CHARLOTTE — On the same third-quarter drive, the Arizona Cardinals suffered injuries to two key offensive players, right tackle Jonah Williams and running back James Conner. Williams went down in a heap in the backfield holding his right knee.

The Arizona Cardinals had a pair of offensive starters get hurt in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers. Just before Chad Ryland kicked a 30-yard field goal to pull the Cardinals within three points at 23-20,

The Arizona Cardinals are battling the Carolina Panthers in Week 16, and one of their key offensive players went down with an injury. James Conner had to leave the game due to a knee injury and is questionable to return.

The Cardinals fell behind 20-3 and forced overtime, but Carolina’s Chuba Hubbard’s OT TD ended the Cardinals’ playoff hopes.

The Cardinals created one more opportunity for themselves, if only by sheer force of will. They generated a third-down stop, then drove into field goal range, then watched their midseason signing of a kicker somehow nail a 58-yarder to force overtime.

The Arizona Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday in a 36-30 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers. Offense didn’t seem to be the issue. They scored 30 points for the second consecutive week. What can we take away from the game offensively?