The Arizona Cardinals did not end the Baltimore Ravens’ record preseason winning streak at State Farm Stadium. After falling behind 17-3, they did make things interesting.
With quarterback Kyler Murray calling plays in the fourth quarter, they rallied for two touchdowns and had the ball with less than four minutes to go with a chance to tie or win the game.
They were unable to and the Ravens won their 22nd consecutive preseason game 24-17.
Below is how it went down.
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Offensive starters
The offense gets the ball first and we see who gets the start. Guard Will Hernandez did not play. Neither did guard Danny Isidora.
The starting lineup looked like this:
QB Trace McSorley
RB Eno Benjamin
WR Andy Isabella
WR Greg Dortch
WR JaVonta Payton
Trey McBride
LT Josh Jones
LG Rashaad Coward
C Sean Harlow
RG Koda Martin
RT Josh Miles
Jonathan Ward returns the kick to start the game, Darrell Williams gets snaps at running back and Bernhard Seikovits is the second tight end for 12 personnel.
Missed FG!
Kicker Matt Prater missed two extra points in the preseason opener and opens the game with a 54-yard miss.
The offense gets 33 yards in 10 plays, including a 15-yard Baltimore penalty. Quatrerback Trace McSorley’s two incompletions end the drive and they come away without points
Defensive starters
Devon Kennard and Deionte Thompson had not played in the preseason. They get the start on defense.
Here are the defensive starters for Arizona:
DL Jonathan Ledbetter
DL Michael Dogbe
DL Rashard Lawrence
OLB Dennis Gardeck
OLB Devon Kennard
ILB Zaven Collins
ILB Zeke Turner
CB Antonio Hamilton
CB Marco Wilson
S Charles Washington
S Deionte Thompson
CB Jace Whittaker is the nickel cornerback in the slot. DL Christian Ringo also gets some snaps on the initial drive
Ravens 3, Cardinals 0
The Ravens get the first points in the game but are kept out of the end zone after they make it in a goal-to-go situation.
Deionte Thompson goes for a strip instead of…
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