd down: Kyler spikes it with 22 seconds left, making it 4th & 1 so they had to attempt a game-tying FG...
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