Cardinals follow 2 mistakes with forced fumbles vs. Chargers
Oct 21, 2024, 6:44 PM | Updated: 9:06 pm
The Arizona Cardinals were making mistakes and not executing. At least they found bursts of effort to flip two huge mistakes on their part into turnovers by the Los Angeles Chargers.
It helped Arizona pull off a 17-15 win in their Monday Night Football game.
Two of Murray’s first four passes were batted down by the Chargers. The second was tipped by Los Angeles’ Khalil Mack and intercepted by defensive lineman Teair Tart going the other way.
But an alert James Conner quickly turned, came from behind and bopped the ball out of Tart’s arms. Arizona receiver Michael Wilson eventually chased down and landed on the deflected loose ball.
That was at the 28-yard line, 13 yards behind where the Cardinals snapped the ball before the very brief change of possession.
CHAOS IN ARIZONA.
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Arizona couldn’t do much from there, moving the ball six more yards before punting on what was technically its second possession, which ended before the Chargers offense got their first snap off.
It again did not look good for the Cardinals soon after that.
Los Angeles receiver Jalen Reagor got behind Arizona’s secondary on a 41-yard completion from quarterback Justin Herbert, but Cardinals cornerback Starling Thomas V punched the ball out.
It bounced into the end zone and was scooped up by safety Jalen Thompson before he raced out of bounds, saving a touchdown — or at the least a red zone appearance by the Chargers.
A replay review confirmed that Reagor stayed inbounds just enough to keep the possession alive before his cough-up.
Another crazy turn of events in Arizona!
A potential Chargers TD turns into a fumble into the end zone
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All that left the game scoreless until Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker nailed a 59-yard field go to put Los Angeles ahead 3-0 with 11:59 to play in the first half.
Dicker hit four more field goals for the entirety of Los Angeles’ scoring on the night.
