{"id":937455,"date":"2021-10-29T13:14:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937455"},"modified":"2021-10-29T13:14:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:14:31","slug":"nfl-green-bay-hands-arizona-first-loss-in-thursday-night-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-green-bay-hands-arizona-first-loss-in-thursday-night-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL: Green Bay Hands Arizona First Loss In Thursday Night Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfl-green-bay-hands-arizona-first-loss-in-thursday-night-thriller%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=937455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray needed 99 yards for the win. He got 94.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rasul Douglas intercepted Murray in the end zone, and Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers moved to 7-1 while handing Arizona their first loss of the season in a 24-21 Thursday Night classic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With just over four minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Packers looked like they had taken a two possession lead, essentially putting the game on ice. But the referees felt that Green Bay running back Aaron Jones was down before crossing the goal line, reversing the call of touchdown on the field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fox announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman felt that there wasn\u2019t enough on the replay to reverse the call \u2014 rules expert Mike Pereira felt the same \u2014 yet the Green Bay offense was forced to head back on the field. Jones was stuffed on second and goal, Rodgers got to within inches of the end zone on third down, and Devon Kennard knocked down Rodgers pass on fourth and goal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Murray was then put in the position that we\u2019ve seen Rodgers in countless times in his career, and he almost delivered the drive of his career.<\/p>\n<p>After taking over at their own one-yard line with just over three minutes in the game, Murray completed three passes of over 20 yards, putting Arizona into position to either kick the game-tying field goal or send the Packers home with a shocking loss.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With 15 seconds left and a second and goal from the five-yard line, Murray tried to hit A.J. Green in the endzone, but miscommunication between the seven-time Pro Bowler and Murray led to a game-winning interception by Douglas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RASUL DOUGLAS INTERCEPTS MURRAY. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoPackGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoPackGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZIDly9m0Bc\">pic.twitter.com\/ZIDly9m0Bc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1453927969961873408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMiscommunication, obviously. I mean, we feel like it\u2019s a safe throw if he knew the route to run,\u201d Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/short-handed-packers-pull-together-topple-nfl-s-last-unbeaten-team-in-arizona\">said<\/a>. \u201cNo question. \u2026 It was the right place to go with the ball. Just didn\u2019t communicate on some level and then the guy made a good play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green never turned around to locate the ball, leading Douglas \u2014 who was signed by Green Bay from Arizona\u2019s practice squad just weeks ago \u2014 to have his Packers moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re in a crazy mental state being in the league five years, never been on a practice squad before, and then one day you\u2019re just on a practice squad,\u201d Douglas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32500386\/green-bay-packers-rasul-douglas-savors-game-saving-int-vs-ex-team-cardinals\">said<\/a>. \u201cYou feel like you\u2019re working for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray needed 99 yards for the win. He got 94.\u00a0Rasul Douglas intercepted Murray in the end zone, and Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers moved to 7-1 while handing Arizona their first loss of the season in a 24-21 Thursday Night classic.\u00a0With just over four minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the Packers looked like they had taken a two possession lead, essentially putting the game on ice. But the referees felt that Green Bay running back Aaron Jones was down before crossing the goal line, reversing the call of touchdown on the field.\u00a0Fox announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman felt that there wasn\u2019t enough on the replay to reverse the call \u2014 rules expert Mike Pereira felt the same \u2014 yet the Green Bay offense was forced to head back on the field. Jones was stuffed on second and goal, Rodgers got to within inches of the end zone on third down, and Devon Kennard knocked down Rodgers pass on fourth and goal.\u00a0Murray was then put in the position that we\u2019ve seen Rodgers in countless times in his career, and he almost delivered the drive of his career.After taking over at their own one-yard line with just over three minutes in the game, Murray completed three passes of over 20 yards, putting Arizona into position to either kick the game-tying field goal or send the Packers home with a shocking loss.\u00a0With 15 seconds left and a second and goal from the five-yard line, Murray tried to hit A.J. Green in the endzone, but miscommunication between the seven-time Pro Bowler and Murray led to a game-winning interception by Douglas.\u00a0RASUL DOUGLAS INTERCEPTS MURRAY. #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com\/ZIDly9m0Bc\u2014 NFL (@NFL) October 29, 2021\u201cMiscommunication, obviously. I mean, we feel like it\u2019s a safe throw if he knew the route to run,\u201d Arizona head coach Kliff Kingsbury said. \u201cNo question. \u2026 It was the right place to go with the ball. Just didn\u2019t communicate on some level and then the guy made a good play.\u201dGreen never turned around to locate the ball, leading Douglas \u2014 who was signed by Green Bay from Arizona\u2019s practice squad just weeks ago \u2014 to have his Packers moment.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re in a crazy mental state being in the league five years, never been on a practice squad before, and then one day you\u2019re just on a practice squad,\u201d Douglas said. \u201cYou feel like you\u2019re working for nothing, kinda. And then you get a call and you\u2019re somewhere else, and you\u2019re just playing. So I\u2019m just thankful.\u201cThat was probably the first time I\u2019ve won a game like that. So it was like a shocking feeling, like, \u2018Oh snap, we just won off that play.\u2019 I was like kinda surprised.\u201dIt was a disappointing end to the night for Murray, who threw for 274 yards and no touchdowns, ending Arizona\u2019s undefeated season.\u00a0\u201cAs far as the undefeated season, yeah, I think it\u2019s a thing that you think about, but you\u2019re going to face adversity,\u201d said Murray. \u201cThis is the NFL. We knew it would come at some point. We fought the whole game. We just came up short. If we make the last play, we\u2019re not talking about this. It is what it is.\u201dThe conversation in the run-up to the matchup between two top-tier NFC teams focused on what the Packers would be without.\u00a0Two of Green Bay\u2019s top wide receivers were forced to sit out, highlighted by star receiver Davante Adams missing the game after testing positive for COVID-19.\u00a0But when you have a head coach in Matt LaFleur and a future Hall of Fame quarterback in Aaron Rodgers under center, you don\u2019t always have to be at full strength.\u00a0\u00a0Green Bay dominated the time of possession and outrushed Arizona 151 to 74 on the ground, and while Rodgers didn\u2019t put up massive numbers \u2014 22-37, 184 yards, and two touchdowns \u2014 he made enough plays to move Green Bay to 7-1 on the year.\u00a0\u201cEvery year is so different,\u201d said Rodgers. \u201cYou never know how the team is going to come together and the chemistry and the relationships and guys stepping up and dealing with injuries and all the adversity. We have a good group of guys. It\u2019s a different feeling to the team even from the last couple of years. I\u2019m not sure how it\u2019s going to finish up, but I like the energy that we have in the locker room.\u201dGreen Bay heads to Kansas City next Sunday while Arizona goes to San Francisco to take on the 49ers. Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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