<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/2-best-trades-the-cardinals-must-make-before-the-2024-nfl-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', '2 best trades the Cardinals must make before the 2024 NFL Trade Deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2-best-trades-the-Cardinals-must-make-before-the-2024-NFL-Trade-Deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>2 best trades the Cardinals must make before the 2024 NFL Trade Deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T21:28:25-07:00">October 14th, 9:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T21:30:38-07:00">October 14th, 9:30pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After turning in one of the more exciting wins of the 2024 NFL season in<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-reasons-cardinals-threat-win-nfc-west-destruction-rams" rel="noopener"> Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams</a>, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-reveals-awesome-moment-from-cardinals-beatdown" rel="noopener">Arizona Cardinals have fallen back to earth</a> in a major way, going 1-3 on the way to a 2-4 record while <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2024.htm" rel="noopener">struggling to score more than 14 points</a> in three of their last four games.</p><p>Could the Cardinals reload their roster at the trade deadline, adding a top-tier talent in the hopes of squeaking out a few more wins before the end of the season? Maybe yes, maybe no, but could they ever put up enough wins to challenge for the NFC West, let alone a spot in the Wild Card race?</p><p>Unfortunately, that just doesn’t seem like it’s in the cards.</p><p>But hey, that’s okay. Why? Well, because in this new league, where there are 14 teams that make the playoffs instead of 12, seven from each conference, there are fewer sellers midway through the season, which could give the Cardinals plenty of opportunities to cash out on veteran players in the last year of their contracts in order to give more snaps to young players now and secure draft capital in 2025, including a pair of defensive players who might be more valuable to another team than the Cardinals.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kyzir-White-playing-defense-for-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><h2><b>1. Trade Kyzir White to the Dallas Cowboys for a sixth-round pick</b></h2><p>While it’s always exciting to make moves and acquire premier talent at the trade deadline, the Cardinals are not a team about to make major waves in the playoffs and fight for a Super Bowl but instead a squad heading once again for a top-10 draft pick.</p><p>While that may be disappointing to long-time fans who want to see success return to the desert, it’s encouraging for folks with a more long-term view of the team-building process, as it should provide plenty of bites at the apple to build something special around Kyler Murray heading into the future.</p><p>As a result, the Cardinals should be willing to move off of older players or players on short-term deals in order to not only secure future assets but give additional snaps to young guys.</p><p>On paper, who perfectly fits that bill? Kyzir White, the rangy inside linebacker who followed Jonathan Gannon to Arizona after a solid run with the Eagles. A 28-year-old college safety playing out the final year of a<a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WhitKy00.htm" rel="noopener"> two-year, $10 million contract</a>, White is an affordable, effective linebacker who can play off-ball linebacker in a 4-3 or 3-4 scheme. While he hasn’t played particularly well in 2024, as has been the case for most of the Cardinals’ defense, he was an effective player in 2023 and looked more like a long-term building block and a short-term trade addition.</p><p>Fortunately, for a team like the Dallas Cowboys, who have struggled at linebacker in 2024 under new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, White’s versatility and price should be just right to help replace their recent losses, including Leighton Vander Esch’s retirement and Eric Kendricks to a calf and shoulder injury. Considering White’s experience playing in the NFC East and his versatility to play multiple linebacker positions in the Cowboys’ defense, Jerry Jones should be willing to give up a Day 3 pick to bring him to town and allow more snaps for Krys Barnes moving forward.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dennis-Gardeck-on-the-field-for-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>2. Trade Dennis Gardeck to the Eagles for a conditional fifth-round pick<br></b></h2><p>Much in the same vein of trading away White, the Cardinals should also consider moving on from one of the hearts and souls of the Gannon era, especially as he, too, is in the middle of a down year minus one game.</p><p>A dynamic personality on and off the field with one of the best nicknames in the business, “The Barbarian,” Gardeck looks like one of the premier pass rushers in the NFC. But when you consider all three of his sacks and his forced fumble came in one game against a Los Angeles Rams team that had a makeshift offensive line that was down multiple scores by the end of the first quarter, his stat line doesn’t tell the full story.</p><p>Other than that game, Gardeck hasn’t really gotten much going on as a rusher, <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GardDe01.htm" rel="noopener">recording 15 tackles, five tackles for loss, and a pick</a> over 159 defensive snaps.</p><p>When targeted as a coverage player, which has only happened three times, Gardeck has allowed two catches for 16 yards, good for an 8.0 yards-per-completion average that’s actually higher than his 2023 marks, when he allowed ten completions on 13 targets for 72 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>At 6-foot, 232 pounds, Gardeck really isn’t schematically versatile,  as he likely can’t play defensive end for a standard 4-3 team, but for a team like the Eagles? Who really need to get more pressure from their front seven under new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio? The idea of adding “The Barbarian” makes some sense, as he could fill a role similar to Andrew Van Ginkel in Miami last year and produce as a more traditional outside linebacker. If the Cardinals can get a mid-round pick for Gardeck, call it a fifth that becomes a four if the Eagles make it to the NFC Championship game, it might just be worth saying goodbye to the fan favorite.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hasson-Reddick-playing-for-the-Eagles.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Bonus: trading for Haason Reddick should be on the table</b></h2><p>While the Cardinals shouldn’t be trading for win-now players in 2024, if the right player comes along, they shouldn’t turn it down either, especially if the player in question is someone like Haason Reddick, who had his best professional season under Gannon in Philadelphia.</p><p>Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-haason-reddick-drew-rosenhaus-attempt-end-holdout" rel="noopener">Reddick has reportedly hired Drew Rosehaus</a> to help end his holdout with the Jets, but what if the deal doesn’t come through? What if Reddick still doesn’t want to play for the Jets, and they are willing to move him for a meager return to be done with the situation? Well, in that case, maybe the Cardinals should pull a Chandler Jones, albeit at a much lower price, in order to bring him to town. Reddick could prove he can still play under Gannon, work well with his teammates, and ultimately sign a new long-term deal with Arizona in order in a way New York wasn’t interested in.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 best trades the Cardinals must make before the 2024 NFL Trade Deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-arizona-activates-key-kyler-murray-weapon-suspension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals officially activate key Kyler Murray weapon after suspension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-news-Arizona-officially-activates-key-Kyler-Murray-weapon-after-suspension.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals officially activate key Kyler Murray weapon after suspension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-14T15:45:28-07:00">October 14th, 3:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-14T15:46:20-07:00">October 14th, 3:46pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-arizona-boost-zay-jones-return-suspension">Arizona Cardinals will have another playmaker available</a> in Week 7 after activating WR Zay Jones to their <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1845939280947933621" rel="noopener">53-man roster</a>, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>Jones began the 2024 NFL season suspended for five games but then wasn’t healthy enough to appear in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers because of a lingering hamstring injury. Now that he is healthy, the Cardinals have added him to the roster and will likely push Michael Wilson and Greg Dortch for playing time as the team’s No. 4 receiver.</p><p>It may be fortuitous timing to have Jones back in the mix as rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr. was evaluated for a concussion in Week 6.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Not Good: Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr. got up after a play and then stumbled and fell shortly after.</p><p>He's being looked at in the medical tent. <a href="https://t.co/1Am68sUCdC">pic.twitter.com/1Am68sUCdC</a></p><p>— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) <a href="https://twitter.com/AryePulli/status/1845527451104887220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Head coach Jonathan Gannon later confirmed Harrison was concussed. He is in concussion protocol. The Cardinals are scheduled for Monday Night Football, so the rookie wideout will have an extra day to rest and prepare.</p><h2><b>Up-and-down Cardinals season tough to evaluate</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-Zay-Jones-working-out-with-the-Cardinals-during-the-offseason.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>To their credit, the Arizona Cardinals are handling their business in the NFC West. Of their two divisional matchups, they’ve won against the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. In their other four games, the Cardinals are 0-4, losing to the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers.