The ugly: The Cardinals can not finish close games

Being a Cardinals fan these days should come with complimentary blood pressure medication.

The Cardinals started off hot and looked to be a part of the biggest upset of the week if they beat the 49ers. However for the second week in a row, Arizona failed to close it out.

The Cardinals had a prime opportunity to seal the game after Kyler Murray’s 22-yard touchdown run with 6:30 left in the fourth quarter gave them a 26-23 lead. The defense got a huge fourth-quarter interception of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo with 4:32 left. The Cardinals could not take advantage as two uninspiring runs from running back Kenyan Drake, followed by a sack of Murray, led to a punt. The 49ers scored on their very next possession, with 31 seconds left in the game.

This is the second game in a row in which the Cardinals have given up the eventual game-winning touchdown, the last being against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where they would score the go-ahead touchdown to win 30-27.

The Cardinals’ season has been rife with encouraging signs of a bright future ahead, but in the end they have continued to not capitalize on these encouraging situations and put some victories in the record books.

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