Kingsbury ices own defense on goal-line stop, 49ers score on 2nd attempt
Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury made an embarrassing rookie error just before the end of the first half of Thursday's game against the San Francisco 49ers.
The 49ers went for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with four seconds remaining, but the Cardinals' defense came up with a clutch stop on the running play.
Unfortunately for Arizona, Kingsbury already called a timeout, which cost his team the goal-line stand and gave the 49ers a second chance.
49ers/Cardinals First Half Under 22 tickets are Winners...
— SMH (@BTCballer1) November 1, 2019
Kliff Kingsbury: pic.twitter.com/UTOwnHZsRI
San Francisco capitalized on the mistake. Jimmy Garoppolo found new target Emmanuel Sanders for the touchdown to put the undefeated 49ers up 21-7.
This @JimmyG_10 to @ESanders_10 connection is fun to watch. #GoNiners | #TNF pic.twitter.com/XhDd0R6rlC
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) November 1, 2019
Social media quickly lit up Kingsbury for icing his own defense:
Kingsbury just can’t help himself, the guy loves offense
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 1, 2019
Kliff Kingsbury walking into the Cardinals’ locker room at halftime pic.twitter.com/Pl81qsFL8f
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) November 1, 2019
Kliff Kingsbury is indeed an innovator. Never seen a coach ice his own defense. Revolutionary.
— Matt Harmon (@MattHarmon_BYB) November 1, 2019
It feels the success rate for the offense after the defense accidentally ices a fourth-and-1 stop is 100000%
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) November 1, 2019
Kliff Kingsbury just froze his own defense. Bold strategy.
— Bryan Hayes (@HayesTSN) November 1, 2019
Double deluxe galaxy brain coaching.
— Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) November 1, 2019
Did you guys know Kliff Kingsbury knows Sean McVay?
— Stephen Cohen (@scohenSEA) November 1, 2019
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