On several occasions this past Sunday, a victory for the Arizona Cardinals was hanging in the balance. When the smoke cleared, Kliff Kingsbury‘s crew had defeated the Atlanta Falcons by the slimmest of margins. If any one of several calls had gone against the club, however, the Cards 34-33 triumph may not have come to fruition.
The first stroke of good luck for Arizona occurred on the first play of the second quarter. Wide receiver Damiere Byrd appeared to lose control of a 58-yard pass that had set the offense up at the Atlanta one-yard line.