</p><p>An above-average ground game is buoying Arizona’s offense. It certainly helps to have a reliable back like James Conner contributing about 70 yards per game on top of another 40+ from Kyler Murray every week.</p><p>But the Cardinals aren’t generating much of a pass rush. They’ve accumulated just 11 sacks, the fourth-lowest total among teams without a bye yet. That lack of a pass rush has meant Arizona is giving up 8.1 yards per pass attempt, tied for second-most. The Cardinals doesn’t have a single defender graded among the top 23 at their respective position on PFF.</p><p>Sean Murphy-Bunting grades as the 95th CB out of 100 eligible. Kyzir White is graded 80th out of 81 eligible linebackers. This level of play just isn’t sustainable.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-open-practice-window-1st-round-pick-pass-rusher">return of 2024 first-round pick Darius Robinson</a> will be a welcome sight after beginning the season on injured reserve.</p><p>“He hasn’t played football in a while, so there’s an element of conditioning and just playing football I want to see for the next couple days,” Gannon said. “We’ll evaluate it day-by-day. He’s excited to get back out there with his teammates and get back on the grass, and so are we. We’ll be smart by him first and then do what’s best for the team.”</p><p>Last week, the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-lose-key-offensive-lineman-to-season-ending-knee-injury">lost G Will Hernandez</a> to a season-ending <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1843355944014762309" rel="noopener">knee injury</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals officially activate key Kyler Murray weapon after suspension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-wobbly-marvin-harrison-jr-falling-big-hit-doesnt-look-good');   ga('set', 'title', 'Wobbly Marvin Harrison Jr. falling back down after big hit doesn’t look good');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-news-Wobbly-Marvin-Harrison-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Wobbly Marvin Harrison Jr. falling back down after big hit doesn’t look good</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T11:35:05-07:00">October 13th, 11:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T11:51:09-07:00">October 13th, 11:51am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nothing is going right for the Arizona Cardinals during their trip to Lambeau Field on Sunday, as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-romeo-doubs-scores-td-return-suspension">Green Bay Packers are boat racing them in the first half</a>. Things went from bad to worse during the second quarter for Arizona when rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. took a big hit, tried to get up and <a href="https://x.com/TrainIsland/status/1845527074024427596" rel="noopener">couldn’t keep his balance</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">feels like that's the last we've seen of Marvin Harrison Jr today <a href="https://t.co/tSK1f8tIKu">pic.twitter.com/tSK1f8tIKu</a></p><p>— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrainIsland/status/1845527074024427596?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Harrison Jr. left the game and immediately went into the blue tent. He is being <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1845531940188786769" rel="noopener">evaluated for a concussion</a>, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.</p><p>Losing Harrison Jr. would be a huge blow for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-arizona-boost-zay-jones-return-suspension">Cardinals offense that just got Zay Jones back</a> in their wide receiver room. Harrison has had an up-and-down season, but has become one of Kyler Murray’s favorite targets. He was off to a slow start in Sunday’s game, failing to bring in a catch on two targets. Entering Week 6, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-marvin-harrison-jr-accomplishes-nfl-feat-not-seen-since-father">Harrison Jr. led the Cardinals in receiving</a> with 279 yards and four touchdowns.</p><p>The Cardinals also lost a key piece on defense in the first half. Linebacker Kyzir White went to the locker room and is <a href="https://x.com/AZCardinals/status/1845524551691796733" rel="noopener">questionable to return</a> with a knee injury, per the team’s social media.</p><p>The first half started off about as badly as possible for the Cardinals, as Jordan Love and the Packers offense carved up the Arizona defense right from the opening kick. Green Bay jumped out to an early 24-0 lead before the Cardinals finally began to make some inroads. A few solid drives by Kyler Murray and company helped them cut the deficit to 24-10 at halftime.</p><p>Facing a two touchdown deficit on the road without your best wide receiver is a steep mountain to have to climb, so Murray and the Cardinals will be hoping that Harrison Jr. is able to return today. If not, other options such as Michael Wilson and Greg Dortch will have to step up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Wobbly Marvin Harrison Jr. falling back down after big hit doesn’t look good

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-turn-backup-kicker-second-straight-week-amid-matt-prater-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals turn to backup kicker for second straight week amid Matt Prater injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-news-Arizona-turns-to-backup-kicker-for-second-straight-week-amid-Matt-Prater-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals turn to backup kicker for second straight week amid Matt Prater injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T06:30:01-07:00">October 13th, 6:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T06:38:26-07:00">October 13th, 6:38am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For the second consecutive week, the Arizona Cardinals will call on their backup kicker to help them earn another win. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-arizona-rules-out-darius-robinson-zay-jones-packers-clash">Cardinals continue to narrow down their injury list</a>, veteran kicker Matt Prater <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1845344466753753164" rel="noopener">has been sidelined with a knee injury</a>, so they have elevated placekicker Chad Ryland, per Ian Rapoport.</p><p>Ryland came through in a huge way for the Cardinals in Week 5. He drilled a 35-yard field goal with 1:37 remaining in the team’s victory against the San Francisco 49ers. He finished his first appearance of the season three-for-four on field goal attempts, and one extra point. The 24-year-old will likely become a factor again, as the Cardinals meet up with the Green Bay Packers in Week 6.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-most-to-blame-for-week-5-loss-to-cardinals">Cardinals proved the doubters wrong against the 49ers</a>. Kyler Murray and the offense struck gold early, when Murray dashed for a 50-yard touchdown to put them up 7-0 in the first quarter. Elijah Higgins later hauled in a fourth-quarter pass from Murray to halt the 49ers’ comeback. Green Bay has a tendency to get into high-scoring shootouts this season, so the Cardinals offense will have to come out with the same fiery demeanor.</p><h2><b>Chad Ryland will be the Cardinals’ kicker for Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Chad-Ryland.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals have the offensive firepower to storm downfield and give Ryland more opportunities to prove himself. Murray will likely look Marvin Harrison Jr.’s way a lot more than he did in Week 5, as the 49ers defense had the rookie wide receiver fully contained with two catches for 36 yards.</p><p>While Prater is a proven veteran, the Cardinals can’t be too sure of the severity of his ailment. Which means that their current backup plan could potentially become their permanent option. He has an opportunity to be the hero once again in a crucial NFC matchup for the Cardinals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals turn to backup kicker for second straight week amid Matt Prater injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-arizona-rules-out-darius-robinson-zay-jones-packers-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals rule out Darius Robinson, Zay Jones for Packers clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-news-Arizona-rules-out-Darius-Robinson-Zay-Jones-for-Packers-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals rule out Darius Robinson, Zay Jones for Packers clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T09:44:53-07:00">October 11th, 9:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T09:44:53-07:00">October 11th, 9:44am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-kyler-murrays-immediate-reaction-stunning-49ers">Arizona Cardinals are coming off an impressive win</a> over the San Francisco 49ers. However, as they prepare for their Week 6 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, the Cardinals know they’ll be down to key players.</p><p>Defensive lineman Darius Robinson felt discomfort in his calf on Thursday. In turn, the Cardinals <a href="https://x.com/Cardschatter/status/1844768607781167138" rel="noopener">have ruled him out</a>. The same goes for wide receiver Zay Jones, who is out with a hamstring injury, via team reporter Darren Urban.</p><p>Robinson was Arizona’s first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. However, he started the year on the injured reserve as he works through his calf injury. The Cardinals officially opened his 21-day window to return on Wednesday as Robinson was finally back in practice. However, after suffering a setback on Thursday, Arizona will hold him out for at least one more week.</p><p>The Cardinals plan on being “smart” with Robinson, Urban noted. While there isn’t much clarity beyond that, it at least seems that Arizona is taking a more precautious approach. They’re hoping some extra time off will have Robinson ready for Week 7.</p><p>Like the defensive lineman, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-arizona-boost-zay-jones-return-suspension">Jones has been out for the entire season</a>. However, his absence was for a different reason as he was suspended for violating the league’s conduct policy. While he is now eligible to return, Jones’ knee injury will keep him off the field in Week 6.</p><p>Rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. has taken the league by storm and leads the Cardinals in receptions (35), yards (279) and touchdown receptions (four). And yet, Arizona still ranks 24th in passing offense, averaging 181.6 yards per game. Jones’ eventual return should give Kyler Murray and company a boost.