The camera captured quarterback Kyler Murray in the aftermath of teammate James Conner going down with a serious ankle injury, the pain visible in his body language.

After the eventual loss to the 49ers, heartbreaking as it was on a last-second field goal, the emotion of Conner’s loss dug deeper. Murray talked about how hard it was. But then, asked another question about the running back, Murray ended that talk.

"J.C. is everything," Murray said. "I don't really want to talk about it right now."

For a team still searching to find its offense, losing Conner hurts. It doesn't mean the Cardinals won't find their way. They have to, and a win against Seattle Thursday night flips the script once again. But they did plenty Sunday, getting the go-ahead safety, getting a fourth-quarter pick, coming up with a goal-line stand, that the offense needs to reciprocate.

"We've got to get right," Murray said. "We've got to get right."

Coach Jonathan Gannon said the Cardinals have to take a "hard look" at what they are doing overall. He again took the lion's share of the blame. When asked how he feels about the offensive playcalling, he was blunt.

"I have no problems with the offensive playcalling," Gannon said. "I never will."

The Cardinals can't afford dropped passes, like the one by a wide-open Marvin Harrison Jr. or the red-zone drop by running back Emari Demercado that would've been a first down and maybe a touchdown. "It bit us today," Gannon said. "Those are the margins we're talking about."

The Cardinals were missing left tackle Paris Johnson Jr., but fill-in Kelvin Beachum was fine.

That's where having a guy like Conner helps. Right before his injury, Conner had broke off a nine-yard run that seemed like it was going to set a great second-half tone. But then he was hurt.

"I feel like the guys were sensitive when he went down because he's the heart and soul of our team, I feel like," linebacker Mack Wilson Sr. said.

It's too early in the season to get lost in the emotion – of a player going down, of an offense struggling. But the runway to the next test is gonna come quick.

-- Wilson had a huge game, including blowing up Christian McCaffrey on a swing pass on fourth-and-goal at the Arizona 1, forcing an incompletion and turning the ball over on downs. Wilson led the Cards with 12 tackles.

"Divisional games are always personal," Wilson said. "You want to win these the most. I went out with a chip on my shoulder, and tried to be a badass, honestly."

-- Harrison sat for a while with his uniform on looking into his locker, a towel over his head, feeling his own struggles and that of the team. He did speak, and took accountability.

"Everybody has a job to do," Harrison said. "I'm not doing my job at a high-enough level."

"I'm not playing anywhere near the best of my abilities. It's frustrating and it hurts the team."

Harrison had a drop early on of a wide-open pass. He also couldn't come down with what have been a tougher catch in the end zone, although it was a play he thought he should've made.

-- 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, the Tempe Corona del Sol High School product, thrust into a WR1 position with all of the San Francisco injuries, was excellent. His 34-yard catch over Kei'Trel Clark – a perfect throw by Mac Jones, by the way, beating good coverage – on fourth-and-2 was huge. He finished with eight catches for 117 yards.

Gannon said he appreciated Pearsall's talent but "I thought he had too much today."

-- Chad Ryland tried a 57-yard field goal on the Cardinals' first possession, which would've been the second longest of his career, but the kick was wide right. It was the first 50-yard field goal Ryland has missed in six attempts since coming to the Cardinals.

-- It'll remain a small part of the game, but center Hjalte Froholdt recovered a fumble by James Conner at the Arizona 15 after a Conner 7-yard run on the Cards' first possession. Given the tightness of the game, a San Francisco recovery there could've drastically changed the game.

-- With Will Johnson inactive and Garrett Williams on IR, Denzel Burke got the start across from Max Melton at cornerback, although Clark got significant defensive snaps.

-- It was a quiet game for the offense, but Trey McBride getting a touchdown catch is good. No season-long McBride watch for a scoring grab.

-- It is nuts to me that Calais Campbell, at 39 years old, is forcing young dudes to commit key penalties. Campbell almost was the reason for a Cardinals win for a second straight week. Great for anyone, but for a guy 18 seasons in?

-- Also Campbell, for the last word:

"I believe in this team."

That's all for tonight. Time to fly home.