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.
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