Bam Knight’s injury adds to Cardinals’ early issues in Houston

When it rains, it pours.

Cardinals running back Bam Knight was carted off early on in Arizona’s 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans with an ankle injury and did not return.

The running back saw one carry for negative two yards before exiting.

Additionally, rookie Cody Simon was shaken up on the ensuing Texans drive. Wide receiver Andre Baccellia was carted off late in the second quarter after a kick return with a neck injury. Both did not return.

With Knight sidelined, the Cardinals looked to Michael Carter to carry the load.

Carter finished with 14 carries for 56 yards. He also caught all four of his targets for 48 yards.

Before the running back went down, Arizona was already up against it in Houston.

Allowing an opening-drive touchdown on just two plays before coughing up the rock on the ensuing kick return and giving up a field goal, the Cardinals offense took the field for the first time on Sunday already down 10-0.

And when Arizona did manage to get on the field for the first time offensively, it was quickly ushered off by the Texans defense after three plays and negative seven yards.

Houston meanwhile followed the field goal up with another trip to the end zone behind an eight-play, 49-yard scoring drive. The Texans’ first two drives of the second quarter resulted in field goals, too.

That’s five straight scoring drives for the Texans to open up the game after the Los Angeles Rams did the same against Arizona just a week prior.

Houston keep its foot on the gas the rest of the way. It’s 40-point showing was the fourth one seen by Arizona across the last six weeks of work.

The only bright spot on Sunday was tight end Trey McBride.

McBride set a pair of NFL records on Sunday.

He finished with 12 catches (13 targets) for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

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