Defense has been the difference for unbeaten Arizona Cardinals

GLENDALE, Ariz. — What took place Sunday afternoon inside State Farm Stadium showed how capable the Arizona Cardinals are of winning when things don’t go their way. The Cardinals escaped with a 17-10 victory, but the San Francisco 49ers used a talented defensive front to pressure Arizona and it worked. Arizona had averaged 35 points per game through the first four weeks of the season, but San…

Why having Trey Lance helps the 49ers prepare for Seahawks

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When the San Francisco 49ers‘ defense prepared for mobile quarterbacks such as Seattle’s Russell Wilson and Arizona’s Kyler Murray in the past couple of years, they weren’t exactly kept off balance in the practices leading up to the game. Replicating the combination of arm talent with the speed and ability to escape that Wilson and Murray possess is not easy to do, which is…

Kyler Murray crushed the Cardinals offseason, teammates say – Arizona Cardinals Blog

TEMPE, Ariz. — Justin Pugh heard the hype surrounding Kyler Murray leading into this year’s NFL draft.

There was, he said, a lot of it.

So when the Arizona Cardinals took Murray first overall, Pugh, one of the Cardinals’ starting guards, was given a front-row seat to Murray Mania. So how did Murray do? Through organized team activities and minicamp, Pugh thinks the rookie quarterback has fit the…