A head-scratching interception during the Cardinals’ 25–24 loss to the Chargers led to an interesting admission from Kyler Murray during his post-game media session.
The play in question came on fourth-and-1 with 7:11 to go in the second quarter with Arizona leading, 10–7. As Murray looked to extend the drive, the Cardinals quarterback lofted a deep yet underthrown pass to receiver DeAndre Hopkins, opening the door for Chargers safety Derwin James to come away with a huge interception on what was a relatively low-percentage throw for a fourth-down conversion attempt.
After the game, Murray, who made his return from a two-game absence due to a hamstring injury, was asked if he liked the call on that sequence, and proceeded to tell reporters that Hopkins was never meant to be the intended target.