Revenge of the Birds
The schedule for the Arizona Cardinals (2-4-0) only gets harder. They have to stop the bleeding and come up with some wins against really good teams. That began today against the 3-1-1 Green Bay Packers.
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In the end, the Cardinals had the lead going into the final quarter like they always do, but could not finish. They now fall to 2-5-0 for the year.
Who played well for Arizona? Who didn’t?
TE Trey McBride – Great route on his touchdown catch right before the half. His second TD catch, he took his route to an open spot, then ran over CB Nate Hobbs in order to get into the end zone. Had two good catches early in the fourth quarter that helped that drive, which got another three points. Led all receivers with 13 targets, 10 catches for 74 yards, and two touchdowns.
QB Jacoby Brissett – Brissett found a wide-open Marv Harrison with 6:28 left before halftime for 23 yards at midfield. Tremendous toss to WR Zay Jones with just over a minute left in the second quarter that gained 43 yards. Brissett’s fumble to start the second half was because C Hjalte Froholdt could not contain DT Colby Wooden, who flushed Brissett forward. At the same time, LT Paris Johnson had lost his man, RE Rashan Gary, who just happened to be coming into the hole Brissett had crept up in. The hit became the fumble. Strike to Harrison on a third-and-14 with 6:59 left in the third quarter. Harrison had beaten CB Hobbs and was led perfectly for 35 yards to Green Bay’s 26-yard line. Four plays later was the second McBride TD. The final drive Brissett had only 1:50 left in the game and drove the offense from their own 35-yard line to Green Bay’s 27. Finished going 25-36 for 279 yards with two TDs and zero picks. Was sacked six times with a QB rating of 110.8.
First half offense – The offense was on fire in the first half. Their first drive took the Cardinals down to the eight before a sack ended any touchdown aspirations, but they did get three points after a 15-play drive. Second possession was a punt followed by an eight-play drive that got another field goal. Then nine plays that finished with a McBride touchdown catch on a great throw by Brissett. Four possessions, three scoring drives, and had the ball almost five minutes more than Green Bay. Plus, they were winning the first down category, making 11 versus just seven for the Packers. Arizona led at the half, 13-6.
K Chad Ryland – Hit all three field goals with a long of 40 yards, and was 2-2 on PATs. Nice placement on kickoffs inside the five. Scored almost half of Arizona’s points with 11.
S Budda Baker – Led all tacklers with eight. Gobbled up RB Josh Jacobs for a short gain in the second quarter. Caused...
