Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals come up short against Los Angeles Chargers, Marquise Brown makes return, and more

News and notes from around the web on the Arizona Cardinals.

We get a much needed bye week for the Arizona Cardinals as we head into the final stretch of games in a season that is becoming meaningless.

Here is all the fallout from last night’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

James Conner Has Best Game With Cardinals Despite Loss
Running back cracks 100 yards for first time in Arizona

Return of Kyler Murray, Marquise Brown and big day of James Conner can’t prevent 25-24 loss for Cardinals against Chargers
Chargers’ TD and two-point conversion delivers harsh 25-24 loss

Cardinals finally have DeAndre Hopkins and Hollywood Brown together and other Arizona Cardinals notes after losing to the Chargers

Chargers’ Brandon Staley explains 2-point decision vs. Cards
A successful 2-point conversion with 15 seconds remaining gave the Chargers a comeback win at Arizona and kept them in the hunt for an AFC playoff spot.

Cardinals fumble lead, lose on Chargers 2-point conversion
Kyler Murray operated the Cardinals well to jump ahead of the Chargers early on in the teams’ Week 12 battle.

Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins made the greatest 4-yard catch you’ll see
DeAndre Hopkins made a relatively meaningless grab for the Cardinals against the Chargers. But man, was it an impossible-looking play.

Rapid reactions: Empty drives cost Cardinals in loss to Chargers
The Arizona Cardinals lost to the Los Angeles Chargers. Now the to-do list remaining for this team has everything to do with looking ahead.

Bickley: Pressure on Kliff Kingsbury builds with loss, Sean Payton rumors
It’s unlikely Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury loses his job, but pressure builds after a loss to the Chargers and a rumor about Sean Payton.