After glimmer of hope, Cardinals back to mistake-filled ways November 6 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Cardinals flipped their usual slow-starting script on Sunday, beginning with a crisp drive that resulted in the only first-quarter touchdown they've scored all season.They saved their sloppy play and infuriating mistakes for the rest of the game.The result Garret Wallow Jersey was a 31-21 lo s to the Seattle Seahawks that dropped the Cardinals further into the NFC West basement at 3-6. The culprits for the defeat were familiar: penalties, dropped pa ses, lost fumbles and bad snaps.We are just playing bad football, Murray said. It is not winning football and that is the result you are going to get when you are out there doing stuff like that.For a few fleeting moments, it looked like the Cardinals might be ready to play their most complete game of the season. They took a 7-3 lead in the first quarter , capping a clean nine-play Justin Britt Jersey , 83-yard drive.The first drive was easy, Murray said. On time and on schedule.But the crucial mistakes started on the next offensive po se sion. Center Billy Price sailed a high snap on 3rd-and-1 that killed a drive. A few minutes later, Robbie Anderson dropped a pa s that killed another. Murray fumbled late in the second quarter with the Cardinals in position to score.As the mistakes continued, the chances of winning kept dropping.It's a prideful group, Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz said. "Guys who pride themselves as being really good football players, who perform at a high level and we are just not getting it done. In this league, when you are not getting it done it just piles. Momentum is one of the realest things in this league, positive and negative. So you have to find a way to get out of the funk, win a game and hopefully build on that.The Cardinals got a momentum-changing play in the third quarter when linebacker Zaven Collins and a 14-10 lead.But then the Cardinals' defense couldn't find a way to stop Sam Cooper Jersey a Seahawks offense that got big plays from quarterback Geno Smith, running back Kenneth Walker III and tight end Noah Fant. Seattle scored the next 14 points. Derek Stingley Jr. Jersey Arizona pulled within 24-21 on Murrays 6-yard touchdown to Ertz with 3:32 left in the game, but Seattle immediately responded with a 51-yard pa s from Smith to Fant that set up its game-sealing touchdown.Seattle closed the game with drives of 75, 81 and 85 yards. The Seahawks also had a 421-262 edge in total yards.Cardinals linebacker Markus Golden credited the Seahawks with making the big plays they needed.It's the exact opposite of what the Cardinals are doing these days. Their next two games are against the Rams and 49ers, two more NFC West showdowns that are e sentially must-wins for any hope of a playoff push.This is the NFL and nobody is going to feel sorry you," Golden said. You've got to get back to work and keep grinding.___AP NFL: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic Arizona Cardinals National Football League DeAndre Hopkins Billy Price Zach Ertz Zaven Collins Geno Smith Noah Fant Markus Golden Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks Spain or Morocco? World Cup pa sions blur in Spanish exclave The World Cup knockout game between Nico Collins Jersey Spain and Morocco will bring millions of fans on both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar together around screens in bars and living rooms to see w... 43 Marcus Cannon Jersey MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Believe the hype, Bellingham is lighting up the World Cup Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in Englands 3-0 win against Senegal 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 3 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS