Murray is clearly tough to trust since he's scored 17.2 Fantasy points or less in three of his past four games. He also has just three touchdowns and five interceptions over that span, and he's rushed for more than 16 yards just once since Week 10. But I expect him to snap out of his slump in Week 16 against the Panthers, who are No. 4 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks. Three of the past four quarterbacks against Carolina have scored at least 25.1 Fantasy points, including Cooper Rush last week. And the Panthers have allowed three rushing touchdowns to quarterbacks and four quarterbacks to rush for at least 30 yards in a game this season.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Leaves game briefly Sunday
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Murray completed 23 of 30 pass attempts for 224 yards and no touchdowns or interceptions while taking five carries for 11 yards in Sunday's 30-17 win over the Patriots.
Murray left the contest briefly to be examined for a potential head injury after a late hit in the second half of Sunday's lopsided win. Backup Clayton Tune replaced Arizona's starter for the remainder of the drive before Murray retook the reins on the ensuing drive. While the dual-threat QB didn't throw any touchdowns for fantasy mangers Sunday, his only potential interception was erased by a roughing the passer penalty on the play during which he was injured. Murray escaped the win in good health, putting the signal-caller on track to start next Sunday's tilt against Carolina.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: QBs to Start
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Murray scored 21.9 Fantasy points in Week 14 against Seattle, but he's been struggling of late. He's scored more than 17.2 Fantasy points just twice since Week 8, and he has four touchdowns and five interceptions in his past five outings. He also has run for 19 yards or less in four of his past six contests. But I expect a quality outing from Murray in Week 15 at home against the Patriots. The past three quarterbacks against New England have scored at least 25.2 Fantasy points and five of the past six have scored at least 21.3 points. Murray gets the Patriots, Panthers and Rams in the Fantasy playoffs, and hopefully he can be a league-winning quarterback in the next three games.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Two TDs, two INTs in Week 14 loss
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Murray completed 25 of 38 passes for 259 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in Sunday's 30-18 loss to the Seahawks. He added three rushing attempts for 16 yards and ran in a two-point conversion.
Murray threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Michael Wilson on the opening drive, but the quarterback was picked off on the next two possessions, which helped Seattle build a 24-10 halftime lead. Murray closed the gap to 27-18 in the third quarter with a two-yard touchdown pass to James Conner followed by a Murray rush for a two-point conversion, but that's as close as Arizona would get. While Murray tossed multiple touchdown passes for only the third time this season, he also finished with multiple interceptions for the second consecutive game after having no multi-interception games through Week 12. He'll look to clean up the mistakes in Week 15 against the Patriots.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: QBs to Sit
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Murray only scored 10.3 Fantasy points at Seattle in Week 12, and he's been held under 20 Fantasy points in three of his past four games. The Seahawks held Murray and Aaron Rodgers to a combined 28.3 Fantasy points in their past two games, and Seattle has allowed just eight passing touchdowns compared to seven interceptions in the past six outings against Kirk Cousins, Josh Allen, Matthew Stafford, Brock Purdy, Murray, and Rodgers. I hope coming back home helps Murray, but he's a low-end starter at best, given the matchup in Week 14.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: QBs to Sit
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The Murray roller coaster continued in Week 12 at Seattle when he scored 10.3 Fantasy points, which is the second time in three games he scored 10.3 points or less. He's also scored 16.2 Fantasy points or less in three of five road games this season, and the Vikings come into Week 13 at No. 13 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks. Only four quarterbacks this season have scored more than 20 Fantasy points against Minnesota, and the Vikings are No. 1 in fewest rushing yards allowed to quarterbacks this year at 95 yards with one rushing touchdown.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: QBs to Start
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Murray will hopefully stay hot coming off the bye in Week 11, and he has top-five upside in Week 12 against Seattle. Murray scored at least 22.2 Fantasy points in three of his past four games, and the Seahawks have allowed six of the past seven quarterbacks to score at least 20.4 Fantasy points, including three in a row. Murray is also averaging 24.0 Fantasy points per game in his past six outings against Seattle.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Misses just two passes in big win
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Murray completed 22 of 24 pass attempts for 266 yards and a touchdown while adding 21 rushing yards and two more scores on three carries in Sunday's 31-6 victory over the Jets.
