Background: Nov 7, 2021; Santa Clara, California, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back Eno Benjamin (26) runs for a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the third quarter at Levis Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson

Why The Play Was Successful:

Kudos to Kingsbury and Cardinals Coaches:

When I had the privilege of working with John Madden, he told me that this weak side off-tackle play was his favorite and the #1 play he would install each year in training camp - the only differences were that, back in his day, he didnt run it out of a spread or a shotgun formation - he ran it typically out of an I formation with a direct under center snap to the QB and with the FB making the kick out block on the weak side DE, with the weak side T blocking down to open the hole.

Of course, it helped Madden to foster a romance for the weak side off-tackle play when he had Art Shell at LT, Gene Upshaw at LG and his two RBs in the Raiders 32-14 Super Bowl XI win were Clarence Davis (16 carries for 137 yards) and Mark van Eeghen (18 carries for 73 yards) with FB Pete Banaszak lead blocking and scoring 2 TDs in the red zone.

Basically, the Cardinals assigned the kick out role on this play to D.J. Humphries, and assigned the down blocks on the DT and FS to Sean Harlow and Antoine Wesley.

This play is a testament to Kliff Kingsbury, Sean Kugler, James Saxon and the Cardinals offensive coaches teaching ability. Think about it - not only was the play call and the design outstanding - the offense executed the play to near perfection, with 3 next man up players (Harlow, Wesley and Benjamin) who have spent most of the time with the second team offense.

This 21 yard weak side off-tackle TD makes the likes of John Madden beam with pride.

Link:
Anatomy of a 21 Yard Weak Side Off-Tackle TD - Revenge of the Birds