Arizona Cardinals vs 49ers, Week 1: Good, bad, ugly

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 13: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals gets away from Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 13: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals gets away from Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 13: DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Arizona Cardinals is tackled just shy of the goal line by Jaquiski Tartt #29 of the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. The Arizona Cardinals scored the game-winning play on the next play. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 13: DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Arizona Cardinals is tackled just shy of the goal line by Jaquiski Tartt #29 of the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. The Arizona Cardinals scored the game-winning play on the next play. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The Good

A lot of good happened on Sunday.  It wasn’t the prettiest game ever but there was certainly enough to get excited about.

DeAndre Hopkins had 14 receptions for 151-yards.  The receptions were a single-game career high for him.  Welcome to the Cardinals.

Special teams, more specifically the punt block team.  Ezekiel Turner came up huge down 10-0 and blocked a punt to quickly put the Cardinals in scoring position.  That lead to a Kyler Murray touchdown pass to Chase Edmonds.

Then there is Murray himself.  He rushed some passes and took a slide a little early several times but overall he played well.  He had 91-yards rushing including a touchdown run. He only ended with 91-yards and not 100-yards because of two kneel downs at the end of the game.

Murray had the touchdown pass and his lone interception was on a tipped ball. Otherwise he was strong on Sunday.

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