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Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals blow playoff lead in loss to 49ers, offense falls flat, defense can’t stop 49ers run game and more

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Happy Sunday one and all.

After the most embarrassing performance of the year, we have all the news and the fallout as the Cardinals desperately need help to make the 2020 NFL Playoffs.

Lets get to it.

Nothing Promised After Lackluster Offensive Showing Against 49ers
Cardinals' passing game bogs down in 20-12 loss

In Loss To 49ers, Cardinals May Have Also Lost Playoff Chance
Offense struggles all day in 20-12 backbreaker; Murray hurts leg on final play

DeAndre Hopkins' Record, The Cards' Miss, And 49ers Aftermath
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Kingsbury: 'We All Have To Be Better'
Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury discusses what went wrong in the loss to the 49ers.

Cardinals to blame as playoffs slip away with loss to 49ers - Arizona Cardinals Blog- ESPN
Arizona needed a win and a Bears loss to clinch a playoff bid for the first time since 2015. The Cardinals couldn't get it done.

Saleh and 49ers' defense clamp down on Cards' Kyler Murray in upset win - San Francisco 49ers Blog- ESPN
Already talked about as a head-coaching candidate in many NFL circles, Robert Saleh might have just showcased his best defense this season.

Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray injures leg late in loss to San Francisco 49ers
Kyler Murray injured his leg in the final seconds of Saturday's 20-12 loss to the 49ers. Coach Kliff Kingsbury said Murray was being examined after the game.

Kyler Murray takes hit, 49ers run all over to tank Cardinals' playoff hopes
Kyler Murray took a hit and remained on the turf for a few minutes after throwing an incomplete pass in the Cardinals' 20-12 loss to the 49ers.

Rapid Reactions: Cardinals flat in must-win game, lose to 49ers
You would be rather confused as a viewer Saturday if you were told the Arizona Cardinals were the team in a must-win game and not the San Francisco 49ers.

Kyler Murray injury: Cardinals QB's leg issue reportedly 'not serious'
Kyler Murray's leg injury suffered at the end of the Cardinals' loss to the 49ers does not appear serious, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Bickley: Arizona Cardinals look lifeless in latest loss to San Francisco 49ers
Dan Bickley breaks down Saturday's 20-12 loss for the Arizona Cardinals against fellow NFC West division rival San Francisco.

Cardinals prove consistently inconsistent in loss to 49ers
A 20-12 loss to a San Francisco 49ers team on Saturday marked another missed opportunity for the Arizona Cardinals under coach Kliff Kingsbury.

How the Cardinals can make the NFL playoffs over the Bears
The Arizona Cardinals' loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday put their playoff ambitions in the hands of the Chicago Bears.

Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray, Chase Edmonds injured in loss to 49ers
Edmonds suffered a hip injury and Murray injured his leg on the Cardinals' final offensive play.