WATCH: Packers knock off Cardinals in walk-off fashion
The Arizona Cardinals came within striking distance of keeping their unbeaten streak alive against the Green Bay Packers, as Kyler Murray and the offense, trailing 24-21, needed just five yards for a game-winning touchdown.
But the Cardinals were stopped short on their miraculous 11-play, 94-yard drive down the field, as the 12th play resulted in a highlight-reel interception from Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas to seal the game. With that interception, which left a mere 15 seconds on the clock, the Packers pulled off a victory and brought their record to 7-1; the Cardinals, on the other hand, picked up their first loss of the season — leaving zero unbeaten teams left in the NFL — and fell to 7-1, too.
Murray received a high snap on second-and-goal but managed to corral the ball just in time to make a play. The Cardinals star quarterback wasted no time in letting it fly, looking to the right side of the end zone, where wide receiver A.J. Green was in single coverage in the Packers’ secondary.
The only problem for Green is that Douglas was the single man to beat.
Murray zipped a pass before Green had even turned around, but Douglas — behind Green — saw the ball traveling towards the end zone. Douglas extended one arm, tipped the ball further to the corner of the end zone, but managed to reel it in with both arms before stepping out of bounds, sealing the fate of the game and winning the game for the Packers, 24-21.
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In a rather sluggish offensive game for both the Packers and Cardinals, quarterback Aaron Rodgers had just 184 passing yards, completing 22 of his 47 passing attempts, for two touchdowns. The Packers’ rushing attack wasn’t too efficient, either; second-year Boston College product A.J. Dillon had 16 carries for 78 yards, and starting running back Aaron Jones had 15 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown. Jones, however, made an impact in the passing game, reeling in seven targets for 51 yards, the most of all Green Bay receivers.
For the Cardinals, Murray completed 22 of 33 passing attempts for 274 yards, but he threw two crucial interceptions, including the game-ending pick. Chase Edmonds’ seven carries for 30 yards and a touchdown led the Arizona backfield, and DeAndre Hopkins’ two receptions for 66 yards led the Cardinals; however, Hopkins was forced to leave the Packers game early due to injury.