The Arizona Cardinals lost to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday 34-7. It was their worst performance of the season overall and the worst game that rookie quarterback Kyler Murray had all season.
Would you believe that his AirPods had something to do with it? It seems they were the cause of the bad day.
“I left my AirPods on the way to stadium, and it was just that kind of day,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “I think it transferred to the game.”
He said he realized he had left them about five minutes into his ride to the stadium. “It was tough. That was a tough morning.”
So the day began out of rhythm. The game went the same way. He had his worst game as a pro. The Cardinals fell behind 20-10 in the first half and 34-0 before getting a late touchdown.
“I was trying everything in my power to stop it mentally and externally, but it was just a bad day,” he said. “It kind of showed from start to finish.”
He also compared it to how he played in Week 1 against the Detroit Lions. The difference is in that game, he got things turned around and brought the Cardinals back to tie the game and take it to overtime.
The way things ended against the Rams didn’t sit well with him.
“Losing is losing, but that last game was a different type of losing,” he said. “It’s just a disgusting feeling. I’m sure you were disgusted watching it. I was disgusted being in it. It’s not a good feeling. You just don’t want to have that anymore, so just try your hardest not to allow that to happen again.”
He has moved on from it. He is locked in for Week 14, but he has learned from the loss.
“It can’t happen again. I think any competitor understands that’s just not acceptable. That’s not what we want here, and it shouldn’t be. That’s not the standard here.”
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