Six of the Cardinals’ 17 games in 2024 will be against teams who hired new head coaches this offseason.
The NFL has wrapped up its new head coaching cycle. All eight teams who needed to hire a head coach has done so. The last to do so were the Washington Commanders, who are hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
The eight new head coaches in the NFL in 2024 are as follows:
Dan Quinn, Washington Commanders
Mike Macdonald, Seattle Seahawks
Raheem Morris, Atlanta Falcons
Dave Canales, Carolina Panthers
Jim Harbaugh, Los Angeles Chargers
Brian Callahan, Tennessee Titans
Antonio Pierce, Las Vegas Raiders
Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots
Of those new head coaches, the Arizona Cardinals will face five of them in 2024 in six games.
Murray went down after the third play of the Cardinals’ 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots. He ran for three yards and then his left knee buckled and he went down.
It was a non-contact injury.
Murray will have to have surgery to repair the ligament and will have a long offseason.
Because the injury comes so late in the season, being ready for the start of the 2023 season is definitely in doubt.
Kyler Murray was not the only player to get hurt for Arizona Monday night.
The Arizona Cardinals lost on Monday night 27-13 to the New England Patriots, but that wasn’t the biggest story.
The biggest story of the game was the non-contact knee injury that Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray sustained on the third play of the game, which is expected to end his season.
But Murray wasn’t the only key player to get hurt in the loss.
Let’s run down the injuries we know were sustained.
Murray’s season will be over and he might miss the start of next season.
The Arizona Cardinals suffered what is likely the biggest blow to a difficult 2022 season. Quarterback Kyler Murray went down on the third play of the game in the Cardinals’ 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots with a knee injury. He had to be carted off the field.
The fear is that he tore his ACL.
ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss reported Monday night that there is “little doubt it is torn.”
After the game, coach Kliff Kingsbury said, “it doesn’t look good.”
A torn ACL would cost him the rest of the season and would put the start of next season in doubt.
He will have an MRI today but Kingsbury might not have or share the results when he addresses the media this afternoon.
His season is most certainly over, dealing the final blow to one of the most disappointing seasons in recent history.
The Cardinals fell to 4-9 after turning the ball over twice, giving up six sacks and allowing the Patriots to score 20 unanswered points.
The Arizona Cardinals fell to 4-9 Monday night in a 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots. Quarterback Kyler Murray suffered what could be a season-ending knee injury on the third play of the game, the offense turned the ball over twice and the Patriots scored 20 unanswered points.
Draft Kings and BetMGM refund Kyler Murray prop bets after the Cardinals QB went down with a knee injury on the third play of the game.
The knee injury to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray on the third play of the game against the New England Patriots was a huge blow to Arizona and its fans.
It was also a major blow to those who placed bets on Murray player props.
However, for customers who placed those player prop bets with BetMGM and Draft Kings, there was relief.
Both major sportsbooks announced via social media that all Murray player prop bets would be refunded. The customers will not get the cash back, but rather will receive credit in the form of free bets.
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On the third play from scrimmage, Murray’s knee buckled with no contact and he had to be carted off the field.
A very disappointing season for the Arizona Cardinals might have just had the worst thing that could happen. Quarterback Kyler Murray injured his knee and had to leave the game in the first quarter of their Monday night game against the New England Patriots.
On just the third play from scrimmage in the game after James Conner had a nine-yard catch and a six-yard run, Murray scrambled and ran to his right, gaining three yards. He had more open field in front of him, but his left knee gave out and he fell to the ground.
It was a non-contact injury to his knee, which seemingly always indicates a torn ACL.
He was carted off the field with a towel draped over his head, visibly upset with what happened.
After initially being ruled questionable to return, after the first quarter, it was announced he would not return.
With a 4-8 record in a season when they expected to be serious competitors in the NFC, losing Murray to a serious injury is the absolute worst-case scenario.
Two of the four guests have connections to Boston or the Patriots. None are connected to the Cardinals or Arizona.
The Arizona Cardinals face the New England Patriots Monday night at State Farm Stadium. The game will air on ESPN as part of Monday Night Football.
Opposite the general game broadcast, on ESPN2, Peyton and Eli Manning will host their “Manningcast.”
Most weeks during the Monday night game, they comment on the game and interview guests.
In the Week 14 matchup in Arizona with the Cardinals and Patriots, the four guests the Mannings will have all lack any connection to Arizona.
Their four scheduled guests are Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, former ESPN and well-known Boston sports fan Bill Simmons, actor and comedian Michael-Keegan Key and former Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri.
Simmons and Vinatieri have ties to Boston and the Patriots.
None of the guests has any connection to the Cardinals or Arizona.
Check out which Patriots players did not dress for their Monday night game against the Cardinals.
The New England Patriots had to face the Arizona Cardinals Monday night missing three key offensive players. They released their inactive list and they will be without wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, running back Damien Harris and right tackle Isaiah Wynn.
Here are the Patriots’ inactives:
New England Patriots’ Week 14 inactive list
CB Jalen Mills
OL Isaiah Wynn
WR Jakobi Meyers
S Joshuah Bledsoe
RB Damien Harris
LB Cameron McGrone
DT Sam Roberts
Meyers was ruled out with a concussion and Harris was doubtful with a thigh injury. Wynn could be replaced in the lineup with Yodny Cajuste, although he was limited all week with back and calf injuries.
Left tackle Trent Brown, questionable for the game with an illness, will suit up and start.
The Cardinals will have Zach Allen in the lineup on defense but Rondale Moore misses his second straight game.
Ninety minutes before the start of the Arizona Cardinals’ Monday night game against the New England Patriots, they released their list of inactive players. As expected, they would not have wide receiver Rondale Moore or offensive lineman Rashaad Coward. Moore was ruled out with a groin injury and Coward was with a chest injury.
But defensive lineman Zach Allen, questionable for the game with an illness that kept him out of Saturday’s practice, is active and will start for the 13th time this season.
Arizona Cardinals’ Week 14 inactives
WR Rondale Moore
CB Byron Murphy
C Charles Washington
QB Trace McSorley
LB Jesse Luketa
OL Rashaad Coward
Moore misses his second straight game. Greg Dortch and Pharoh Cooper will fill his role on offense and in the return game.
Murphy misses his fourth straight game with a back injury. The cornerback rotation without him will be Marco Wilson, Antonio Hamilton and Trayvon Mullen.
Washington was questionable to play with his chest injury.