The Arizona Cardinals were once again facing a double digit, fourth quarter deficit. Unlike week one, however, another Kyler Murray herculean effort was not in the cards as the Raven’s dominance upfront was the difference in this 23-17 road loss.
Rookie quarterback Kyler Murray had a strong showing throughout the game, which was a noticeable improvement following his slow start in week one. The Cardinal defense managed to hold the explosive Raven offense to a marginal 23 points following their 59-point outburst a week ago (against Miami). Even with these sizable improvements, the Ravens controlled the majority of the came thanks to their far superior personnel on both lines of scrimmage.