GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Kyler Murray knows the Arizona Cardinals are playing with fire by not being able to close out games the way they want to.
A week after surviving a late-game push by New Orleans Saints, it happened again during the Cardinals' home opener against the Carolina Panthers.
After jumping out to a 27-3 lead early in the third quarter thanks to a dominating defense and Murray orchestrating an offense to do whatever it pleased in the middle portion of the game, Arizona gave up 19 unanswered points in the second half but held off a Panther's comeback attempt thanks to a fourth-down sack in the final minute by Calais Campbell to win, 27-22, on Sunday at State Farm Stadium.