Fifty-nine minutes after the Arizona Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention, quarterback Kyler Murray walked out of the locker room, among the last people to leave Bank of America Stadium,

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.

Chuba Hubbard ran for a 21-yard touchdown in overtime, and the Carolina Panthers eliminated the Arizona Cardinals from playoff contention with a 36-30 victory.

Hubbard finished one yard short of his career high against the New York Giants in Munich — which was the Panthers’ last win before Sunday.

The Panthers played spoiler to the Cardinals on Sunday, and at least a few of them seemed pretty okay with it.

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

Kyler Murray and the Cardinals had their chances but couldn't keep their playoff hopes alive in a frustrating loss to the Panthers.

An overtime, back-and-forth battle between the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals ended in dramatic fashion. This is what Panthers beat writer Mike Kaye learned from home finale.

The Carolina Panthers followed up three near-upsets of playoff-bound squads, including a few Super Bowl contenders, with an absolute stinker in Week 15. Even as the favorites for last Sunday’s matchup against the Cowboys, they fell flat in a disappointing 30-14 defeat.