Kyler Murray ran for a 44-yard landing and led the Cardinals on a drive that arrange Chad Ryland’s 32-yard area purpose as time expired, and Arizona rallied for a 17-15 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday evening.
Cameron Dicker kicked his fifth area purpose of the evening — this one from 40 yards — to present the Chargers a 15-14 lead with 1:54 left. However the Cardinals (3-4) rapidly moved into area purpose vary, aided by an pointless roughness name on Cam Hart that price Los Angeles (3-3) 15 yards.
Arizona adopted that with a bruising 33-yard run by James Conner, who completed with 101 yards on the bottom. That ultimately arrange Ryland’s quick area purpose and a Cardinals celebration.
It was a irritating evening for the Chargers offense, which gained 395 yards however could not discover the tip zone. Justin Herbert accomplished 27 of 39 passes for 349 yards.
Dicker booted area objectives of 59, 50, 28, 47 and 40 yards, the primary of which tied a franchise file for distance.
Murray ran for a spectacular landing early within the fourth quarter, rolling to his left earlier than turning on the jets, beating security Junior Colston to the sideline after which coasting into the tip zone for a 14-9 lead.
It was Murray’s second lengthy landing run in three weeks after he scored on a 50-yard dash in opposition to San Francisco. It was additionally Murray’s twentieth profession recreation with a landing cross and run.
Murray accomplished 14 of 26 passes for 145 yards, one landing and one interception.
Dicker’s 28-yarder late within the third quarter gave the Chargers a 9-7 lead. Los Angeles gained possession after stopping Cardinals backup quarterback Clayton Tune on third-and-1 and fourth-and-1. The Cardinals typically use Tune in short-yardage conditions as a result of he is greater than Murray.
Arizona scored on a 5-yard landing cross from Murray to Greg Dortch within the second quarter to take a 7-6 into halftime. It was Dortch’s first landing catch of the season.
Dicker made two area objectives within the first half for the Chargers, together with the 59-yarder. That was the longest kick of Dicker’s profession after he beforehand made two from 55 yards.
Los Angeles fumbled away a pair of nice alternatives early within the first quarter.
On Arizona’s opening drive, Murray had a cross deflected by Khalil Mack and intercepted by Teair Tait. The 304-pound defensive lineman began operating downfield, however was stripped from behind by Conner earlier than Arizona’s Michael Wilson grabbed the fumble.
Then, on the Chargers’ first drive, Herbert hit Jalen Reagor for a 42-yard achieve, however Arizona’s Starling Thomas stripped Reagor and the ball bounced into the tip zone for a touchback.
Accidents
Chargers: OLB Joey Bosa (hip) and TE Hayden Hurst (groin) have been inactive.
Cardinals: CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (neck) left within the first half. LB Dennis Gardeck (knee) left within the third quarter.
Up subsequent
Chargers: Host New Orleans on Sunday.
Cardinals: At Miami on Sunday.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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