Chiefs vs. Cardinals: Postgame Grades and Notes for Arizona

August 16, 2015   ·   Jaime Oppenheim   ·   Jump to comments

The Arizona Cardinals got their preseason campaign underway in underwhelming fashion Saturday night, losing at home 34-19 to the Kansas City Chiefs. It wasn't particularly pretty, and it wasn't particularly informative, but it was football.
Despite the ugly scoreline, the Cardinals will be able to take solace in the fact their starters looked up to the task against their Kansas City counterparts.
Carson Palmer, making his return from a knee injury, engineered a seven-play touchdown drive, highlighted by a 57-yard completion to Andre Ellington. Ellington also finished the drive, scoring from the two-yard line.
Arizona's first-string defense experienced similar success, with safety Tyrann Mathieu terminating the Chiefs' first drive early, picking off an errant Alex Smith pass.  
Things went off the rails in the second quarter for Arizona, with Chase Daniels hanging 17 points on the Cardinals backups. The Chiefs would maintain control for the rest of the game.

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