</p><p>With their win over the 49ers, the Cardinals moved to 2-3 on the season. A win over the Packers would prove the team is series in their playoff hopes. They’ll just have to find a way without Zay Jones or Darius Robinson.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals rule out Darius Robinson, Zay Jones for Packers clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-most-to-blame-for-week-5-loss-to-cardinals');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers most to blame for Week 5 loss to Cardinals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/49ers-most-to-blame-for-Week-5-loss-to-Cardinals.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers most to blame for Week 5 loss to Cardinals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T19:00:27-07:00">October 7th, 7:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T19:00:27-07:00">October 7th, 7:00pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a>Shane Shoemaker is an Associate Editor and Editorial writer for ClutchPoints, covering a wide range of sports and entertainment topics. Shane is a lifelong Tennessean yet refuses allegiance to any Tennessee-based teams. He's a graduate from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga with a BA in Communications/Journalism. There's a good chance he'll never let you forget the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers (2-3) loss to the Arizona Cardinals (2-3) in Week 5 was their second consecutive loss to an NFC West division rival where they blew a double-digit lead in the fourth-quarter.</p><p>This is not something that 49ers’ fans are to familiar with. Over the last two seasons, the 49ers have lost just one division game in route to winning the NFC West title twice. But then again, blowing double-digit leads in the fourth quarter isn’t too unfamiliar under coach Kyle Shanahan. When looking to point fingers, Shanahan seems like a good place to start.</p><h2><b>Kyle Shanahan blows another fourth quarter lead</b></h2><p>Sunday marked Kyle Shanahan’s sixth blown double-digit fourth-quarter lead since taking over in San Francisco, including both regular season and playoff games. Despite being widely regarded as one of the league’s best coaches, the persistent knock against Shanahan is his inability to close out games, often getting outcoached late and losing. This issue has surfaced in multiple Super Bowls, dating back to his time as the offensive coordinator with the Atlanta Falcons in the infamous 28-3 game.</p><p>Granted, Shanahan can only call the plays and trust his players and coordinators to execute. But up 23-13 with under 10 minutes to go in the third, the 49ers had several chances to extend their lead. Yet, all four of San Francisco’s second-half drives ended in turnovers—two interceptions, a fumble, and a turnover on downs.</p><p>Contextualizing the matter, however, some of offensive woes could be attributed to the depleted roster the 49ers are dealing with, as most of their star playmakers are out. Losing their kicker, Jake Moody, midway through the game certainly didn’t help matters either. Regardless, some have the shoulder the blame for this ugly loss.</p><h2><b>Jake Moody goes down with high ankle sprain</b></h2><p>A kicker’s importance is often overlooked until they’re unavailable—a lesson the 49ers learned the hard way. Shortly after San Francisco blocked a field goal attempt and returned it for a touchdown to extend their lead to 19-10 with 4:59 remaining in the second quarter, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-jake-moody-important-injury-update-hurting-ankle-vs-cardinals">kicker Jake Moody went down</a>. While attempting to tackle Cardinals return man DeeJay Dallas on the ensuing kickoff, Moody <a href="https://x.com/FantasyInjuryT/status/1843040410580721817" rel="noopener">got rolled up</a> on his right ankle.</p><p>This injury changed the dynamics of the offensive play-calling for the rest of the game. One key moment was on the Cardinals’ 27-yard line, where the 49ers were forced to go for it on fourth-and-23 instead of kicking a field goal. A successful kick would have given them 26 points, enough to win the game by two. But instead, San Francisco turned it over on downs. Arizona scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive to get it within two.</p><p>“Losing your kicker is huge,” tight end George Kittle said, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41653007/jake-moody-suffers-ankle-sprain-san-francisco-49ers-loss" rel="noopener">per ESPN</a>. “That’s tough. Jake is a hell of a kicker and you don’t have that option.”</p><h2><b>Jordan Mason’s fumble in the fourth quarter</b></h2><p>The 49ers had a chance to respond immediately after the Cardinals scored but failed in the worst way. San Francisco drove down to the Arizona 8-yard line, but on first-and-goal, Jordan Mason ran to the left end and fumbled the ball. It was recovered by Mack Wilson, handing possession back to the Cardinals, to which they would later score the go-ahead field goal.</p><p>This turnover was a devastating blow for the 49ers. After all the miscues and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-injury-woes-keep-piling-up-latest-brutal-update">injuries</a> they had battled through all day, this was an opportunity to bounce back. They had just been unable to convert on fourth-and-long due to the absence of their kicker, which had allowed the Cardinals to close the gap to within two points. To fumble in that critical moment was debilitating.</p><p>As solid a stand-in for Christian McCaffrey as Mason has been this season, he picked a terrible time to lose his first fumble.</p><h2><b>Brock Purdy throws late interception</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/49ers-Brock-Purdy-delivering-the-football-in-a-crowded-pocket-vs.jpg"><figcaption>© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Brock Purdy shoulders only part of the blame here, mainly due to the timing of his interception rather than his overall performance throughout the game. For all the criticism he has received in his career, with many claiming he is only successful because of the talent around him, Purdy has performed fairly well, especially considering the current circumstances.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-brock-purdy-aggressive-message-misfires-vs-cardinals">Purdy wasn’t perfect</a> on the day, completing just 19 of 35 passes for 244 yards and two interceptions. The last of those interceptions, however, essentially sealed the game.</p><p>With the 49ers just having lost the lead, they had 1:37 left to drive the field and score a touchdown, as they had no kicking option. The drive lasted just two plays before Purdy was intercepted at midfield.</p><p>It was truly a no-win situation for Purdy. He had limited options and was expected to march down the field and score a touchdown. On Sunday, he targeted just five receivers, three of whom had only one catch. Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle combined for 16 of his 19 completions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers most to blame for Week 5 loss to Cardinals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-open-practice-window-1st-round-pick-pass-rusher');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals open practice window for 1st-round pick pass rusher');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-news-Arizona-opens-practice-window-for-1st-round-pick-pass-rusher.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals open practice window for 1st-round pick pass rusher</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T16:36:43-07:00">October 7th, 4:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T16:36:43-07:00">October 7th, 4:36pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals improved to 2-3 on the season after the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-kyler-murrays-immediate-reaction-stunning-49ers">stunning Week 5 win over the San Francisco 49ers</a>. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals put up 14 unanswered points in the second half of Sunday’s game to come away with the surprise 24-23 victory. Arizona is now tied with the 49ers for second place in the NFC West.</p><p>The Cardinals got their first win since beating up another division rival, the Los Angeles Rams, in Week 2. And the team’s defense could soon get a big boost as head coach Jonathan Gannon announced that defensive lineman Darius Robinson <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1843410746212053012" rel="noopener">will return</a> to practice this week after missing the first five weeks of the season on IR, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.</p><p>The Cardinals selected Robinson with the 27th overall pick in the 2024 draft out of Missouri. He was one of two first-round picks Arizona made in the draft as the team also took receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. fourth overall.</p><h2><b>The Cardinals welcome back first-round pick DE Darius Robinson</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Darius-Robinson.jpg"><figcaption>Owen Ziliak/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-darius-robinson-injury-update-hints-multi-week-timeline">Robinson suffered a calf injury</a> during the preseason which was expected to keep him out of action for multiple weeks. The team ultimately moved the young defensive end to the injured reserve, meaning the earliest he could return to the field was in Week 5.</p><p>After being out the first five weeks of the season, Robinson’s practice window is now open, meaning he could make his NFL debut in Week 6. Players returning from the IR have a 21-day window in which to return to the active roster.</p><p>Arizona’s offense will also get a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-arizona-boost-zay-jones-return-suspension">boost with the addition of wide receiver Zay Jones</a>. After signing with the Cardinals in the offseason, Jones was suspended for the first five games of the 2024 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy following a domestic battery charge. He’s now eligible to return to action. However, it’s more likely the team will use a roster exemption on him for Week 6 and have him make his Cardinals debut the following week.</p><p>Arizona did receive some bad news of late as veteran offensive lineman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-lose-key-offensive-lineman-to-season-ending-knee-injury">Will Hernandez was lost for the season</a>. Hernandez was hurt during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-fans-shambles-choke-job-vs-cardinals">Cardinals victory over the 49ers on Sunday</a>. He’ll undergo surgery on his knee and work toward a 2025 return.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals open practice window for 1st-round pick pass rusher

