It wasn't pretty but the Arizona Cardinals found a way to deliver a 17-15 home win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football, courtesy of a game-winning field goal.
DAZN lists five takeaways from the Cardinals getting the best of the Chargers.
Sometimes taking matters into your own hands is not the answer
Struggling in the air with only 145 yards passing for a touchdown and one interception, Kyler Murray momentarily gave up on his arm and used his feet.
The decision paid off as this rushing 44-yard TD made a huge difference in helping the Cardinals win at home.
James Conner had himself a game, especially on this play
Down a point with under two minutes remaining, the Cardinals needed to move the ball down the field quickly enough to attempt a field goal.
This short pass that Murray dumped off for Conner helped the Cardinals do just that.
Altogether, Conner wound up rushing for 101 yards, while hauling in 51 receiving yards as well in a big game for the running back.
Cardinals' defense — take a bow
The Cardinals' defense entered the game as one of the worst defenses in the NFL.
Well, you couldn't tell it by this game at all.
That's because the Cardinals kept the Chargers out of the end zone Monday night, limiting the bolts to five field goals from Cameron Dicker as their only points.
Great effort and execution from their defense.
One of the most wackiest plays you'll ever see
Go ahead and take a look at this double-turnover play.
How often do we see something like this? Quite easily one of the wackiest plays you'll ever see.
The emotional rollercoaster it must be for Chargers' fans
It must be hard being a Chargers' fan.
Two weeks back, they coughed up a 10-0 lead over the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs before losing to their division rival.
Then, last week, they bounced back admirably with a 23-16 win over the Denver Broncos.
Just when it looked like they could piece together some momentum and create their first win streak since starting the season 2-0, the Chargers fail to reach the end zone for 60 minutes in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
A tough way to lose.