Kyler Murray and the Cardinals' offense unexpectedly stymied by Seahawks

SEATTLE (AP) — Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals hardly could have imagined how much they would struggle against the Seattle Seahawks, given that they entered Sunday's game on a four-game winning streak and had averaged 29.3 points over their past three.

The Seahawks' defense, led by first-year coach Mike Macdonald, was hardly impressed with those figures.

Murray was sacked five times and threw a 69-yard pick-6 to Seahawks safety Coby Bryant in the third quarter. Defensive tackle Leonard Williams tormented Murray and the Arizona offensive line, finishing with 2 1/2 sacks, four quarterback hits, three tackles for loss and one pass deflection as the Seahawks won 16-6 to pull even with the Cardinals (6-5) atop the NFC West.

Arizona came in averaging 149.4 rushing yards per game but couldn't run the ball, either. The Cardinals finished with 49 yards on 14 carries, including 8 yards on seven carries by feature back James Conner. That left Murray even more susceptible to the pressure from Williams.

“He’s a good player. I mean, we knew he’s good player coming in,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said. “He’s a premium player for a reason. Hats off to him, he’s always been a good player. We’ve got to look at that — how can we adjust and handle him a little bit better? Because I thought he wrecked the game.”

Arizona's scoring output was a season low.

“We didn’t stay on the field. We just didn’t make it happen,” Murray said. “It was frustrating day, frustrating day offensively, especially the way we’ve been playing, to come out here and kind of lay an egg and just kind really get physically, physically dominated in a sense, like I said, credit to them.”

Murray finished 24 of 37 for 285 yards, but the interception by Bryant overshadowed those numbers. Murray threw the pass while under pressure from Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon.

“I feel like if I don’t do that, then we’re in the game four quarters. Because that’s the way it was trending,” Murray said. “The defense is battling their (butt) off, did everything that we needed for them to do to win the game. Offensively, we got to be better. We didn’t hold up our end of the bargain.”

A second-quarter touchdown reception by Michael Wilson was nullified by a holding penalty on left tackle Paris Johnson Jr.

“There’s a lot of things that feel like the flow of the game just wasn’t our favor,” Wilson said. “And some games go like that, and then we didn’t execute enough to make up for the game sort of not going our way.”

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) looks to throw during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Seattle. Seattle Seahawks cornerback Coby Bryant intercepted the throw. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) scrambles during the first half of an NFL football game against against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) pauses before joining teammates before an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson (14) watches at Seattle Seahawks cornerback Coby Bryant (8) as he makes an interception during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Seattle. Bryant ran the ball in for a touchdown on the play. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon, left, and cornerback Coby Bryant, right, tackle Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points, leading the Miami Heat past the Dallas Mavericks 123-118 in overtime on Sunday night.

Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Tyler Herro had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Alec Burks scored 15 and Pelle Larsson added 14 for Miami.

Kyrie Irving had 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for Dallas, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. P.J. Washington scored 21, Naji Marshall had 20, Klay Thompson scored 15 and Dereck Lively II had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas.

The Mavericks played without Luka Doncic, still sidelined with a sprained right wrist. The Heat were without Terry Rozier, who was expected to play but wound up being scratched with a recurrence of right foot discomfort.

Mavericks: Dallas has played 17 games this season — and 11 of them have been decided by eight points or less. The Mavericks are 4-7 in those close games, 5-1 in all others.

Heat: Butler has scored at least 30 points in back-to-back games. It's the ninth time — including playoffs — that he's had a multi-game streak of scoring at least 30 since joining the Heat.

Butler's dunk tied the game with 4.4 seconds left in regulation and the Heat unsuccessfully argued he was fouled by Lively on the play. Spencer Dinwiddie's desperation 3-point try for Dallas rimmed out as time expired and to overtime they went. Dinwiddie was 0 for 9 from 3-point range in the game.

There were two lead changes in the game's first 57 seconds. There was one in the next 43 minutes — then six more the rest of the way.

Dallas goes to Atlanta on Monday night to wrap up a three-game trip. Miami plays host to Milwaukee in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.

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Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) brings the ball upcourt as Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith, left, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Miami Heat forward Kevin Love, left, strips the ball away from Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (42) boxes out Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) looks to pass the ball against the Miami Heat during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Dallas Mavericks guard Quentin Grimes (5) takes a step back to shoot as Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) goes up for a shot as Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith (24) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II (2) gets an easy dunk against the Miami Heat during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) grabs a rebound over Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) drives to the basket as Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall (13) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) battles with Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington (25) for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)