Following the video of Zach Ertz destroying the Vegas security guard in the back of the end zone, social media users expressed concerns for the guard. I hope he’s okay and doing well.
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It was a tough day for individuals working on NFL fields across America on Sunday.
It started in Dallas, where Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase took out a sound guy along the sidelines after being run out of bounds during a game against the Cowboys.
Not long after, it was a security guard working in the back of the end zone at Allegiant Stadium who was on the wrong end of a brutal collision.
Facing 4th-and-1 from the Raiders’ 11-yard line, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray tried to hit Zach Ertz in the end zone, but he overthrew him by just a tad. The result was Ertz bobbling and dropping the pass, while going crashing into the back of the unsuspecting security guard’s legs.
The security guard could be seen laying on the ground in pain after the play.
Thankfully, it appears as though the security guard was able to make it to his feet and walk away from this scary incident.
This happened during one of the craziest endings you will ever see in a football game.
The Cardinals’ season appeared to be falling apart shortly after it began. One week after getting blown out by Kansas City, they took a 20-0 deficit into the locker room at halftime in Vegas.
But the afternoon ended with Byron Murphy Jr. scooping up a fumble and scoring in overtime for a wild 29-23 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, his Arizona teammates all sprinting behind him in a frenzy.
The Cardinals got off the brink and into the win column thanks to Kyler Murray, who made one spectacular play after another to show exactly why this team gladly gave him another $230.5 million.
“I had to take over,” Murray said. “Do whatever it took to win.”
Murphy returned Hunter Renfrow’s fumble 59 yards for a touchdown with 3:51 left in overtime, and the Cardinals rallied from that 20-point deficit in the second half before running away with the win Sunday.
Arizona (1-1) trailed 23-7 with less than nine minutes left in regulation, but Murray led two TD drives and two 2-point conversions. He passed for 277 yards, rushed for 28 more and flummoxed the Vegas defense with his elusiveness, particularly on a frantic scramble for a remarkable 2-point conversion with 8:13 to play.
Murray then scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown on the final snap of regulation before hitting A.J. Green for the tying 2-point conversion.
“That’s what he can do that nobody else can,” defensive end J.J. Watt said. “He gave us opportunities, and we made the most of it.”
The Raiders stopped Murray on downs on Arizona’s opening drive of overtime, but Renfrow then made a catch and fumbled for the second consecutive play. Isaiah Simmons knocked it loose, and Murphy snagged the ball and sprinted down the Cardinals’ sideline.
Murphy nearly ruined his own heroics when he released the ball from his hand right at the goal line, but video review determined he barely scored.
Murray grimaced and winced at the memory of watching Murphy lose the ball an instant after it would have cost the Cardinals dearly.
“I told him, you’ve got to take the ball home with you,” Murray said. “That would have hurt.”
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