2024-10-14 03:45:06
The Arizona Cardinals suffered another setback with a 34-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Negative plays, turnovers, and penalties were all to blame.
Kyler Murray was 22-for-32 for 214 yards and a touchdown. The running game struggled with 89 total yards on 23 plays. Trey Benson led the group with five carries for 26 yards. However, a bad exchange between Benson and Murray resulted in a late fumble.
Trey McBride had 96 yards and caught all eight of his targets. Marvin Harrision Jr. was targeted twice, did not complete a catch, and left the game with a concussion.
Chad Ryland, playing for injured Matt Prater, made both his field goal attempts.
Arizona lost three possessions to fumbles. It was penalized 13 times for 100 yards. The Cardinals trailed the entire game.
Packers QB Jordan Love was 22-for-32 for 258 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Josh Jacobs had 18 carries for 62 yards. Nine different players caught a pass from Love.
Arizona (2-4) next plays Oct. 21 against the Chargers.
Look back at our updates of the game, which was played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Cardinals fumble away promising possession
The Cardinals were threatening at the Green Bay 13, but a fumbled exchange neutralized the drive.
Kyler Murray attempted a handoff Trey Benson, but the ball was dropped in transition.
Kenny Clark recovered the ball for Green Bay. Arizona has three fumbles, the others by James Conner and Gretch Dortch. Jaire Alexander and Karl Brooks had the other recoveries for Green Bay.
Score: Packers 34, Cardinals 13 (4:42 Q4)
Cardinals trail by 3 touchdowns
The Cardinals are running out of time to get a lot of work done.
A 41-yard field goal by Brayden Narveson gave the Packers a 21-point lead with 9:28 to play. Arizona is playing without Marvin Harrison Jr. (concussion) and a few key members on defense.
Penalties and poor play have plagued the Cardinals.
Kyler Murray is 19-for-28 for 186 yards. Trey Benson leads the team in rushing with five carries for 26 yards. Trey McBride has caught all seven targets for 87 yards.
The Cardinals have been penalized 12 times for 90 yards.
Score: Packers 35, Cardinals 13 (8:11 Q4)
More injuries for Cardinals
Sean Murphy-Bunting has been ruled out with a neck injury.
He joins several other starters on the sidelines.
LG Evan Brown is questionable to return. LB Kyzir White is out. Bilal Nichols is out with a stinger.
Starling Thomas briefly left the field but returned after a few plays. Marvin Harrison Jr. is out for the game with a concussion.
Cardinals lose another fumble
Kyler Murray completed a 16-yard pass to Greg Dortch to move the ball inside the Green Bay 40. However, before the play ended, Dortch fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Green Bay.
It’s the second straight possession for the Cardinals that ended with a fumble.
Score: Packers 31, Cardinals 13 (end of third)
Cardinals injury update
Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will not return after leaving the game in the first half.
Also ruled out was DL Bilal Nichols (stinger).
Packers back in control
Just as the Cardinals thought they were getting back into the game, the Packers pulled away again.
Green Bay added a touchdown with a 20-yard pass from Jordan Love to Romeo Doubs to grow the lead to 31-13.
Minutes later, James Conner fumbled away the ball to give the Packers a short field. Nothing came of the possession for the Packers as kicker Brayden Narvenson missed a 44-yard field goal attempt.
Score: Packers 31, Cardinals 13 (2:50 Q3)
Cardinals open second-half with FG
Chad Ryland kicked a 40-yard field goal cut Green Bay’s lead to 24-13.
The Cardinals started the drive with a 29-yard kickoff return by Greg Dortch.
Trey McBride featured heavily on the series with receptions of 12 and 13 yards.
Score: Packer 24, Cardinals 13 (6:41 Q3)
Kyler Murray and Company off to rough start
Quarterback Kyler Murray is just 9-for-17 for 103 yards and a touchdown through the first half. Murray has three carries for six yards. That is a far cry from his performance a week ago.
Murray isn’t the only player struggling in Green Bay.
James Conner is averaging just 3.4 yards per carry. That is a yard less than his career average. He has seven carries for 24 yards.
The Cardinals have just seven first downs — two via penalty. Meanwhile, Green Bay has 14. The Packers have out-gained the Cardinals 266 to 134.
