Kyler Murray, Cardinals look to keep slim playoff hopes alive when they visit Panthers
Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have already been eliminated from playoff contention. “I’m very confident that it’s not a trap game because, mentally, that could never be a thing because of where we are,” Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said. “We’re still in pursuit of just capturing our style of football: great effort, great enthusiasm, with our guys celebrating each other,” first-year Panthers coach Dave Canales said. Linebacker shuffle The Cardinals have been relatively healthy over the past month, but that changed early last week against New England, when starting LBs Jesse Luketa and Mack Wilson Sr. left early in the first quarter and didn’t return. “He can run wide zone, he can run inside zone, he can run gap schemes, and he can do it from gun, from under, from pistol.” Last week, the Panthers allowed Rico Dowdle to run for a career-high 149 yards after giving up 124 yards to Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley and 156 yards to Tampa Bay’s Bucky Irving the prior two weeks.