New Orleans Saints 34-42 Arizona Cardinals: Kyler Murray seen ranting at head coach as Arizona struggle early before securing comeback win
Kyler Murray appeared to be captured by TV cameras yelling "calm the **** down" at Kliff Kingsbury as the Arizona Cardinals offense struggled early on; New Orleans Saints QB Andy Dalton threw two interceptions returned for TDs in the final two minutes of the first half to turn the game
Friday 21 October 2022 13:55, UK
Arizona Cardinals star quarterback Kyler Murray was seen ranting at head coach Kliff Kingsbury as their team trailed 14-6 late in the first half before the team ultimately overwhelmed the New Orleans Saints and ran out 42-34 winners on Thursday Night Football.
Story of the Game
Murray appeared to be captured by TV cameras yelling "calm the **** down" at his coach as Arizona's offense struggled early on in the game, before then suddenly going on a sensational three-touchdown scoring blitz in the final two and a half minutes of the first half that completely changed the game.
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Keaontay Ingram first scored on a two-yard touchdown run immediately after Murray and Kingsbury exchanged words, before Saints quarterback Andy Dalton threw two interceptions, both returned for touchdowns, to see the Cards suddenly up 28-14 at the break.
The first pick six wasn't necessarily Dalton's fault, with Saints receiver Marquez Callaway bobbling a potential catch, allowing for Marco Wilson to pluck it out of the air and sprint 38 yards before diving into the endzone. But the second one was an ugly heavy by the quarterback that was sensationally picked off by Isaiah Simmons one-handed and returned 56 yards for the score.
From there, the Cardinals controlled the second half. New Orleans pulled to within 11 points of Arizona on a couple of occasions, and a Will Lutz field goal inside the final minute made it a one-score game, but the Cardinals held on.
Murray completed 20 of 29 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown in the contest, while Dalton had 361 yards, four TDs but also three interceptions, including those two game-changing pick sixes.
Cardinals All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins had 10 catches for 102 yards on his NFL return after serving a six-game suspension having violated the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
The Saints (2-5) finished up with nearly 500 yards of total offense but still found a way to lose. Meanwhile, with victory, Arizona (3-4) snap an eight-game losing streak at home that was the franchise's longest since 1958.
Stats Leaders
Saints
- Passing: Andy Dalton, 30/47, 361 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs
- Rushing: Alvin Kamara, 11 carries, 49 yards
- Receiving: Chris Olave, seven catches, 106 yards, 1 TD
Cardinals
- Passing: Kyler Murray, 20/29, 204 yards, 1 TD
- Rushing: Eno Benjamin, 12 carries, 92 yards
- Receiving: DeAndre Hopkins, 10 catches, 103 yards
Murray and Kingsbury play down spat | 'It's like a marriage'
Cardinals head coach, Kliff Kingsbury: "It was just one of those things on the field. We had a difference of opinion.
"He said I didn't look good on TV and acted kind of fiery. I don't know. It's the Gen-Z thing of 'calm down,' but I like showing emotion.
"I think we are working through as an offense of where we want to be and what we want to do. When you have competitors that have a level of intensity like that, I think it will keep pushing us forward."
Cardinals quarterback, Kyler Murray: "We're good. We're going to make it right.
"We ended up scoring so that was good. But, yeah, that's all I was saying, just chill out. He's real animated over there on the sidelines sometimes.
"It doesn't faze me or I don't think it fazes him. We're just trying to win. It's an in the moment type of thing. After that we're good."
Cardinals wide receiver, DeAndre Hopkins: "Both of those guys want to win. I love to see that.
"Honestly, I love being a part of a team that two people are dedicated and that focused on winning and obviously you're going to butt heads.
"I'm not married but from what I hear, that's like a marriage!"
What's Next?
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens (3-3) host the Cleveland Browns (2-4) in an AFC North rivalry clash to kick-start this Sunday's live NFL triple-header on Sky Sports.
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The Ravens have been a thrill-a-minute so far this season, with Jackson and the offense back to their explosive best, but the team has also shown a fair amount of fragility in repeatedly blowing leads. They now host a talented Browns team that are badly underperforming in 2022 and desperate for a win to begin to turn things around. The action gets under way live on Sky Sports NFL from 6pm on Sunday.
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Then, following on from that mouth-watering match-up, the Seattle Seahawks (3-3) go on the road to the Los Angeles Chargers (4-2). Not much was expected of Seattle this season after the exit of their Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson, but Pete Carroll's team have exceeded expectations so far, thanks in large part to the play of former backup Geno Smith at QB - this one gets under way at 9.25pm from SoFi Stadium.
Rounding off the Sunday night action, we join our friends at NBC for Football Night in America and Sunday Night Football, with Tua Tagovailoa's anticipated return at quarterback for the Miami Dolphins (3-3) as they host the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4) - kick-off is at 1.20am, early on Monday morning.
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