Cardinals Defeat Chargers on Game-Winning Field Goal

The Arizona Cardinals got it done when it mattered most.

Oct 21, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Greg Dortch (4) celebrates a touchdown pass with quarterback Kyler Murray (1) against the Los Angeles Chargers in the first half at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

GLENDALE -- The Arizona Cardinals grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat in a 17-15 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, winning on a game-winning field goal as time expired.

Arizona now improves to 3-4 on the season with the victory.

The Cardinals actually turned the ball over on the first drive of the game, as Teair Tart intercepted a Kyler Murray pass before eventually having the ball knocked out and recovered by Michael Wilson in one of the strangest sequences you'll see.

Belichick is not wrong about James Conner.
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After punting, Los Angeles thought they were close to scoring after a big pass to Jalen Reagor - before Reagor fumbled the ball into the end zone to give the Cardinals possession back.

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First blood was drawn early in the second by Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker, who drilled a 59-yarder to push Los Angeles up 3-0.

Arizona managed to respond on a ten-play, 79-yard scoring drive (that nearly ended off a James Conner fumble) with a short Greg Dortch touchdown reception to push the Cardinals ahead 7-3 with 5:40 left in the second quarter.

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Dicker knocked home another field goal as time expired in the first half to limit Arizona's advantage to 7-6 entering the locker room.

It was a rather uneventful third quarter on both sides, though Los Angeles threatened to find their first touchdown of the night before a Garrett Williams pass break-up forced Dicker on for a third (and successful) field goal try, pushing the Chargers back into the lead 9-7 with 40 seconds left before the fourth quarter.

For the Cardinals, the fourth quarter started off with a bang thanks to Murray scrambling for a 44-yard touchdown to punch Arizona back in the lead, 14-9.

KYLER DOWN THE SIDELINE FOR A 44-YARD TD.

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It wasn't long before Dicker again put points on the board for Los Angeles - this time from 47 yards out - to make Arizona's lead 14-12 with over 12 minutes remaining in the game.

Facing a fourth and short with under five minutes left, the Chargers successfully converted and kept the clock rolling on a drive that started at the one-yard line.

Dicker knocked home a 40-yard kick to push the Chargers back in the lead, 15-14, after a 15-play drive.

Needing a game-winning drive, the Cardinals quickly got to work.

A 33-yard pass to Conner put Arizona in prime field goal position with 1:30 left, ensuring the Chargers were forced to burn all of their remaining timeouts.

James Conner carries the Cardinals into field goal range!

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After a Murray knee to drain the clock down to two seconds, the Cardinals trotted out Chad Ryland - who knocked home a game-winning field goal as time expired.

The Cardinals will travel to play the Miami Dolphins in Week 8.

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