TEMPE, Arizona. – Arizona Cardinals star quarterback Kyler Murray suffered a leg injury in the final seconds of the Cardinals’ 20-12 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday.
Murray was injured by a successful 49ers linebacker Alex Barrett after throwing an incomplete pass to great receiver DeAndre Hopkins in the fourth and 6th with 20 seconds left in the game.
Coach Kliff Kingsbury said after the match that Murray was injured in the leg and was being examined. Murray did not meet with reporters after the game.
Murray was down for a few moments before limping. A team coach watched him on the sidelines and was seen grimacing in pain.
Murray, 23, finished Saturday’s game with 247 passing yards and an interception, completing 31 of 50 attempts. He threw 27 maximum attempts in the race in the first half. He also ran 75 yards on eight gates.
With the loss, hopes for the Arizona playoffs are out of their control. The Cardinals (8-7) need the Chicago Bears to lose Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars or the Bears (7-7) to replace Arizona as the seventh and final seed in the NFC playoffs heading to the last weekend of the season. The Cardinals are scheduled to visit the Los Angeles Rams in Week 17 and the Bears, who will host the Green Bay Packers.