'Bonehead mistakes' derail Cardinals in loss to lowly Titans - ESPN

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has lost 48 games in his seven-year NFL career but Sunday's 22-21 defeat to the Tennessee Titans might have stung the most. And not because it was the most recent.

«I don't really know what to think about that,» Murray said. «I don't even know. I really don't even know. That's 'How to Lose a Game 101.' I don't know. It was crazy.»

Arizona gave up a 21-3 lead to the worst team in football to become the first franchise since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to lose three straight games on game-winning field goals.

Murray said he has never quite felt like he did after this loss: «This might be No. 1.»

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

In the first quarter, the Cardinals looked like they picked up where they left off from the fourth quarter of their Week 4 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, when their offensive woes finally dissolved. In the first 15 minutes Sunday, Arizona scored 14 points, wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had three catches for 79 yards and Murray threw for 102 yards.

Arizona was, as coach Jonathan Gannon put it, able to «do whatever we want.»

Then the paralysis that has hampered Arizona's offense in 10 of the past 12 quarters kicked in, coupled with a slew of gaffes and penalties. Despite gaining 224 yards in the final three quarters, Arizona didn't produce a point after its final touchdown, which came with 10:49 left in the second quarter.

«Points are usually a good indicator of how well we executed,» Harrison said.

Arizona botched two plays in the fourth quarter that would've sealed the win. The first was when running back Emari Demercado dropped the football before crossing the goal line after breaking free for what would