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-arizona-boost-zay-jones-return-suspension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals get WR boost with Zay Jones’ return from suspension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Arizona-gets-WR-boost-with-Zay-Jones-return-from-suspension.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals get WR boost with Zay Jones’ return from suspension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T14:58:48-07:00">October 7th, 2:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T14:58:48-07:00">October 7th, 2:58pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals pulled a rabbit out of a hat to potentially save their season on Sunday. After trailing their division rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, by multiple scores in the fourth quarter, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-fans-shambles-choke-job-vs-cardinals">Cardinals rallied back to pick up a 24-23 win</a> and get back to 2-3 on the season.</p><p>The Cardinals offense has been a mixed bag of results so far this year. They have shown flashes of brilliance, like at the end of the game on Sunday and in their 41-10 drubbing of the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2, but they have also put together a few lifeless performances this season. However, there is good news on that front.</p><p>The offense is getting some reinforcements back in Week 6, as wide receiver Zay Jones is <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1843397441132855371" rel="noopener">eligible to return</a> from a 5-game suspension, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz.</p><p>“The suspension for Cardinals WR Zay Jones was officially lifted today by Commissioner Roger Goodell and he can rejoin the team,” Schultz reported on X, formerly Twitter. “He was suspended for the first 5 games of the season.”</p><p>The Cardinals don’t have to activate Jones right away, as they have a <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1843395321755504679" rel="noopener">one-game roster exemption</a> for Jones to return that expires next Monday, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.</p><p>It will likely take Jones some time to mesh with the offense in his first season in Arizona, but he has a chance to be a productive weapon. In his last healthy season in 2022, Jones caught 82 passes for 823 yards and five touchdowns with the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><h2><b>How can the Cardinals be more consistent offensively?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Arizona-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals have been very up-and-down on offense so far this season, and they need to find some more consistency if they want to make a serious run at the playoffs in the NFC.</p><p>The sustainability on that side of the ball has to come from the run game, which will be more difficult now after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-lose-key-offensive-lineman-to-season-ending-knee-injury">Will Hernandez’s season-ending injury</a>. Establishing the run helps the offensive line protect the quarterback, and it also keeps the Cardinals on schedule so they’re not always <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-cardinals-kyler-murray-pulls-babe-ruth-calling-shot-49ers">relying on Kyler Murray’s heroics</a> to move the chains. In Arizona’s two wins this season, the Cardinals have run for exactly 400 yards. In their three losses, they have run for just 382 total.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-kyler-murrays-immediate-reaction-stunning-49ers">Murray has been very good this season</a>, but he’s gotten caught hunting for big plays a little bit too much when they have struggled. There’s always going to be a little boom-or-bust with Murray — that’s part of what makes him such an exciting, dynamic player — but picking his spots with those shots would go a long way.</p><p>The addition of Jones, a receiver with plenty of experience working underneath as a chain-mover, will help them in this department. The former Jaguars wideout could give Murray another reliable option to go to underneath in addition to tight end Trey McBride. Arizona has a big challenge ahead of them in Week 6, as they will head to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals get WR boost with Zay Jones’ return from suspension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-lose-key-offensive-lineman-to-season-ending-knee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals lose key offensive lineman to season-ending knee injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-news-Arizona-loses-key-offensive-lineman-to-season-ending-knee-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals lose key offensive lineman to season-ending knee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T14:19:46-07:00">October 7th, 2:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T14:19:46-07:00">October 7th, 2:19pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals started the 2024 NFL season determined to improve upon their subpar 2023 showing. Arizona is 2-3 through the start of the year and aims to get back above the .500 mark. Nevertheless, injury woes have gotten in the Cardinals’ way with an untimely update on offensive lineman Will Hernandez being one of the latest developments.</p><p>Hernandez <a href="https://x.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1843355944014762309" rel="noopener">suffered a season-ending</a> knee injury in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-kyler-murrays-immediate-reaction-stunning-49ers">Cardinals’ 24-23 win over the San Francisco 49ers</a> on Sunday, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Hopefully, he will undergo a safe and efficient recovery</p><p>The Cardinals selected Will Hernandez with their 34th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The former UTEP Miner was having a career year in 2024, so his injury will hurt Arizona’s offense. The Cardinals will do all they can to help their offense thrive during Hernandez’s absence.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-fans-shambles-choke-job-vs-cardinals">Arizona’s win over the 49ers</a> may come with an asterisk since SF has so many key players on their injury report; however, the victory was still impressive. Kyle Murray ended the matchup with 195 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. In addition, he rushed for 83 yards on seven carries and had one rushing TD. James Conner joined Murray with 86 rushing yards on 19 carries.</p><p>On the defensive side, the Cardinals amassed two sacks, forced 1 fumble, and caught two interceptions.</p><p>Brock Purdy attempted to put Arizona away with his 244 passing yards and one TD, but his two interceptions turned out to cost San Francisco.</p><p>The Cardinals look to continue their momentum against the Green Bay Packers in Week 6. The Packers will enter the matchup fresh off their 24-19 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5. During the previous week, Green Bay took a tough 31-29 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, so they will bring everything they have against Arizona.</p><p>The Cardinals have what it takes to execute and come out on top as they continue the first part of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals lose key offensive lineman to season-ending knee injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-hysterical-message-cod-partnership');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyler Murray’s hysterical message after COD partnership');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kyler-Murrays-hysterical-message-after-COD-partnership.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyler Murray’s hysterical message after COD partnership</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T12:17:15-07:00">October 7th, 12:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T12:21:04-07:00">October 7th, 12:21pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Entertainment</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>For years, the internet has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kyler-murray-call-of-duty-investigation-brings-shocking-results-for-cardinals-fans">criticized Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray</a> for how his poor play on the field coincided with the release of each annual Call of Duty.  In a silly twist, Murray announced on his social media he was forming a new partnership with Call of Duty and thanked the trolls over the years for <a href="https://x.com/k1/status/1843351187170673149" rel="noopener">securing him the bag</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">To the trolls who memed me into a bag, thank you!</p><p>I’m officially launching my <a href="https://twitter.com/CallofDuty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CallofDuty</a> partnership! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CODPartnership?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CODPartnership</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheReplacer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheReplacer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackOps6?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackOps6</a> <a href="https://t.co/JwpZKxSzYo">pic.twitter.com/JwpZKxSzYo</a></p><p>— Kyler Murray (@K1) <a href="https://twitter.com/K1/status/1843351187170673149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Cardinals got a ton of grief after including an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-controversial-kyler-murray-clause-in-230-5-million-contract-removed-after-disrespectful-backlash">“independent study” clause in his contract offer</a>. In response to that bit of information going public, Arizona removed the clause and the two parties came to an agreement on Murray’s five-year, $230.5M contract extension.</p><h2><b>Kyler Murray, Cardinals still not on track</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-Kyler-Murray-running-with-the-ball-vs.-the-49ers.jpg"><figcaption>© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Arizona is 2-3, although both of their wins have come against the NFC West (Week 2 vs. Rams, Week 5 at 49ers). The Cardinals were given a pass since Murray was out for the first half of the season. But Murray has a 30-39-1 career record. His stats may work great for fantasy managers, but professional success has eluded Murray and the Cardinals since entering the league in 2019.