Analysis: Cardinals lose to Eagles; could more deep shots have helped?
It was the same issue that has been plaguing this team since the season opener. The Cardinals can’t seem to find a way to get quicker and cleaner operations on both offense and defense in the first half of games. That nauseating trend continued for a fifth consecutive week, and it was a big reason why Arizona is 2-3 and has now dropped eight straight games at home dating back to last season.
“I don’t have an answer,” coach Kliff Kingsbury said, adding of his team, “They’ve got a lot of heart, there’s no doubt, and they’re a resilient group. But to come out flat every single week for five straight weeks is something we’re still trying to figure out.”It boiled down to the final one minute and 45 seconds.
With 22 seconds left, Murray spiked the football to stop the clock. The instruction came from Kingsbury over the radio. It was now fourth down and instead of being able to try to take one more shot to play for the win, Kingsbury called for Ammendola and the field goal unit. Kingsbury didn’t want to risk throwing a pass on third down with the clock running and no timeouts remaining, saying he feared a sack or perhaps something worse. If Murray had gotten the first down on his scramble, maybe the Cardinals could have tried something else.
“It honestly felt good. Everything felt good off my foot,” Ammendola said. “It’s something I’ve got to work on. I’ll have to go back and watch it, look at the film just review what went on. I felt good all game. Honestly, like I said, it felt good off my foot.
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