Murray's final stat line was perfectly serviceable from a fantasy perspective, but as the final score indicates, it didn't translate the same way on the field. Murray was able to pad his numbers some late with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring after the game was already decided, but he did manage to record both a passing and rushing touchdown for the 18th time in his career. Murray has thrown for over 200 yards in each of his first three games of the season, but his almost complete lack of rushing yardage Sunday dragged down his overall fantasy ceiling for the afternoon. Murray and the Cardinals will look to regroup in a Week 13 road matchup against the Steelers.
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Passing
| Year | Team | GP | ATT | CMP | CMP% | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ARI | 8 | 268 | 176 | 66% | 1,799 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 2022 | ARI | 11 | 390 | 259 | 66% | 2,368 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
| 2021 | ARI | 14 | 481 | 333 | 69% | 3,787 | 8 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020 | ARI | 16 | 558 | 375 | 67% | 3,971 | 7 | 26 | 12 |
Rushing
Murray's final stat line was perfectly serviceable from a fantasy perspective, but as the final score indicates, it didn't translate the same way on the field. Murray was able to pad his numbers some late with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring after the game was already decided, but he did manage to record both a passing and rushing touchdown for the 18th time in his career. Murray has thrown for over 200 yards in each of his first three games of the season, but his almost complete lack of rushing yardage Sunday dragged down his overall fantasy ceiling for the afternoon. Murray and the Cardinals will look to regroup in a Week 13 road matchup against the Steelers.
Murray's numbers through the air were about average in his second game of the season, but the pair of touchdowns he had a hand in helped him to a solid fantasy day overall. Murray first struck through the air via a 48-yard touchdown pass to Rondale Moore to cap off a quick three-play opening drive for Arizona, and he then added a one-yard rushing score of his own for the final points of the day for either squad. Murray connected with eight different targets overall against a tough Texans defense, and he'll draw what could be a more palatable matchup at home against the division-rival Rams in Week 12.
In his first game action in exactly 11 months, Murray looked like his normal dynamic self, especially on back-to-back scrambles late in the first half that culminated with a six-yard TD run. He also displayed an impressive rapport with second-year tight end Trey McBride, who hauled in eight of nine targets for 131 yards. Now that he's proved the health of his right knee following last season's ACL tear, Murray will set his sights on next Sunday's road matchup with a Texans defense that has given up the eighth-highest yards per attempt (7.5) to opposing quarterbacks in the current campaign.
Gannon added that the Cardinals will formally add Murray back to the 53-man roster Wednesday, when his 21-day evaluation window for a return from the reserve/PUP list will come to a close. He'll then step back on the practice field later that day, working with the first-team offense after he had previously been throwing passes to members of the practice squad for most of the past two weeks. Expect Gannon to announce an official decision on a Week 10 starter following Friday's practice, but Murray hasn't hit any snags in his recovery from a torn ACL since he resumed working out with Arizona and should be ready to hit the ground running this weekend. Given that Murray will be returning from major knee surgery, however, it's possible that the Cardinals exercise some caution with the dual-threat quarterback's workload on the ground compared to previous seasons.
After Sunday's 31-24 loss to the Ravens, Gannon relayed to Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com that Joshua Dobbs would remain the team's starter Week 9. However, after watching video of that game, Gannon is making the switch to one of Arizona's other two QBs, per Urban. Murray is in the final stages of his recovery from last season's torn ACL and even was removed from the Cardinals' injury report last Thursday, so how he fares in practice Wednesday through Friday likely will be the determining factor for his chances to make his season debut Sunday.
Murray returned to practice and had his 21-day window to rejoin the active roster opened ahead of the loss to the Ravens, but he remains on the PUP list. Gannon has named Joshua Dobbs the starter for Week 9, and while it's possible that the Cardinals will activate Murray as the backup against the Browns, such a scenario is unlikely. Arizona has little incentive to rush the starting quarterback's return considering the Cardinals are now 1-7 after Sunday's loss.
This should be zero surprise to fantasy managers given Murray was listed as doubtful on Friday's final injury report. That the electric signal caller was able to practice all week suggests the Cardinals are simply picking the best spot to activate Murray, with a matchup against a tough Ravens defense clearly seeming less than ideal to the organization. As a result, Joshua Dobbs is set to get what appears to be one final start before the inevitable return of Murray.
Team
Arizona Cardinals
Birthdate
8/7/1997 (26)
Status
Active
HT/WT
5'10", 207 lbs
Draft Info
2019: Rd 1; Pk (ARI)
Birthplace
Bedford, TX, USA
Position
QB
College
Oklahoma
Experience
6th season
Career History
Arizona Cardinals
2019 - Present
(5 seasons)
Previous Game
20
Final
21
73%
CMP%
262
YDS
1
TD
2023 Regular Season Stats
YDS
CMP
CMP%
TDS
INT
1,799
176
66%
10
5
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Regular Season
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Date
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Opp
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Result
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ATT
|
CMP
|
CMP%
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
INT
|
CAR
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LNG
|
FD
|
|
1/7
|
L 20-21
|
30
|
22
|
73.3
|
262
|
8.7
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
33
|
6.6
|
0
|
33
|
1
|
|
|
12/31
|
W 35-31
|
31
|
25
|
80.6
|
232
|
7.5
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
24
|
4.8
|
0
|
14
|
2
|
|
|
12/24
|
L 16-27
|
38
|
24
|
63.2
|
230
|
6.1
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
32
|
6.4
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
|
|
12/17
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L 29-45
|
39
|
26
|
66.7
|
211
|
5.4
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
49
|
8.2
|
0
|
15
|
2
|
|
|
12/3
|
W 24-10
|
23
|
13
|
56.5
|
145
|
6.3
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
20
|
2.2
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
|
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