</p><p>An <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kyler-murray-call-of-duty-investigation-brings-shocking-results-for-cardinals-fans">overly detailed Reddit post</a> from 2022 went into deep dive detail how Murray played poorly for the Arizona Cardinals on 2XP weekends (a COD promotional event).</p><blockquote>Passer rating: Murray’s average passer rating on non-2XP weekends is 97.43 and 89.65 on 2XP weekends, showing a -7.77 difference on 2XP weekends.Passing yards: Kyler Murray’s average yards per game is 251 on non-2XP weekends and 245 on 2XP weekends, showing a -6 YPG difference on 2XP weekends.Completion percentage: Murray’s average comp% on non-2XP weekends is 67.29 and 67.17 on 2XP weekends, showing a -0.12% difference on 2XP weekends.Win-loss record: Kyler Murray’s record on non-2XP weekend is 18-16-1 (0.529) and on 2XP weekends it is 4-7-0 (0.360), showing a -0.169 win% difference on 2XP weekends.</blockquote><p>Even with their win against the 49ers, that result probably doesn’t happen <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-jake-moody-important-injury-update-hurting-ankle-vs-cardinals">if San Francisco doesn’t lose their kicker</a> due to injury. The Niners did everything wrong in the second half to give that game away.</p><p>Murray spoke to reporters after the game and expressed how the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671756" rel="noopener">game broke their way late</a>, per the Associated Press.</p><p>“I hated it,” Murray said about the game being out of his control at the end. “I didn’t want to give them the ball back. I was hoping we could convert and end the games on our terms. That didn’t happen. Chad was great making the field goal and the defense came up clutch.”</p><p>The NFC West is wide open with the 3-2 Seattle Seahawks leading the division. The Cardinals travel to Green Bay in Week 6.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyler Murray’s hysterical message after COD partnership

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-kyler-murrays-immediate-reaction-stunning-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyler Murray’s immediate reaction to Cardinals stunning 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kyler-Murrays-immediate-reaction-to-stunning-49ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyler Murray’s immediate reaction to Cardinals stunning 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T09:32:24-07:00">October 7th, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T09:32:24-07:00">October 7th, 9:32am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Expectations were not high for the Arizona Cardinals in their Week 5 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, and yet, they managed to pull out a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-fans-shambles-choke-job-vs-cardinals">24-23 upset victory</a> over their division rival. Kyler Murray turned in another <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-cardinals-kyler-murray-pulls-babe-ruth-calling-shot-49ers">strong day at the office</a>, as he played a pivotal role in allowing Arizona to walk away with their second win of the season.</p><p>Murray got it done in the air (19/30, 195 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT) and on the ground (7 CAR, 83 YDS, 1 TD) for the Cardinals in this one, and it resulted in a shocking upset win. It certainly wasn’t easy, but Arizona did just enough on both sides of the ball to come out on top, leading to a <a href="https://x.com/K1/status/1843086713230610707?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" rel="noopener">fired up reaction</a> from Murray after the game.</p><p>Via Kyler Murray:</p><p>“60 minutes, proud of the guys.”</p><h2><b>Kyler Murray, Cardinals looking to build off of momentum from 49ers win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kyler-Murray-of-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals certainly felt the pressure to win this game, as they had a 1-3 record over their first four games, so suffering another loss would have made it even more difficult for them to find their way into the postseason. Murray and the rest of the team knew that, and it led to an inspired effort on both sides of the ball that yielded a big win.</p><p>There are still things that the Cardinals can improve upon, as their offense has run hot or cold for much of the season, with Murray struggling to get on the same page with his receivers while also receiving lackluster protection from his offensive line. But with this win, they have identified some things that have worked for them as a team, which could help them string together some more solid outings.</p><p>Murray’s quick reaction is an acknowledgement of how hard Arizona worked to win this game, but just because they won here doesn’t mean they can stop. The Cardinals have a lot more work to do over the next few weeks in order to truly get themselves back into the playoff conversation, but this is an encouraging start, and they will look to keep it up in Week 6 when they take on the Green Bay Packers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyler Murray’s immediate reaction to Cardinals stunning 49ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-news-jake-moody-important-injury-update-hurting-ankle-vs-cardinals');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers’ Jake Moody provides important injury update after hurting ankle vs. Cardinals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/49ers-news-Jake-Moody-provides-important-injury-update-after-hurting-ankle-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers’ Jake Moody provides important injury update after hurting ankle vs. Cardinals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T21:28:43-07:00">October 6th, 9:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T21:28:43-07:00">October 6th, 9:28pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Sunday afternoon, San Francisco 49ers’ kicker Jake Moody, who was seen wearing a walking boot after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-fans-shambles-choke-job-vs-cardinals">game against the Arizona Cardinals</a>, provided an update on his right ankle injury. The injury occurred during the Week 5 game, adding to the team’s woes as they suffered another narrow defeat, losing 24-23 after relinquishing a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter.</p><p>“It rolled underneath me, spun a little farther than it should. Nothing’s broken thankfully.” Moody said, describing the incident that led to his injury. He also mentioned that he would undergo an MRI to assess the severity of the injury, which will provide clearer insights into his recovery timeline and availability for upcoming games.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jake Moody, in a walking boot on his right foot postgame, said he will get an MRI to determine severity of right ankle injury. </p><p>“It rolled underneath me, spun a little farther than it should. Nothing’s broken thankfully.” <a href="https://t.co/PabYLhgS7T">pic.twitter.com/PabYLhgS7T</a></p><p>— KNBR (@KNBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/KNBR/status/1843083102891229549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>49ers choke again after a brutal loss to the Cardinals</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jake-Moody.jpg"><figcaption>Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The loss to the Cardinals marked a recurring issue for the 49ers, who have now squandered substantial leads in consecutive games. Just last week, the team experienced a similar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-most-to-blame-for-week-3-loss-to-rams">collapse against the Los Angeles Rams</a>, where they failed to secure a win despite leading comfortably in the final quarter. The pattern of losing grip on the game late has sparked concern and frustration among fans and the coaching staff alike.</p><p>Reflecting on the recent performances, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan expressed his disappointment and pointed to turnovers as a critical factor in the team’s inability to close out games.</p><p>“I think we had a 13-point [lead] and a [14-point lead] in the other. By no means should we be able to give that away,” Shanahan stated, emphasizing the impact of turnovers on the game’s outcome. “Always will come back to turnovers, in my opinion. There are other things you can do to overcome them.”</p><p>Coach Shanahan also highlighted the importance of maintaining control over the ball, a lesson that was evident in the game’s dynamics. “Talked about last night how we thought a key to this game would be turnovers and that’s exactly what the first half was,” he explained. “Gave us a huge advantage and then it flipped in the second half and we need to do that stuff to win.”</p><p>As the 49ers regroup and address these late-game collapses, the injury to Moody is another challenge they will have to navigate. The team’s ability to secure games and manage the clock effectively in the final quarters will be crucial as they look to bounce back from these setbacks and improve their standing this season.</p><p>For now, the focus will be on Moody’s recovery, as his condition will impact the special teams’ setup. The 49ers will likely prepare for the possibility of being without their kicker for an uncertain period, depending on the results of the upcoming MRI. As the season progresses, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-why-george-kittle-not-shocked-by-niners-slow-start">managing injuries and correcting strategic errors</a> will be vital for the 49ers as they aim to stabilize their performances and finish games strongly.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers’ Jake Moody provides important injury update after hurting ankle vs. Cardinals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-news-fans-shambles-choke-job-vs-cardinals');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers fans in shambles after choke job vs. Cardinals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/49ers-news-San-Francisco-fans-in-shambles-after-choke-job-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers fans in shambles after choke job vs. Cardinals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T18:36:59-07:00">October 6th, 6:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T18:36:59-07:00">October 6th, 6:36pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers coughed up another double-digit lead in the fourth quarter to lose to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5, 24-23. This loss follows the pattern set in their last game against the Los Angeles Rams, where they looked on the way to a comfortable victory only to give it all away in the final minutes. On Sunday, the 49ers choked a 13-point lead to the Cardinals, which understandably caused frustration among the fans and the coaching staff.