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Green Bay Packers 24, Arizona Cardinals 21
No more undefeated teams left in the NFL this season.
Yes, the Cardinals, who were the last remaining unbeaten team, were defeated last night after Kyler Murray threw an interception with just seconds left, and Arizona trailing, 24-21.
Ball game.
The game itself was interesting. It pitted two of the best teams in the league, yet it was kind of a back and forth game. At least in a way.
Arizona went up by a touchdown in the first quarter. At that point, it looked like they might just keep rolling like they have all season, with the Packers as merely a speed bump.
Then, the Packers went on a run. They scored 10 unanswered in the second quarter to take a 10-7 lead by halftime, and added to that with another touchdown in the third quarter. By then, it not only looked like Green Bay was capable of winning, but that they were in fact well on their way to a blowout win on the road against the league's last remaining undefeated team.
However, the Cardinals showed why they started off so hot. They answered with a 12-play, 81 yard drive hat culminated with a two-yard touchdown run by James Conner. Suddenly, they were down by only one field goal.
The final quarter was quite exciting and filled with suspense. The Packers entered it holding onto a narrow 17-14 lead, but scored a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, capping a 12 play, 91-yard drive that ate up six and a half minutes. Just like that, Green Bay was up 24-14, and it looked like they were comfortably in command again.
But the Cardinals answered right back again with an 11-play, 71-yard drive which was capped by yet another touchdown run by Conner, this time from 9 yards out. Once again, it was a tight game, with just a field goal separating the two teams.
The Cardinals defense held, and it was up to Kyler Murray and his offense to get the team the chance for the go ahead score. A field goal would tie it, and a touchdown would win it. And as already mentioned, it came down to the final seconds, when Kyler Murray's pass was intercepted to ice the win for Green Bay.
The two teams were almost identical in terms of yards and first downs gained. However, the Packers decisively won the time of possession battle, hanging onto the ball for well over 37 minutes. Also, the Cardinals turned the ball over three times, while the Pack managed a turnover free game.
Both teams now sport identical 7-1 records at this, the midway point of the season.
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