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PODCAST: What was the good and the bad from the Cardinals’ loss to the Chiefs?

Jess Root and Seth Cox give takeaways from the Cardinals’ preseason loss to the Chiefs.

The Arizona Cardinals lost their second preseason game 38-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs. There was plenty of bad in the game and some good things. In this latest edition of the podcast, Revenge of the Birds’ Seth Cox and I break down the positives and negatives in the loss.

We discuss the position battle that has been locked up and talk about the meaning of recent roster moves the Cardinals made.

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Here are the topics and times from the show:

(1:00) What and who was good against the Chiefs

(25:04) What and who did poorly against the Chiefs

(43:18) The punting battle is over

(50:23) The meaning of the recent roster moves

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Cardinals’ defensive snap counts, observations from 2nd preseason game

Check out how the Cardinals’ 62 defensive snaps were broken up.

The Arizona Cardinals played their second preseason contest Saturday night, losing 38-10 at home to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Defensively, they played a total of 62 snaps.

How was that playing time divided up?

Below we have the individual snap counts for every defensive player who entered the game, grouped by position, and observations we can take away from the playing time.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

 

Cardinals’ offensive snap counts, observations from 2nd preseason game

We take a look at how the 72 offensive snaps were divided up for the Cardinals in their game against the Chiefs.

The Arizona Cardinals lost 38-10 on Saturday to the Kansas City Chiefs in their second preseason contest.

Offensively, they were on the field for 72 snaps.

How were those snaps divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts on offense, grouped by position.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

 

Injury update from Cardinals’ game against the Chiefs

The Cardinals had a couple of minor injuries on Saturday night. We don’t know much more than that yet.

The Arizona Cardinals lost on Saturday night in their second preseason game 38-10 to the Kansas City Chiefs at home.

They didn’t have any major injuries but did have a couple of what appeared to be minor injuries.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon gave some information as an update after the game.

Cornerback Kris Boyd, who left the game after a punt, injured his ribs.

Linebacker Dennis Gardeck exited the game with a knee injury.

We will see how much time they have to miss and if they are more serious than they appear.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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Cardinals can’t stop explosive plays vs. Chiefs

The allowed eight plays of at least 20 yard on Saturday night. HC Jonathan Gannon was quite disappointed.

The Arizona Cardinals fell behind the Kansas City Chiefs after three series and never could recover. The Chiefs dismantled Arizona 38-10 Saturday night in a preseason matchup at State Farm Stadium.

Kansas City piled up 504 total yards of offense and five touchdowns. Quarterbacks combined for 31-of-38 passing for 393 yards and three touchdowns. The Cardinals did not take the ball away and did not record a sack.

What was the biggest problem in the loss?

Head coach Jonathan Gannon was most disappointed in the number of explosive plays the Chiefs had.

“I think that, whatever it was, they had over 300 yards in explosives. I think they had eight or nine explosives,” he said postgame. “You’re not going to beat anybody like that. That is one of our core principles of defense. So truthfully, that is what I am most displeased about.”

The Chiefs had eight plays that went for at least 20 yards, totaling 244 yards on eight plays.

The secondary let players get behind them.

They didn’t tackle or cover well.

It was, of course, against the defending champions, but if the Cardinals are going to have any hope of being competitive once the regular season rolls around, that has to improve.

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Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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Studs and duds in the Cardinals’ preseason loss to Chiefs

Which players stood out for good and not so good in the Cardinals’ loss on Saturday?

The Arizona Cardinals lost their second preseason game 38-10 Saturday night to the Kansas City Chiefs. It was an overall bad performance as a team but not every individual player did poorly.

There were some studs and duds in the loss. Check them out below.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

Cardinals had penalty problem vs. Chiefs but not presnap penalty issues

Seven of the Cardinals’ eight penalties and eight of the nine they were initially called for were physical and not mental mistakes.

The Arizona Cardinals were one of the NFL’s most-penalized teams over the last several seasons. Under new head coach Jonathan Gannon, they expect to be much more disciplined.

On Saturday, penalties were a problem. They were penalized eight times for 82 yards. But there was one positive. Only one was a presnap penalty, a false start by guard Marquis Hayes.

It was the second game in a row they had only one presnap penalty.

What led to the penalties?

“I think it is a lack of technique,” he said postgame, noting it was not about focus or discipline When you play with bad technique, you get penalized, and that is what happened. You obviously have to get that corrected. They kind of go in waves a little bit and sometimes that is how the crews calling it and we have to play within the rules. Typically, when you get penalized it is for bad technique.”

It was bad technique.

They had three holding penalties, an illegal block, an ineligible man downfield and two personal fouls.

They had a declined penalty for hands to the face.

In all but their false start, it was for bad technique. They are physical mistakes instead of mental mistakes.

Through two preseason contests, the mental mistakes have been minimal. Now if they can avoid the technical mistakes, that will bode well for the regular season.

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Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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Keaontay Ingram showed why he could be Cardinals’ No. 2 RB

In his first action of the preseason, he was one of the Cardinals’ bright spots in their loss to the Chiefs.

The Arizona Cardinals were quiet all offseason at the running back position. They brought back Corey Clement and added Emari Demercado as an undrafted rookie.

Expecting to rely more on the running back and with the history of missing games that starting running back James Conner has, it made sense to believe that they would add a veteran.

But maybe that was because they believe in second-year back Keaontay Ingram.

Ingram missed the preseason opener and much of training camp with some injury the team never disclosed (Pro Football Focus indicated once that it was an abdomen injury, but that is the only place I saw anything). but he returned to action and was a bright spot in the team’s 38-10 preseason loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.

Ingram rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown on seven carries, he caught two passes for 20 yards and returned a kick for 13 yards.

His five-yard touchdown run was a display of effort and strength.

“I thought he looked good,” head coach Jonathan Gannon said after the game. “(He) made some runs and made a couple of guys miss. That touchdown run was pretty special so it was good to have him back in there. That was his first exposure in a live game. I know he was lathered up pretty good, he had a good attitude, he did a good job. And the O-Line did a good when they were in there with him. They opened up some holes and created some displacement.”

Ingram showed burst, strength and the ability to make guys miss.

He made plays in the passing game.

After last week in the preseason opener looked like they were missing something in the running game, if Ingram can keep healthy and look how he looked against the Chiefs, the Cardinals might be just fine with a running back duo of him and Conner for the regular season.

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Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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What did the Cardinals’ draft picks and other rookies do in the 38-10 loss to the Chiefs?

A rundown of the performance of the Cardinals’ rookies in their 38-10 preseason loss on Saturday.

The Arizona Cardinals lost on Saturday night 38-10 at home to the Kansas City Chiefs in the preseason. It wasn’t a good overall team performance, but the preseason is more about individual play than team play.

The Cardinals’ draft picks and other rookies got a decent amount of playing time.

Let’s go over what each player did.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

Chiefs 38, Cardinals 10: Highlights from Arizona’s preseason loss

Check out all the big plays from the Cardinals’ 38-10 preseason loss to the Chiefs on Saturday night.

The Arizona Cardinals were unable to pick up their second preseason win on Saturday night. They allowed more than 500 yards of offense to the Kansas City Chiefs, who scored five touchdowns in a 38-10 blowout win.

Kansas City’s quarterbacks combined for 31-for-38 passing for 393 yards and three touchdowns. They did not turn the ball over and were not sacked.

There were many highlights, even some from the Cardinals.

Check out all the big plays from the Cardinals’ loss on Saturday.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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