</p><p>“I think we had a 13-point [lead] and a [14-point lead] in the other. By no means should we be able to give that away,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-kyle-shanahan-admits-what-drives-him-crazy-career-and-its-not-super-bowl-losses">coach Kyle Shanahan</a> said, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/shanahan-admits-49ers-extremely-frustrated-003759243.html" rel="noopener">per a report</a> on Yahoo Sports. “Always will come back to turnovers, in my opinion. There are other things you can do to overcome them.”</p><p>The coach also commented on what flipped the game in the opponents’ favor.</p><p>“Talked about last night how we thought a key to this game would be turnovers and that’s exactly what the first half was,” Shanahan added. “Gave us a huge advantage and then it flipped in the second half and we need to do that stuff to win.”</p><h2><b>Fans react to 49ers choke job vs. Cardinals in Week 5</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brock-Purdy-and-Kyler-Murray-talking-after-the-game.jpg"><figcaption>© Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Besides Shanahan, 49ers fans also felt frustration at their team choking a win away. They turned to social media to express their sentiments about their team in various ways.</p><p>First, user @CBAS5S posted a picture of a smashed TV and blamed the 49ers for what happened.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My wife took the kids to a motel 6 right now they are all crying and the police are on the way I just smashed my new TV and this is all your fault <a href="https://twitter.com/49ers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@49ers</a> <a href="https://t.co/hf5Rv7ccKo">pic.twitter.com/hf5Rv7ccKo</a></p><p>— 🦑 (@CBAS5S) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBAS5S/status/1843066649332871579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“49ers are finding new and supremely annoying ways of throwing games away this season,” @DannyJamieson said <a href="https://x.com/DannyJamieson/status/1843060635476894084" rel="noopener">on his post</a> on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Meanwhile, user @akashanav turned to mathematics to try explaining how two of the 49ers’ recent choke jobs happened.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Unimaginable losses for the 49ers in a 3-week span: <a href="https://t.co/AnvjaS2I2I">https://t.co/AnvjaS2I2I</a> <a href="https://t.co/ENomnXAdMS">pic.twitter.com/ENomnXAdMS</a></p><p>— Akash Anavarathan (@akashanav) <a href="https://twitter.com/akashanav/status/1843067739973546399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As the reality of the loss began to set in for @HimReaperZ, he posted a meme of Walter White from the popular series “Breaking Bad” to express his despair.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">49ers are about to lose to the cardinals <a href="https://t.co/VGmKexlsVC">pic.twitter.com/VGmKexlsVC</a></p><p>— Saul 🇲🇽 (@HimReaperZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/HimReaperZ/status/1843063022031618538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Another user, @xJahstin, uploaded another meme to highlight <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/is-brock-purdy-low-key-turning-into-a-superstar">Brock Purdy</a>‘s shortcomings during the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">49ers fans “Purdy we need a first down”</p><p>Brock Purdy : <a href="https://t.co/eI6H31oloD">pic.twitter.com/eI6H31oloD</a></p><p>— 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 (@xJahstin) <a href="https://twitter.com/xJahstin/status/1843065392421552358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Finally, user @bridgetbaseball was <a href="https://x.com/bridgetbaseball/status/1843062183711891561" rel="noopener">blunt in her assessment</a> of what these types of losses will do to the 49ers’ playoff chances.</p><p>“If the 49ers can’t beat the teams in their division it’s a big f**king problem. This is f**king embarrassing,” she posted.</p><p>With this loss, Shanahan might have built a reputation as a choking hazard, having already lost five games as a coach while holding a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, which included the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-most-to-blame-for-overtime-loss-against-chiefs-in-super-bowl-58">49ers’ Super Bowl loss</a> to the Kansas City Chiefs.</p><p>The 49ers are now 2-3 heading into Week 6 against the Seattle Seahawks, who also lost on Sunday against the New York Giants without <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-malik-nabers-miss-week-5-amid-concussion-concern">Malik Nabers, recovering from a concussion</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers fans in shambles after choke job vs. Cardinals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-cardinals-kyler-murray-pulls-babe-ruth-calling-shot-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Kyler Murray pulls a Babe Ruth by calling shot vs. 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kyler-Murray-pulls-a-Babe-Ruth-by-calling-shot-vs.jpg"><figcaption>10/6/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Kyler Murray pulls a Babe Ruth by calling shot vs. 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T14:51:11-07:00">October 6th, 2:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T14:51:11-07:00">October 6th, 2:51pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s little doubt that Arizona Cardinals quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-pro-football-hall-of-fame-kyler-murray-perfect-week-2">Kyler Murray had options</a> with his professional sports career. He ultimately chose the NFL over Major League Baseball, but he was drafted by the Oakland A’s in 2018 and could have gone in that direction. It appeared that he had baseball on his mind as the Cardinals took on the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyler Murray just went all Babe Ruth.  <a href="https://t.co/ZzOimOjBuv">pic.twitter.com/ZzOimOjBuv</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1843022495642943840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Murray took off on an option play early in the first quarter and he made it into the second level with relative ease. After turning the corner, he turned on the jets and hit top speed quickly. He sprinted into the end zone for a 50-yard touchdown run and the Cardinals took a 7-0 lead.</p><p>While Murray was in the midst of his run, he knew he was in the clear and that none of the Niners who were chasing him had any chance to catch him. He appeared to raise his right arm and point to the end zone while he was still 30 yards or more from scoring.</p><p>The move appeared to be reminiscent of the legendary Babe Ruth calling his shot for the New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs in the 1932 World Series. Ruth was the greatest slugger of his era and one of the greatest players ever. Legend has it that he pointed at the centerfield bleachers before hitting a long home run at Wrigley Field.</p><p>Of course, Murray’s gesture came very early in a regular-season game and it can’t carry the same status as Ruth’s legendary blow, but it was still fairly momentous.</p><h2><b>Murray hoping to get Cardinals back on the winning track</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kyler-Murray-torched-the-Niners-with-an-early-run.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/san-francisco-49ers-bold-predictions-for-week-5-vs-cardinals">Cardinals have started the season</a> slowly, losing three of their first four games. However, two of their losses were to the Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions. Both of those teams have Super Bowl aspirations and the Cardinals had a chance to win both games.</p><p>Murray is one of the most athletic quarterbacks in the league. He has brilliant speed and his running instincts allow him to make tacklers miss when he takes off out of the pocket. He also has excellent passing skills.</p><p>Prior to facing the Niners in Santa Clara, Kyler Murray had completed 75 of 108 passes for <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3917315/kyler-murray">777 yards</a> with a 6 to 1 touchdown to interception ratio. He has already built an outstanding partnership with rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.</p><p>The former Ohio State star has shown he can get into the end zone on a regular basis. He had caught 15 passes for 243 yards and 4 touchdowns through Arizona’s first four games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Kyler Murray pulls a Babe Ruth by calling shot vs. 49ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-encouraging-update-late-addition-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Trey McBride gets encouraging update after being late addition to Cardinals injury report');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Trey-McBride-gets-encouraging-update-after-being-late-addition-to-injury-report.jpg"></figure><h1>Trey McBride gets encouraging update after being late addition to Cardinals injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T06:40:49-07:00">October 6th, 6:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T06:40:49-07:00">October 6th, 6:40am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite all the hype surrounding the Arizona Cardinals offense entering the 2024 campaign, the team has crawled out to a 1-3 record four games into the new season. Things won’t be getting any easier for them in Week 5, as they draw a challenging matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, although their offense is set to get some reinforcements in tight end Trey McBride.</p><p>McBride suffered a concussion in Week 3 against the Detroit Lions, resulting in him missing their Week 4 contest against the Washington Commanders. While McBride <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-arizona-set-for-trey-mcbride-boost-vs-49ers">cleared concussion protocol</a> last week, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-worrying-injury-update-after-concussion-protocol">popped up on the injury report</a> as questionable for their contest against the Niners with a rib injury. However, it won’t prevent him from suiting up, as it sounds like he is <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1842807621272695288" rel="noopener">expected to play</a> through this ailment.</p><p>Via Adam Schefter:</p><p>“Cardinals TE Trey McBride, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a rib injury, is expected to play vs. the 49ers, per source.”</p><h2><b>Cardinals offense set for Trey McBride boost vs. 49ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Trey-McBride-of-the-Cardinals.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>McBride has 14 catches for 122 yards through three games, and he’s quickly emerged as one of Kyler Murray’s top targets in the passing game over the past year. His absence against the Commanders was notable, as the Cardinals struggled to get their passing game going without McBride providing Murray an option on underneath routes in the middle of the field.</p><p>Arizona needs to get back in the win column if they want to avoid falling into a hole that they can’t dig themselves out of. Beating San Francisco in Week 5 is going to be a tall task, but having McBride will certainly help them in their quest to come out on top, and it will be worth seeing if his return to the field can help the Cardinals offense get back on track after a rough outing against Washington.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Trey McBride gets encouraging update after being late addition to Cardinals injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-news-great-fred-warner-george-kittle-injury-updates-ahead-cardinals-clash');   ga('set', 'title', '49ers get great Fred Warner, George Kittle injury updates ahead of Cardinals clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/49ers-news-San-Francisco-gets-great-Fred-Warner-George-Kittle-injury-updates-ahead-of-Cardinals-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>49ers get great Fred Warner, George Kittle injury updates ahead of Cardinals clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T06:36:59-07:00">October 6th, 6:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T06:37:33-07:00">October 6th, 6:37am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Francisco 49ers are heading into a showdown with a division rival on Sunday, and they have some healthy players to help them. The team is <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1842807621272695288" rel="noopener">expected to have both</a> George Kittle and Fred Warner <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1842807069486780691" rel="noopener">available against</a> the Arizona Cardinals, per ESPN. The linebacker Warner has an injured ankle, while Kittle is dealing with sore ribs.</p><p>San Francisco is 2-2 on the season and in<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-troubling-christian-mccaffrey-week-6-update"> a tough position</a>. The team is coming off of a Super Bowl game appearance, and struggling somewhat to find success in 2024. The 49ers have been riddled with injuries, including to these two players. Christian McCaffrey hasn’t even played this season for the team.</p><p>Both Warner and Kittle were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-fred-warner-george-kittle-get-questionable-updates-week-5">listed as questionable</a> on the injury report for most of the week.</p><h2>49ers are grateful to have those two players against Cardinals</h2><p>Kittle is one of the 49ers’ top targets in the passing game. The tight end has 15 receptions this season for 161 yards and two touchdowns. His two touchdown catches have come in his last two game appearances.</p><p>The tight end had one of the best campaigns of his career in 2023. He finished the season with 1,020 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Kittle posted at least six touchdown catches in his last three seasons.</p><p>The linebacker Warner had one of his best games of his season on September 29 against the New England Patriots. Warner finished the contest with seven tackles and an interception. He posted 27 tackles so far in 2024, with a sack and two interceptions.</p><p>Warner is nearing 800 career tackles in the NFL. He’s finished every year of his career with at least 100 season tackles. 49ers fans are clearly happy that both of these weapons are going to be available for a team looking for wins.</p><p>San Francisco hosts the Cardinals Sunday at 4:05 Eastern. The Cardinals are 1-3 entering the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

49ers get great Fred Warner, George Kittle injury updates ahead of Cardinals clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-worrying-injury-update-after-concussion-protocol');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cardinals’ Trey McBride gets worrying injury update after escaping concussion protocol');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Cardinals-news-Trey-McBride-gets-worrying-injury-update-after-escaping-concussion-protocol.jpg"></figure><h1>Cardinals’ Trey McBride gets worrying injury update after escaping concussion protocol</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-05T11:22:50-07:00">October 5th, 11:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-05T11:22:50-07:00">October 5th, 11:22am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Trey McBride is no longer in concussion protocol but now has a new injury to deal with entering Week 5. In their second divisional game of the season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-vs-49ers-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024">Arizona Cardinals travel to San Francisco</a> to take on the defending NFC champions.</p><p>The day before the Cardinals’ upcoming game, McBride was <a href="https://x.com/Cardschatter/status/1842623204558561605" rel="noopener">downgraded by the team to questionable</a> with a new rib injury apparently suffered in practice, team reporter Darren Urban tweeted. It is unclear exactly when McBride acquired the injury but he now joins tackle Kelvin Beachum as the second offensive starter with a questionable tag.</p><p>So far in the young season, McBride has put up 14 catches for 122 receiving yards but has yet to find the end zone. The 24-year-old was sidelined for Week 4 with the aforementioned concussion suffered in the previous week during a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-lands-on-concussion-protocol-lions-loss">hit from Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch</a>.</p><p>Should McBride sit out, second-year backup Elijah Higgins will likely step in as he did in Week 4. Higgins was only able to reel in two passes against the Washington Commanders for 12 receiving yards but was not the only pass-catcher to struggle as quarterback Kyler Murray threw for just 142 yards in the game.</p><h2><b>Cardinals look to go 2-0 in divisional play against 49ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Trey-McBride.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic</figcaption></figure><p>So far in the young season, the Cardinals are just 1-3 to begin the year but picked up their lone victory in their Week 2 divisional contest against the Los Angeles Rams. In Week 5, Arizona has a chance to extend their NFC West record to 2-0 with a potential win over the San Francisco 49ers.</p><p>The last time Arizona faced a divisional opponent, the offense enjoyed its most successful game thus far with Murray throwing for 266 yards and three touchdowns. Rookie sensation Marvin Harrison Jr. accounted for most of his production, posting 130 receiving yards and two scores on just four catches.</p><p>Winning against a team on the 49ers’ level will be a difficult task for the Cardinals without McBride but San Francisco is dealing with its own injuries with starters George Kittle, Fred Warner and Isaac Yiadom questionable. Christian McCaffrey and Jon Feliciano remain on injured reserve and will be unavailable while Drew Greenlaw, Yetus Gross-Matos and Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles have been ruled out for the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cardinals’ Trey McBride gets worrying injury update after escaping concussion protocol

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cardinals-news-kyler-murray-arizona-set-for-trey-mcbride-boost-vs-49ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyler Murray, Cardinals set for Trey McBride boost vs. 49ers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kyler-Murray-Arizona-set-for-Trey-McBride-boost-vs.-49ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyler Murray, Cardinals set for Trey McBride boost vs. 49ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T11:44:16-07:00">October 4th, 11:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T11:44:16-07:00">October 4th, 11:44am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Arizona Cardinals are preparing for a crucial <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-vs-49ers-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024">NFC West showdown with the San Francisco 49ers</a>. Arizona’s season has not gotten off to a good start. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/arizona-cardinals-most-to-blame-for-week-1-loss-to-bills">The Cardinals played the Bills very tightly in Week 1</a> and got their first win in Week 2. Unfortunately, they’ve gone on a losing streak and dropped the last two games, giving them a record of 1-3. Fortunately, the Cardinals are getting one of their best offensive weapons back for Week 5.</p><p>Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said on Friday that tight end Trey McBride <a href="https://x.com/DaniSureck/status/1842232401487151138" rel="noopener">has cleared concussion protocol</a>, per Dani Sureck. He is reportedly “good to go” for the team’s Week 5 matchup against the 49ers.</p><p>Trey McBride had a breakout season in 2023, which was his sophomore campaign in the NFL. McBride hauled in 81 receptions for 825 yards and three touchdowns last year. This had many Cardinals fans excited to see McBride take another leap forward in 2024.</p><p>Unfortunately, that has not happened yet in 2024. McBride has 14 catches for 122 yards and no touchdowns through four weeks. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-trey-mcbride-lands-on-concussion-protocol-lions-loss">He did not play in Week 4 because of his concussion</a>, so his stats are really just through three games. Either way, it leaves Cardinals fans begging for McBride to become a larger part of the team’s gameplan on offense.</p><p>In other Cardinals injury news, kicker Matt Prater’s status for Week 5 is currently up in the air. Prater is reportedly dealing with soreness in his knee. He will know over the next few days if he’ll be good go for Sunday’s game.</p><h2><b>Previewing Week 5’s NFC West showdown: Cardinals vs. 49ers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kyler-Murray_297778.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Cardinals are nearing must-win territory as their record has fallen to 1-3. Week 5’s matchup against the 49ers is a huge opportunity for the Cardinals to get back into NFC West contention.</p><p>The 49ers are one game ahead of the Cardinals with a 2-2 record. That means that a win for Arizona would give both teams a 2-3 record and would because of the tiebreaker, Arizona would pass San Francisco in the standings.</p><p>The Cardinals have a shot at winning this important road game. San Francisco is banged up with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-christian-mccaffrey-concerning-update-after-trip">Christian McCaffrey on IR</a> and multiple other players, including George Kittle and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-fred-warner-makes-obvious-statement-injury-status">Fred Warner, nursing injuries</a>.</p><p>Still, playing a banged up 49ers squad is no cake walk. Arizona will need a stellar offensive performance from Kyler Murray, Marvin Harrison Jr., Trey McBride, and James Conner if they want to get past a solid 49ers team.</p><p>The 49ers are -7.5 favorites at home.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyler Murray, Cardinals set for Trey McBride boost vs. 49ers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-dan-quinn-heartwarming-kliff-kingsbury-gesture-cardinals-blowout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders coach Dan Quinn’s heartwarming Kliff Kingsbury gesture after Cardinals blowout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Commanders-news-Dan-Quinns-heartwarming-Kliff-Kingsbury-gesture-after-Cardinals-blowout.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders coach Dan Quinn’s heartwarming Kliff Kingsbury gesture after Cardinals blowout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T06:22:15-07:00">September 30th, 6:22am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T06:22:15-07:00">September 30th, 6:22am</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/bingeable">Sonny Giuliano</a>Sonny Giuliano is an experienced sports writer for ClutchPoints who has been covering the NFL, NCAA Football, NBA, and NCAA Basketball for well over a decade. Originally from the small town of Elba, New York, Sonny received his degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-magic-johnson-biggest-factor-behind-commanders-week-4-win">third straight victory and a 42-point outburst against the Arizona Cardinals</a>, it’s fair to say that the Washington Commanders are one of the big winners of the first month of the season. The Commanders sit atop the NFC East with a 3-1 record and early returns suggest that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-hot-start-rookie-qb-tom-brady-nfl-history">they’ve found their franchise quarterback</a>. The icing on the metaphorical cake is that the Commanders have also found the right offensive coordinator, key for any franchise bringing along a young QB.</p><p>Kliff Kingsbury is just two years removed from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-fire-kliff-kingsbury-after-disastrous-4-13-campaign">flaming out as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals</a>. In four seasons, all of which started with a great deal of promise, Kingsbury went 28-37-1 in Arizona with just one postseason appearance in that span. It was a brief tenure that validated the primary concern that many skeptics had about him… solid offensive coordinator, subpar head coach.</p><p>Now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-hiring-kliff-kingsbury-after-former-hc-withdrew-from-pursuit-of-raiders-job">Kingsbury is back in a role that suits him best with the Commanders</a>, and he’s <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1840523704888942686" rel="noopener">clearly in a great groove early on</a>. After the win against his former team, Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn delivered a passionate, expletive-laden speech before awarding Kingsbury a well-deserved game ball.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Commanders</a> HC Dan Quinn gave Kliff Kingsbury a game ball after today’s 42-14 beatdown of his former team in his old home.</p><p>This locker room is HYPE. <a href="https://t.co/6vaT50V34U">pic.twitter.com/6vaT50V34U</a> <a href="https://t.co/ad5Osj8Jbw">https://t.co/ad5Osj8Jbw</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1840539958043431115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Averaging 30.3 points per game, the Commanders are currently the 3rd-highest scoring team in the league after finishing 25th in that category last season. The last time Washington finished in the top ten in scoring in a season, the year was 2015, Jay Gruden was in his second season as the team’s head coach and Kirk Cousins was in his first season as the starting quarterback. All due respect to Gruden and Cousins, but the outlook in D.C. is a heck of a lot brighter now than it was then.</p><h2><b>Commanders’ Jayden Daniels continues to shine early in rookie campaign</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jayden-Daniels-celebrates-after-the-Commanders-win.jpg?w=1024"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jayden Daniels has thrown for 897 yards (the most among the three rookies starting for their teams this season), 3 touchdowns and just 1 interception. He’s completing a league-best 82 percent of his passes, which if it held, would obliterate the single-season NFL record. He’s also the second-leading rusher (218 yards) among quarterbacks in the league this season, trailing only Lamar Jackson. Alvin Kamara, Derrick Henry and Kyren Williams are the only players with more rushing touchdowns than Daniels (4).</p><p>By just about any metric, Jayden Daniels has already exceeded expectations during his rookie campaign. The most telling of which is the fact that Commanders fans don’t seem to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. It’s straight optimism in a city that has grown to be pessimistic about the outlook of their football team.</p><p>For as promising as Jayden Daniels has looked, it can’t be overstated how much Kliff Kingsbury has to do with his early success. Kingsbury has crafted an offense that is tailor-made for Daniels, accentuating his skillsets as both a passer and a runner, making life easy for the rookie during a period that is supposed to be filled with struggles and growing pains.</p><p>Maybe that time will come at some point this season, but right now, Jayden Daniels, Kliff Kingsbury and the Washington Commanders are riding high.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders coach Dan Quinn’s heartwarming Kliff Kingsbury gesture after Cardinals blowout

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A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA superstar and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-kevin-durant-magic-johnson-react-commanders-win-vs-giants">Washington Commanders minority owner Magic Johnson</a> took to X, formerly Twitter, to commend the Commanders’ recent performance, particularly <a href="https://x.com/MagicJohnson/status/1840530744805872077" rel="noopener">highlighting the prowess</a> of both their offensive and <a href="https://x.com/MagicJohnson/status/1840530825751756984" rel="noopener">defensive units</a> in a crucial game. The Commanders have been making significant strides this season, and Johnson’s tweets underscore the collective effort that has propelled the team forward.</p><p>In his first tweet, Johnson celebrated the Commanders’ offensive line, which has been instrumental in safeguarding rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels throughout the season.</p><p>“Commanders fans, the offensive line has done an amazing job all season long protecting our quarterback Jayden Daniels, who was spectacular once again!” Johnson tweeted.</p><p>His praise is not just a testament to the line’s ability to shield Daniels but also nods to the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-hot-start-rookie-qb-tom-brady-nfl-history"> quarterback’s continued impressive form</a>, which has been a cornerstone of the team’s offensive strategy.</p><h2><b>Commanders blow out Cardinals in Week 4</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Commanders-defense.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-kevin-durant-hyped-message-jayden-daniels-commanders">Daniels, who has quickly adapted to the NFL pace,</a> owes much of his success to the stalwart protection he receives in the pocket, allowing him the time and security to make decisive plays. This synergy between Daniels and his line is a crucial element in the Commanders’ playbook, translating into effective drives and scoring opportunities.</p><p>In a follow-up tweet, Johnson shifted the spotlight to the defensive side of the ball, which had a standout game by stifling a potent Arizona Cardinals offense led by Kyler Murray.</p><p>“But today goes to our Commanders defense – they really stepped up big with 4 sacks and held Kyler Murray and the Cardinals to 14 points!” Johnson expressed.</p><p>This acknowledgment reflects a well-rounded team performance, where the defense mirrored the offense’s vigor by dominating the line of scrimmage and making pivotal plays that disrupted the Cardinals’ rhythm.</p><p>The Commanders’ defense, often overshadowed by the exploits of the offense, demonstrated their capability to alter the course of the game significantly. Holding a dynamic quarterback like Murray to only 14 points and sacking him four times is no small feat and speaks volumes about the defensive unit’s preparation, strategy, and execution.</p><p>This comprehensive performance by the Washington Commanders, highlighted by Johnson’s enthusiastic tweets, points to a team that is finding its rhythm and balance. As the season progresses, the synergy between the offensive and defensive units could very well be the formula that propels the Commanders into postseason contention.</p><p>With sports figures like Johnson taking notice, the Commanders are not just winning games; they are also winning over fans and critics alike with their gritty and determined play on both sides of the ball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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