Here Kyler Murray was in New York, enjoying a pizza with a stranger from Switzerland after a sweet 31-6 win against the New York Jets. But that sweet taste of victory was wiped clean off his taste buds after the Sunday Night Football game against the Seattle Seahawks. If anything, they looked ill-prepared for the duel at the Lumen Field. Coach Jonathan Gannon wasn’t happy after the loss.

It’s especially embarrassing because the Cardinals were coming off a bye week. They were supposed to bring a little more energy. Instead, they just scored two field goals and called it quits. This is their first loss after winning four straight games and they are edging close to having a tied season.

The Cardinals head coach did a presser after the game and revealed: “I’m pissed off at myself,” after the 16-6 loss in the road game. On the surface, it looked like Kyler Murray had a decent game as he threw for 285 yards, completing 24 of his 37 passes. But these numbers don’t tell the whole story. Murray took 5 sacks throughout the game and wasn’t able to drive the ball to the endzone the whole afternoon. He remained scoreless throughout the game.

But that wasn’t nearly as bad as the pick-six that landed in the hands of Coby Bryant. The play came in the third quarter with 7:25 remaining. It was a bad time to throw a pick because the Cards were on 4 and 1. The Arizona QB scrambled to his right, couldn’t find an open player and awkwardly lobbed the pigskin in the air. There was no one there to catch the pass and it landed in the hands of the Seahawks cornerback.

Bryant returned it the other way, with the Cardinals players chasing him. Unfortunately for the Arizona team, Bryant had a 69-yard pick-six return and did a Marshawn Lynch celebration later. A perfect way to keep the crowd going at the Lumen Field. On that note, it makes sense to talk about the glorious Seahawks’ defense.

Murray faced 14 pressures and was 1-8 on those dropbacks. Moreover, Cardinals’ star running back James Conner didn’t have much wiggle room to perform. He was held for 8 mere yards over 7 carries, without scoring. For a team that focuses on rushing the ball, 49 rushing yards isn’t really an encouraging number. The only substantial offensive piece the Cardinals had was Trey McBride, who had 133 receiving yards and came out without scoring any touchdowns.

Coach Gannon expressed his disappointment on all fronts and didn’t hide his feelings in the post-game.

Jonathan Gannon gets real on the Cardinals’ performance

The Cardinals head coach didn’t mince his words when addressing the offense. Of course, he regretted the interception, but it was a direct result of not being able to protect the quarterback. Moreover, the rhythm and timing also weren’t to Gannon’s liking.

“I felt like the interception was a big play. I think we’ve got to protect the quarterback better. Seemed like the pocket was collapsing a little too much. That goes on all 11. That’s not just the O-line. It’s the quarterback, the (running) backs, the receivers, timing, rhythm,” Jonathan Gannon said in the post-game presser.

Unlike the Cardinals’ offense, the defense did a decent job of holding the Seahawks. However, they still lost. The defense sacked Geno Smith five times and intercepted him once. Arizona’s defense allowed 10 points and the other 6 of them came from the defensive score from the Seahawks on Bryant’s pick-six.

With this loss, the Cardinals have slipped to 6-5 and will be playing against the Minnesota Vikings next week. After the loss to the divisional rivals, Murray has a lot of pressure to win against Minnesota, who have won 4 games in a row and are 9-2, second in the NFC North.