The Arizona Cardinals are in a win-and-you-in game against division rival Los Angeles Rams in Week 17, but getting away with the win might be harder. Star full-back Kyler Murray limped off the field after the team’s first game and went to the locker room with an apparent leg injury.
Murray suffered an injury during the final delivery of the San Francisco 49ers last week, but declared early in the week that he would be ready to go to the regular season finale. He takes a seven-foot read option for a good profit and completes one of his two passes on the first ride, but is fired by Morgan Fox on a third dismissal to end the ride.
After beating Arizona, the Rams ran out John Wolford, rugby quarterback, starting for an injured Jared Goff. Wolford was intercepted by Jordan Hicks during his first career, and when the Cardinals returned to the field, backup Chris Streveler was in play in place of Murray. Streveler completes a pass to Trent Sherfield for three yards, then a whip-touch pass to Jonathan Ward, who takes it to the end zone for an attack that put Arizona ahead 7-0.
The broadcast announced that Murray would be reluctant to return with an ankle injury, which also indicated he was in the X-ray room to check on the injury. Murray returned shortly to the sideline, stepped into the blue medical tent, and then limped back to the locker room.
You can get real-time updates on the injury in our live blog of the Cardinals-Rams game.