Arizona Cardinals vs Washington: Good, bad, ugly

By Scott Allen | Sep 21, 2020

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 20: Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins #10 of the Arizona Cardinals runs with the football after a reception against against the Washington Football Team during the first half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on September 20, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 20: Chris Streveler #15 of the Arizona Cardinals gets ready to take the snap from under center against the Washington Football Team at State Farm Stadium on September 20, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

The Bad

Play calling – they went for it on fourth down twice on Sunday. One of the calls was decent but one of them really could have turned the tide for Washington.

The Cardinals decided to go for it on 4th and 1 on their own 27. The positive in this case was the Cardinals were still up 20-0 at that point.

However, if the play had failed, which it didn’t, then Washington is already in field goal range. Based on how they played in the second half, things could have turned uncomfortable.

The fourth down was a reverse call that almost didn’t work. It went for just 3-yards for Christian Kirk.

Kyler Murray pick – if we’re being nit picky (and we are), Kyler threw a really bad pass into traffic deep in their own side of the field. He continues to learn but he can’t throw passes into major traffic like he did. He got away with it, luckily Washington fumbled it right back to the Cardinals.

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