Cardinals survive ‘kick-six’ to beat winless Jacksonville

By Mark Long
The Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Byron Murphy intercepted 2 passes, including 1 helium returned for a touchdown pursuing a botched instrumentality play, and the Arizona Cardinals rallied to bushed the skidding Jacksonville Jaguars 31-19 (HIGHLIGHTS) connected Sunday.

The Cardinals improved to 3-0 for the archetypal clip since 2015. The Jaguars (0-3) mislaid their 18th consecutive game, leaving them 8 shy of the NFL grounds for futility.

Jacksonville led 19-10 aft James Robinson's 4-yard touchdown tally successful the 3rd quarter. Coach Urban Meyer got the spark helium had been looking for erstwhile Jamal Agnew returned a missed tract extremity a record-tying 109 yards for a people connected the last play of the archetypal half.

The Jags had each the momentum and looked similar they mightiness extremity a skid that dates to past season's opener. But it was each Arizona aft Robinson's archetypal people of the season.

James Conner capped 2 agelong drives with abbreviated TD runs, and Murphy delivered the game-changing play erstwhile helium stepped successful beforehand of Jacob Hollister adjacent the sideline and took it the different mode for 29 yards. The play was an epic nonaccomplishment for Jacksonville.

First, it was an unnecessary flea-flicker from Jacksonville's broadside of the tract and with the lead. Second, near defender Andrew Norwell seemed to miss the play telephone and was caught spinning to effort to get to J.J. Watt. He whiffed connected Watt, who pressured Lawrence into throwing aboriginal and off-balance.

It made for casual pickings for Murphy, who besides intercepted different walk from Lawrence successful the archetypal half. Hollister bobbled that one, which landed successful Murphy's arms.

Kyler Murray completed 28 of 34 passes for 316 yards, with an interception. He besides ran for a touchdown successful the archetypal 4th and turned successful different meditation airs afterward.

A.J. Green led the Cards with 112 yards receiving, and Christian Kirk added 104.

Robinson finished with a season-high 88 yards connected the crushed for Jacksonville. Lawrence was 20 of 30 for 185 yards, with a touchdown and the 2 INTs. He had a cleanable TD propulsion to DJ Chark successful the backmost country of the extremity zone, his champion play of the day.

Lawrence besides fumbled doubly late, erstwhile once Robinson knocked the shot retired of his hands portion trying to block, and again connected the last play of the game.

Arizona bushed Jacksonville for a 4th consecutive time

KEY INJURIES

Arizona mislaid 2 violative linemen erstwhile starter Justin Pugh and backup Justin Murray near with backmost injuries. . Jaguars LT Cam Robinson near the crippled successful the 4th fourth with a close enarthrosis wounded but aboriginal returned. . Cardinals backup CB Charles Washington injured a hamstring successful the archetypal fractional and was ruled retired for the game. . Norwell near concisely successful the archetypal fractional to get his close ankle taped and returned a abbreviated clip later.

UP NEXT

Arizona hosts the Los Angeles Rams adjacent Sunday. The Cardinals person mislaid 8 consecutive successful the bid and fixed up astatine slightest 30 points successful 7 of those.

Jacksonville has a abbreviated week earlier playing astatine Cincinnati connected Thursday night.

More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP--NFL

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.