Murray: Cards shocker 'How to Lose a Game 101'

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals backmost Kyler Murray has mislaid 48 games successful his seven-year NFL vocation but Sunday's 22-21 defeat to the Tennessee Titans whitethorn person stung the most. And not due to the fact that it was the astir recent.

"I don't truly cognize what to deliberation astir that," Murray said. "I don't adjacent know. I truly don't adjacent know. That's 'How to Lose a Game 101.' I don't know. It was crazy."

Arizona gave up a 21-3 pb to the worst squad successful shot to go the archetypal squad since the 1970 NFL/AFL merger to suffer 3 consecutive games connected game-winning tract goals.

Murray said he's ne'er rather felt similar helium did aft this loss: "This mightiness beryllium No. 1."

He added: "That was bad. That was bad. Bad. All around, it was bad."

For the archetypal quarter, the Cardinals looked similar they picked up wherever they near disconnected from the 4th fourth of their Week 4 nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks, erstwhile their violative woes yet dissolved. They scored 14 points, wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had 3 catches for 79 yards, and Murray threw for 102 yards -- each successful the archetypal 15 minutes Sunday.

Arizona was, arsenic manager Jonathan Gannon enactment it, capable to "do immoderate we want."

Then the paralysis that has hampered Arizona's discourtesy successful 10 of the past 12 quarters kicked in, coupled with a slew of gaffes, penalties and mistakes. Despite gaining 224 yards successful the last 3 quarters, Arizona didn't nutrient a constituent aft its last touchdown, which came with 10:49 near successful the 2nd quarter.

"Points are usually a bully indicator of however good we executed," Harrison said.

Arizona botched 2 plays successful the 4th fourth that would've sealed the win. The archetypal was erstwhile moving backmost Emari Demercado dropped the shot earlier crossing the extremity enactment aft breaking escaped for what would've been a 72-yard touchdown. The shot rolled retired of the backmost of the extremity portion for a touchback, giving the shot to the Titans, who began their comeback with a touchdown drive.

"I conscionable made a mistake," Demercado said. "There's truly nary excuse. Just fto the shot go. Obviously emotional, large play, but I conscionable got to beryllium smarter."

If Demercado had scored and the Cardinals deed the other point, they would person been up by 22, apt putting the crippled retired of reach, Murray said. Teams up by 22 points successful the 4th fourth are 1,276-1 implicit the past 25 seasons.

It was the sixth clip since 2008 that a play went from a touchdown to a touchback. And Demercado's 71-yard unreserved was the longest rushing play to extremity successful a mislaid fumble since 1978. It besides tied for the second-longest play from scrimmage to extremity successful a mislaid fumble, coming successful down Adonai Mitchell's 75-yard reception past week, which helium besides dropped astatine the 1-yard-line.

Gannon said Arizona teaches circumstantial coaching points involving plays similar Demercado's but declined to spell into what they are. Murray called Demercado 1 of his closest friends connected the squad and said helium ne'er expected that benignant of play from him.

"I cognize his character. I cognize his IQ of the game. And ne'er successful a cardinal years would I deliberation that Emari would bash that," Murray said. "But evidently we each marque mistakes. He's going to instrumentality that connected the chin. He understands that."

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