What were the best tweets and reactions to Arizona’s hard-fought loss?
The Arizona Cardinals came back from their Bye Week and went off to Kansas City, a place they’ve never won seeking an improved offense, an improved defense, a new record for Larry Fitzgerald and an upset win.
How’d they come out during this Veteran’s Day weekend?
Every tweet today with #SaluteToService = $25 from @NFL to its military partners.
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 11, 2018
RTs count. pic.twitter.com/jUy8mAOA6z
Thank you to all of those who serve this nation...we couldn't live the lives we live without your bravery Thank you for all that you do #VeteransDay pic.twitter.com/deaT7fyNg3
— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) November 11, 2018
Let’s take a look.
The game already started with an upset: Kansas City lost their first coin toss of the season. Steve Wilks, however, deferred but the Chiefs took advantage right away nabbing a touchdown off of a three-play drive in which the Cardinals’ defensive backs looked lost:
Chiefs offense in high gear early. It scores a TD in less than a minute. Mahomes to Hill for 37 yards. KC 7, Cardinals 0.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) November 11, 2018
Tyreek Hill is something else. #AZvsKC #BeRedSeeRed #SaluteToService
— British [2-7]Gang (@BritishBirdgang) November 11, 2018
The @Cheetah. GONE!
— NFL (@NFL) November 11, 2018
: CBS #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/9REwpTemb5
The Cardinals, however, followed it up with maybe their best drive of the season.
Ever since Mike McCoy was fired, fans and analysts have been expecting David Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald to get more involved.
Bruce Arians is calling today's #Cardinals game for CBS. He talks with new OC Byron Leftwich "frequently," and his advice is to make David Johnson & Larry Fitz "the two most focal points of the game plan." Via @azbobbymac: https://t.co/61DHLi82Wi
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) November 11, 2018
And that did seem to be the plan on their opening drive....
A long drive that utilized David Johnson the whole way down and even threw it to him (a novel concept, Mike McCoy) on 3rd down for the score.
3/3 on 3rd downs.
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 11, 2018
3rd & 3, No. 3 tosses the TD.@Josh3Rosen to @DavidJohnson31 to tie things up! pic.twitter.com/mB9uz1KmkV
David Johnson catches a touchdown running a route out of the backfield and the world makes sense again
— Sigmund Bloom (@SigmundBloom) November 11, 2018
Josh Rosen with a great job adjusting to the defense pre-snap, finds David Johnson for a quick 9-yard TD in the flat. Cards tie the game with a 12-play, 6:01 drive. This Leftwich stuff looks good.
— Darren Urban (@Cardschatter) November 11, 2018
Fitzgerald started getting involved as well, only a few yards away from moving past Terrell Owens into #2 of all-time.
Larry Fitzgerald with his first reception and it goes for a first down.
— Bob McManaman (@azbobbymac) November 11, 2018
Streak now at 220 for Fitz
— scott bordow (@sbordow) November 11, 2018
The Cardinals defense played pretty well overall, forcing the Chiefs to punt the ball a few times, but they couldn’t stop them fully and Tyreek Hill grabbed another touchdown with 3 Cardinal defenders around them and then took over the video camera in a celebration that was flagged but well worth it:
Tyreek Hill paying homage to Ocho Cinco by getting behind our camera after his TD pic.twitter.com/U9qymILteW
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 11, 2018
Tyreek Hill wow
— AJDraftScout (@AJDraftScout) November 11, 2018
Tyreek just feeling it today @cheetah pic.twitter.com/4LkcSCWHou
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) November 11, 2018
Yup, that’ll go viral.
The Cardinals ended up going down into the half, but opened up the 3rd quarter with a long, sustained drive that took a ton of time off the clock and actually outscored their opponent in the 3rd quarter!
The offense had definitely improved some.
Cardinals are 5/8 on third down. so there’s that.
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) November 11, 2018
“Byron Leftwich > Mike McCoy.” - Captain Obvious
— Tim Ring (@timringTV) November 11, 2018
Deferring works out in second half. Cardinals start with 7:12 minute TD drive. It’s 20-14.
— Kent Somers (@kentsomers) November 11, 2018
The defense was lights out in the 3rd quarter too, from a hair-raising special teams tackle...
By any means. pic.twitter.com/qbHzo0qlTR
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 11, 2018
...to a Budda Baker dominating. His highlight reel slamming of a hurdling Kareem Hunt and a tackle off a blitz and leap up was amazing to see.
Budda Baker with a tremendous spinebuster on Kareem Hunt.
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) November 11, 2018
No hurdle zone.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) November 11, 2018
Budda Baker's kip-up will be gif'ed in 5...4...3...2...1...#AZvsKC #BeRedSeeRed #SaluteToService
— British [2-7]Gang (@BritishBirdgang) November 11, 2018
Here’s a reminder of what Baker did last year as a rookie that went viral:
Y'all. Look at Budda Baker. pic.twitter.com/jAQJtv9kG7
— Ryan Burns (@FtblSickness) August 25, 2017
And it’s already gotten some fun comparisons!
