Cardinals end in heartbreaking loss to Vikings

Cardinals end in heartbreaking loss to Vikings

THE STORY: MINNEAPOLIS – The Cardinals outscored the Vikings for most of the game on Sunday at US Bank Stadium, a dramatic turnaround from the previous week’s loss in Seattle.

Despite leading the entire game, the Cardinals fired off a 5-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold to running back Aaron Jones with 1:13 left, and the extra point clinched the winning score in a tough 23-22 tie. Defeat.

The Cardinals sacked Darnold five times and Arizona outgained Minnesota 406 yards to 273.

The Cardinals looked like they could put the game away after scoring a first-and-goal at the Minnesota 5 to take a three-point lead with less than five minutes left. But tight end Tip Reiman suffered a false start, and then Kyler Murray took an intentional grounding penalty from 15 yards, essentially turning it into a pure field goal opportunity.

Chad Ryland hit the field goal for a 22:16 lead, but the Vikings still had 3:20 minutes left for their own touchdown chance. They took advantage of it.

On the final drive, the Cardinals had a fourth down to keep the drive alive, but Murray threw his second interception of the game, ending Arizona’s hopes.

Further information will follow on azcardinals.com.

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