Cardinals' Season Comes To End With Rough…
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The season began with so much promise.
It ended Monday night at SoFi Stadium with a thud.
The Cardinals’ first playoff appearance since the 2015 season got sideways almost immediately, the season ending with a disappointing 34-11 loss to the Rams in the final Wild Card game of the weekend.
Kyler Murray, in his first playoff game, played the poorest game of his career. At halftime, he had completed just 7-of-17 passes for 28 yards, two interceptions and a passer rating of only 9.3 as the Rams piled up a 21-0 lead.
Of the Cardinals’ seven first-half possessions, five were three-and-outs and the other two were the picks.
One of the interceptions was an ill-advised try to avoid a sack in his end zone for a safety; instead he tried to flip the ball to wide receiver Rondale Moore as he was being thrown down and the ball fluttered right to cornerback David Long for a 3-yard return for a touchdown.
Murray finished 19 of 37 for 137 yards and a passer rating of 40.9.
Running back James Conner did score a touchdown for the Cardinals, while J.J. Watt made his long-awaited return, but the Cardinals never threatened.
The Rams advance to the Divisional round against the Buccaneers next week.
More to come on azcardinals.com.
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