Cardinals’ Kyler Murray injured against Rams, Chris Streveler takes over

Cardinals signal caller Kyler Murray left the field with a leg injury, Rams quarterback John Wolford threw an interception on his first pitch as an NFL quarterback, and quarterback Arizona-back Chris Streveler passed to undrafted rookie Jonathan Ward for an 11-yard touchdown.

That madness, with a playoff berth on the line, gave the Cardinals a 7-0 lead five minutes into their 2020 regular season final against Los Angeles.

Murray entered game week after suffering a leg injury last Sunday in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He confirmed on Wednesday he would play against the Rams.

He was injured on a sack by the Ram’s Morgan Fox, which appeared to land on the quarterback’s right ankle. Play on the third down killed the first practice of the game in Arizona.

As the Arizona starter made his way to the locker room, Streveler, who signed with Arizona and last played in the Canadian Football League, entered the game after Cardinals linebacker Jordan Hicks , removed Wolford’s pass.

Two completions by Streveler to wide receiver Trent Sherfield and Ward later, the Cardinals had a lead over Ward’s NFL first touch.

CBS’s Tracy Wolfson reported that Murray went to receive x-rays, but he quickly returned to the field in an attempt to recover from his injury.

Murray was watched in the injured tent before returning to the locker room at SoFi Stadium. He came back, got his ankle stuck and didn’t come back in the first half.

Behind Wolford, the Rams entered the red zone twice but came away with a basket and a roll on the goal line. Arizona linebacker Isaiah Simmons stripped running back Cam Akers, and Byron Murphy recovered for Arizona and sent him back to the half-yard line.

From there, the Cardinals’ Justin Pugh was called up to a keep-in-end-zone penalty while blocking for Streveler, giving Los Angeles two points on a safety who went 7-5 with 5:31 left in the game. first half.

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