Cardinals 42 - Patriots 28

by thatiger74 | 2 years ago | 0 Comments

Arizona got a much needed win to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 42 - 28 win over the Pats. Arizona unleashed a tough ground game led by 2nd year man Darrynton Evans, who racked up 187 yards of his own with 4, count em 4 rushing touchdowns. The longest run was 76 yards but the glaring aspect of the night is the 86 yards after 1st contact. Since taking over the starting job from James Conner the kid from App State has grown by leaps and bounds. With Murray continuing to struggle the Cards have looked for other sparks to get the Offense on track to win games. Murray again threw multiple picks in this one and only mustered a 37.4 QBR.  He was still able to work the ball around when he did make completions to 6 different receivers. Murray did miss some easy ones that could have helped put the game away early in the 3rd since Arizona was up 21 -3 at the break. The Cardinals were out scored 22 - 0 in the 3rd to watch the Patriots take the lead heading into the 4th quarter. Some terrivel reads lead to a couple pick 6's that would leave you shaking your head. The 4th quarter saw the Cardinals Defense step up and get some much needed turnovers as they forced Mac Jones into 5 interceptions and were able to lay the lumber on the Pats and force 3 turnovers after some big hits. There would have be highlights but the Cardinals video crew just found out that the PS5 signed out of the twitch account for some reason and heads will roll could be heard in the front office. What is Murray supposed to study if there is no film? Trey McBride led the way with only 3 catches for 63 yards. Rookie Christian Matthew got into the interception game with a 101 yard pick 6 that was a thing of perfection. The Cards are onward and upward as they keep hope alive and hope it doesn't run out in the last 3 games of the season which it seems are going to have to be must wins in order to make a run at a very tight playoff slot that has 6 or 7 teams looking to get the last spot in the playoffs.