Arizona isn’t doing itself any favors. The Cardinals have been flagged for seven penalties, resulting in 55 yards. Many of them have been dead-ball penalties.
Green Bay is dominating the time of possession 19:06 to 10:54.
Arizona will start the second half with the ball.
Interception leads to another Cardinals’ score
The Cardinals scored 10 points in the final 2 minutes of the first half.
A 38-yard field goal by Chad Ryland gave Arizona the final 3 points of the half.
The field goal was set up by an interception by Sean Murphy-Bunting. Arizona worked itself to the Green Bay 20 before stalling.
Arizona trailed 24-0. The Cardinals will receive the ball to start the second half.
Score: Packers 24, Cardinals 10 (halftime)
Cardinals break through Packers’ defense
Arizona finally found the end zone.
Kyler Murray completed an 18-yard pass to Michael Wilson. The six-play, 70-yard drive started after a 29-yard kickoff return by DeeJay Dallas. James Conner had a pair of 8-yard runs for his most productive series of the game.
Conner has seven carries for 24 yards.
Murray is 5-for-10 for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Score: Packers 24, Cardinals 7 (1:40 Q2)
Packers piling up points
Green Bay used two big plays to add its third touchdown of the game.
After a penalty forced the Cardinals to re-do a punt, Keisean Nixon returned the ball 39 yards to the Cardinals 44.
The penalty on the punt also negated a fumble to the Packers and subsequent recovery by the Cardinals.
From there, it was just one play — a 44-yard pass from Jordan Love to Christian Watson — for another touchdown.
Score: Packers 24, Cardinals 0 (3:47 Q2)
Cardinals injury update
Arizona linebacker Kyzir White left the game with a knee injury. He is questionable to return.
White had three tackles on Sunday. On the season, he has 31 tackles and one interception.
Green Bay adds to lead; Cardinals continue to punt
The Packers put together a 12-play, 72-yard, but in the end settled for a field goal.
Still, the home team’s lead grew to 17-0 with the 36-yard field goal from Brayden Narvenson.
The Cardinals have punted to end each of their possessions. The series went as follows
- Three plays, punt
- Five plays, punt
- Three plays, punt
- Three plays, puns
Score: Green Bay 17, Cardinals 0 (4:54 Q2)
Green Bay dominating early
The Packers added a second touchdown with a 10-yard pass from Jordan Love to Romeo Doubs.
Love started a bit rough, but is now 13-for-18 for 141 yards and two touchdowns. \
Doubs has two catches for 29 yards.
Score: Packers 14, Cardinals 0 (end of Q1)
Packers strike first
Jordan Love completed a 5-yard pass to Jayden Reed for the first score of the game.
On the five-play, 44-yard drive, the Packers benefitted from 20 penalty yards.
Love is just 2-for-5 for 9 yards in the game.
Score: Packers 7, Cardinals 0 (8:55 Q1)
Penalties piling up against Cardinals
Through the first five weeks of the season, the Arizona Cardinals were the least-penalized team in the NFL.
That could change after Sunday.
Less than 5 minutes into the game, the Cardinals have been flagged for three penalties for a total of 25 yards. All of the penalties were against the defense.
Packers, and Cardinals trade punts
Green Bay punted away its first possession but pinned the Cardinals inside their own 10.
Arizona lost a yard during its series and punted back to the Packers. A face-mask penalty against the Cardinals on the punt resulted in an extra 15 yards for the Packers, who begin the next series at the Arizona 44.
Score: Cardinals 0, Packers 0 (11:26 Q1)
Cardinals-Packers kick off
The Green Bay Packers got the ball to start the game. A touchback gave them the ball at their own 35.
The first series of the game began with an off-sides penalty against the Cardinals.
Cardinals to battle weather in Green Bay
Wet weather was in the forecast and Green Bay didn’t disappoint.
The temperature is in the high 40s with rain and a 4 mph wind. Rain is expected to continue through the game.
Arizona Cardinals inactives
The Arizona Cardinals will be without kicker Matt Prater for a second game. He is again on the inactive list with a knee injury.
Green Bay Packers inactives
- 27 S Kitan Oladapo
- 57 DL Brenton Cox Jr.
- 73 T Andre Dillard
- 79 T Travis Glover
- 86 TE John FitzPatrick
- 95 DL Devonte Wyatt
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The over/under (point total) is set at 49.5 points.
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