Budda Baker out there looking like a @WWE superstar!!! @buddabaker32 pic.twitter.com/9GabdghmtT
— Polo Dup (@ImDaSh_t) November 11, 2018
In short, after a 3rd quarter in which the Cardinals had slowed the Chiefs and limited the gap, optimism was high. Jones was having a monster game and the defense was looking good.
One-on-one-, Eric Fisher has no chance against Chandler Jones
— scott bordow (@sbordow) November 11, 2018
Hey, the Cardinals didn't allow the Chiefs to score in third quarter
— Jess Root (@senorjessroot) November 11, 2018
Larry Fitzgerald officially passed T.O. to get to #2 on the all-time list...
Canton alert: With that 15-catch @LarryFitzgerald passed Terrell Owens (15,934) and moved into 2nd place on NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list. Only Jerry Rice (22,895) ranks ahead of him. #AZvsKC
— Mark Dalton (@CardsMarkD) November 11, 2018
Larry Fitzgerald is now 2nd on the @NFL all-time receiving list. Only Jerry Rice has more receiving yards in the 99-year history of the league.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) November 11, 2018
There's a new No. 2 on the @NFL's all-time receiving yardage list!
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) November 11, 2018
Congrats to @LarryFitzgerald! pic.twitter.com/F7oVmWPySE
Unfortunately like so many things for the Arizona Cardinals, well it went downhill from there...on an all important possession Josh Rosen threw a pick at Justin Houston, who D.J. Humphries didn’t block.
Cardinals try to set up a screen, and Justin Houston picks off the Josh Rosen pass. A possible game-changer.
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) November 11, 2018
Chiefs turn Justin Houston's interception of a Josh Rosen pass into a TD run by Spencer Ware, Chiefs fail on the 2-pt conversion and the lead 26-14 with 10:14 left to play.
— Bob McManaman (@azbobbymac) November 11, 2018
KC was held back from going up 28-14 but still led and then the sacks kept raining in...my goodness the sacks kept raining in.
Dee Ford doesn't get the credit for that sack but he forced Josh Rosen to step up in the pocket. Nice job by Chris Jones to clean it up and pick up another sack.
— BJ Kissel (@ChiefsReporter) November 11, 2018
And to make matters worse, there was one main perpetrator as well in RT Andre Smith:
Andre Smith called for holding once again... ♂️ ♂️ ♂️#AZvsKC #BeRedSeeRed #SaluteToService
— British [2-7]Gang (@BritishBirdgang) November 11, 2018
Andre Smith is toast. Guy can’t play. Major liability. Three step drops can’t even cover up his horrific play.
— Johnny (@JohnnysFootball) November 11, 2018
Andre Smith should not be on this roster tomorrow
— Seth (@SCoxFB) November 11, 2018
Wow.
And you’d think that’s a bit harsh, but the hits kept coming....and coming....
The #Chiefs' pass rush can't be stopped.
— BJ Kissel (@ChiefsReporter) November 11, 2018
Justin Houston, Dee Ford, Allen Bailey, Chris Jones and Breeland Speaks have all hit Josh Rosen on last two drives.
What’s worse, the Cardinals seem to potentially be on-track for more record setting in a not-good way...
The Chiefs defense generated pressure on Josh Rosen on 54.5% of dropbacks, the highest pressure rate by a team in any game this season.
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 11, 2018
Dee Ford and Justin Houston combined for 15 pressures, averaging less than 3.4 yards from the QB on pass rush snaps.#ARIvsKC #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/UydcPAklm3
Stat(s) of the #AZCardinals. If Josh Rosen doesn’t get some help, he’s going to challenge David Carr’s record for 76 sacks in a season. pic.twitter.com/hMQyyLY1oZ
— Mark McClune (@MarkMcClune) November 11, 2018
All in all, we will have three things we will remember about this game.
#1: it was the David Johnson breakout game we’d all been waiting for.
The Byron Leftwich impact on David Johnson is a good one. Season-highs set today:
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) November 11, 2018
* 28 total touches
* 7 catches
* 85 receiving yards
* 183 total yards
* First game with a rushing & receiving TD in 2018
#2: Rosen is gonna be good
I can't wait till Josh Rosen has a supporting cast around him that can block. He can sling the ball.
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) November 11, 2018
Josh Rosen is going to be good when he isn't being protected by a practice squad
— Derrik Klassen (@QBKlass) November 11, 2018
Get Josh Rosen a decent offensive line and he'll be a good starting NFL quarterback.
— Shane Dale (@ShaneDaleABC15) November 11, 2018
And #3: ....The sacks.
This is rookie QB malpractice
— Seth (@SCoxFB) November 11, 2018
What were your thoughts, Birdgang?
Link any fun tweets you found or your comments below!
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