GLENDALE – There has to be plenty of factors to lose a football game while having a +4 turnover differential. For the Arizona Cardinals a majority of those came from the offense and the late-game decision making. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s fourth-and-four decision in overtime to go deep for a touchdown to win the game was the one to get the most flack. However, even before overtime, an even greater mistake was made after a 31-yard catch by Michael Wilson placed the inside the Jacksonville Jaguars 10-yard line.
Arizona had just under 30 seconds to run up to the line of scrimmage and spike the ball to possible get two plays at the end zone. That isn’t what it did. The offense decided to run another play and waste more clock to call the play and throw a fade to Wilson that was incomplete. The play took away too much time to run another play for the endzone to win possibly win the game.
The consensus decision from experts and fans alike is that the Cardinals should’ve spiked the ball. Offensive coordinator Drew Petzing disagrees, even after the loss. Petzing spoke with the media on Tuesday and defended the decision to not spike the ball.