Falling to 1-7, Arizona Cardinals fans were left disappointed and irate after a 31-24 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Oct. 29.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!With a lot of pressure on his back, Cards’ quarterback Josh Dobbs started the game with a rushing touchdown to give Arizona a 7-0 lead.
However, that would be the only offense from the Cardinals until the fourth quarter.
Responding, Baltimore tight end Mark Andrews received a 5-yard pass from quarterback Lamar Jackson in the first frame.
As for the Ravens, running back Gus Edwards had two touchdowns with 1 in both the second and the third quarters as they had a 21-7 advantage.
Already 3-for-3 on extra-point conversions, Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker nailed a 48-yard field goal and Arizona were losing 24-7 with 9:27 left in the game.
Fan Reaction
One man standing out from the rest, Cardinals tight end Trey McBride received a 17-yard pass by Dobbs.
Quickly, Dobbs was pushed into the end zone by multiple teammates to covert a 2-point conversion to lessen the deficit to 24-15.
Responding, Arizona fans had something to cheer about after a dismal three quarters.
Trey McBride is the silver lining this game. Great to see our young TE of the future putting in great effort
— Realistic Suns Fan (@RealisticSuns) October 29, 2023
Trey McBride stat pad, you won’t see me complaining.
— Retired Coach Gavin (@RetiredGlizzy) October 29, 2023
Trey McBride TD👀 Refused to do down! Refs somehow didn’t blow the whistle
— K1SinceDay1 (@KSzn2021) October 29, 2023
With 2:51 remaining, Edwards would then rush for 1-yard and got his third touchdown of the game to make it 31-15.
Hollywood with a TD against his former team, have to get the onside kick to have a chance to possibly come back, long shot though #BirdGang
— Valley Fever (@ValleySportsX) October 29, 2023
Briefly, it looked like the Cardinals were constructing a comeback.
Soon, Arizona wide receiver Marquise Brown caught a pass by Dobbs for 1-yard, but failed to convert another 2-point conversion with only 1:14 left on the clock.
As a result, the Cardinals decided to go for an onside kick and they got the ball again after a successful attempt.
Then, Arizona kicker Matt Prater kicked a 47-yard field goal that almost hit the left goalpost to finish the game 31-24.
Unfortunately for AZ, when they tried for another onside kick, the Ravens grabbed the ball to end the matchup.
When talking about Dobbs’ overall performance, Cardinals fans were left with disgust after the team only scored when the game was pretty much over.
11 of 18 for 61 yards and 2 interceptions. Pathetic. #BirdGang
— Bird Droppings (@BirdmanofAZ) October 29, 2023
Hyped up our fanbase thinking Kyler was coming back just to see another terrible game by Dobbs…#BirdGang
— Always Arizona Sports (@theaztrl) October 29, 2023
Josh Dobbs has regressed every week for the last 3 weeks. Bring on K1. #BirdGang
— Video Games and Chill (@VGandChill) October 29, 2023
Are we not allowed throw it beyond 15 yards? #birdgang
— Nicholas Pepe (@NicholasPepe) October 29, 2023
The fact that Josh Dobbs is starting over @ClaytonTune7 is blasphemy
— AJS (@_SAINt_AJS_) October 30, 2023
And Josh Dobbs is starting again next week smh 🤦🏻♂️ yup we tanking
— BlackSwanNews🇺🇸 (@BlackSwanNews17) October 30, 2023
Furthermore, fans also were questioning head coach Jonathan Gannon’s play call’s and voiced their frustration with them being now 1-7.
Jonathan Gannon as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals at home is the one of the worst hires in National Football League (NFL).
Jonathan Gannon is a much worse version of Kliff Kingsbury and Nathaniel Hackett.
What a hack job for Jonathan Gannon.
Please get a better head coach
— Mackay Stadium fans (@FansStadium) October 29, 2023
Can’t talk ball with everybody. #BirdGang
— Colby B (@brownc74) October 29, 2023
We are taking too much Ls this season!!! Hooo My God #BALvzAZ #NFL
— Herr O.J Okadigbo (@Okadigbo_3kingz) October 27, 2015
Next game, Arizona heads to Cleveland as they will play the Browns Nov. 5 at 10 a.m.
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Alec Cipollini is a journalist covering the Arizona Coyotes, Cardinals and Phoenix Rising for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account @AlecCipollini
