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Cardinals’ Kyler Murray has priceless reaction to potential cold weather game vs. Panthers

19 December 2024 at 13:27

The Arizona Cardinals could be bracing for some cold weather as they head to Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend amid a late push to make the playoffs, and Kyler Murray had a very relatable reaction when asked by reporters about it. 

Fresh off of snapping a three-game losing streak with a win over the New England Patriots, Murray sat down with the media on Wednesday to discuss the team’s next challenge: playing in the cold. 

Murray initially seemed indifferent about playing in the cold – that is until he found out just how cold it could get. 

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"No, I mean I’ve played in cold weather before. I don’t know, how cold is it supposed to be?"

One reporter responds, "35 or 40" degrees.

"S---," Murray said with a laugh. 

According to FOX Weather, the mild temperatures in Charlotte are expected to dip before Sunday’s game against the Panthers with a high of 40 and a low of around 20 degrees. 

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The temperatures are nowhere near the frigid temps that some teams can experience playing in places like Green Bay or Buffalo this time of year, but for a team out of Arizona – it could certainly be a factor. 

The Miami Dolphins failed to shut down the narrative surrounding warm-weather teams playing in the cold when they fell 30-17 to the Packers in Green Bay last month. 

"Obviously, they’re coming from Miami, it’s hot there, and then when you come here and play in that cold weather, you get affected by it," Packers safety Xavier McKinney said after the game. "So I think it affected everybody on that team."

The Cardinals making the playoffs isn’t impossible, but it is a tall ask. They’ll have to win out the season and claim the division to earn a wild-card spot. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Sam Darnold helps Vikings notch 10th win of season in victory over Cardinals

1 December 2024 at 14:42

Sam Darnold has become the unlikely star of the 2024 season as the Minnesota Vikings notched their third 10-win season in six years with a close victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

Darnold, a castoff quarterback who was likely set to be a backup at some point over the year to J.J. McCarthy before the rookie was injured, staked his claim on Sunday as the man to beat for Comeback Player of the Year.

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He took the Vikings down the field on an eight-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Jones. Minnesota took the lead 23-22 with 1:13 left in the game and won by the same score.

Darnold was 21-of-31 with 235 passing yards and two touchdown passes. The pass to Jones solidified the biggest comeback of Darnold’s career. The other touchdown pass went to Johnny Mundt.

"There's no other place I'd rather play; just so grateful to be a Viking," the veteran quarterback told FOX’s Pam Oliver after the game.

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Darnold was a backup to Brock Purdy with the San Francisco 49ers last year and is on the verge of getting Minnesota back to the playoffs.

Minnesota cornerback Shaquil Griffin picked off Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray to end the game.

Murray’s touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison Jr. put Arizona up 19-6 with 4:37 left in the third quarter. Darnold answered with his touchdown pass to Mundt on the next drive.

Murray was 31-of-45 with 260 passing yards, a touchdown pass and two interceptions. The other interception was thrown to Byron Murphy Jr.

Cardinals tight end Trey McBride led the team with 12 catches for 96 yards. Harrison had five catches for 60 yards.

Minnesota is now 10-2 on the season. Arizona fell to 6-6.

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