With 2:39 left in the first quarter of the wild-card matchup between the Cardinals and Rams, Arizona had third-and-16 from its own 19-yard line, one play after Von Miller sacked Kyler Murray for an eight-yard loss. Head coach and offensive shot-caller Kliff Kingsbury’s response was to call a bit of trickeration, with Murray throwing the ball to receiver Christian Kirk, and Kirk throwing the ball to running back James Conner.
The play gained 18 yards, good enough for a first down, but trouble was afoot. Kirk threw the ball slightly forward to Conner, which gave the Cardinals an illegal forward pass penalty, and the ball moved back to the Arizona 14-yard line for the punt on fourth-and-21.
