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Nick Selbe

Kyler Murray Makes Critical Mistake on Game-Changing Pick-Six

Perhaps the most oft-cited quarterbacking sin is to never throw across your body. After Monday's wild-card game between the Rams and Cardinals, perhaps a new cardinal rule will emerge: don't throw no-look, hook-shot passes from your own end zone.

If that sounds hyper-specific, that's because it's exactly what Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray did during the second quarter. Facing a 3rd-and-7, Murray felt pressure coming from his blind side and absorbed a hit linebacker Troy Reeder, then flung the ball over his shoulder to try and avoid the safety. Unsurprisingly, the results were disastrous.

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