The dual-sport athlete nearly pitched a perfect game after missing just two pass attempts without turning the ball over while scoring three combined touchdowns in the blowout victory. Murray bounced back from his worst fantasy game of the season against the Bears last week, posting a gaudy stat line against the Jets. With over 2,000 combined yards of offense and 16 total touchdowns through 10 games, both fantasy managers and the Cardinals should feel good about the QB they have in camp this season. Murray will now enter his bye week and resume action in a road matchup against the Seahawks on Nov. 24.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Scores twice on MNF
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Murray completed 14 of 26 pass attempts for 145 yards, one touchdown and one interception while taking six carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 17-15 win over the Chargers.
Murray was involved in both of Arizona's touchdowns Monday, the third time he has provided fantasy managers with multiple scores this season. The dual-threat quarterback finished off the Chargers by driving his team's offense into field-goal range for kicker Chad Ryland to knock in a chip shot for the win. Murray has been a steady asset through seven games in 2024, making him a safe option for Sunday's tilt against the Dolphins.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: QBs to Start
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Murray was a pleasant surprise in Week 5 at San Francisco with 26.1 Fantasy points, which was only the second time all season he's scored more than 16.8 points. He ran for a season-high 83 yards against the 49ers and scored his first rushing touchdown of the year, and it was only a matter of time before he would start producing at a high level since he has 45 rushing yards or more in four of five games. This game should be a high-scoring affair with a projected total of 49.5 points, and I like Murray to finish Week 6 as a top-10 Fantasy quarterback for the third time this season.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Two touchdowns in comback victory
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Murray completed 19 of 30 pass attempts for 195 yards, one touchdown and one interception while adding 83 rushing yards and a touchdown on seven attempts in Sunday's 24-23 win over the 49ers.
Murray ripped off a 50-yard touchdown run on Arizona's opening drive to boost fantasy managers' scores early in the contest. The dual-threat quarterback did not have a huge day passing the ball, finishing under 200 yards in that category for the third time this season. That said, Murray's combination of rushing and throwing stats together make him a solid fantasy option overall. Up next for the Cardinals is a road tilt against the Packers next Sunday,
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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Murray scored 34.5 Fantasy points against the Rams in Week 2, but he's been under 17 points in his three other games against Buffalo, Detroit and Washington, with the latter two great matchups. Murray also has a mediocre history against the 49ers. In his past four games against San Francisco, Murray has scored fewer than 16 Fantasy points in three of those outings. The 49ers haven't faced a lot of top-tier talent at quarterback with matchups against the Jets, Vikings, Rams and Patriots, but Sam Darnold is the only one with more than 19 Fantasy points and 221 passing yards. If you can, sit Murray in one-quarterback leagues in Week 5.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Struggles in Week 4 loss
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Murray completed 16 of 22 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 42-14 loss to the Commanders. He added one rushing attempt for three yards.
After capping the opening drive with a two-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison, Murray was surprisingly quiet the rest of the way as both a passer and a runner against a beatable Washington defense as the Cardinals felt the absence of starting tight end Trey McBride (concussion). Prior to Sunday's dud as a runner, Murray had at least 45 rushing yards in every game this season and had rushed for at least 20 yards in eight consecutive starts. Murray's averaging just 194.3 passing yards per game heading into a Week 5 road game against the 49ers.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Throws three TDs in win
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Murray completed 17 of 21 pass attempts for 266 yards and three touchdowns while adding 59 rushing yards on five attempts in Sunday's 41-10 blowout win over the Rams.
Murray tore apart the Rams' secondary in Sunday's lopsided victory, missing just four pass attempts and committing no turnovers. The 2019 first-overall pick has battled injuries over the past two seasons, but he is now playing with the confidence we saw from the star QB prior to breaking down physically. Murray is shaping up to be a great bounce-back candidate in 2024 with four touchdowns and a 73 percent completion rate through two games. A true barometer awaits for the 26-year-old in Week 3 when the Cardinals host a stingy Lions defense at State Farm Stadium on Sunday.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Poor passing numbers in Week 1 loss
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Murray completed 21 of 31 passes for 162 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's 34-28 loss to the Bills. He also rushed five times for 57 yards and lost a fumble.
Murray capped the opening drive with a five-yard touchdown pass to Michael Wilson and helped the Cardinals race out to a 17-3 lead, but Buffalo responded with 21 unanswered points, aided by a Murray fumble. Arizona's dual-threat quarterback then responded with a 29-yard run to set up a field goal on the next drive, but Murray and the Cardinals came up short on their last drive, turning the ball over on downs at Buffalo's 29-yard line in the final minute. Rookie fourth overall pick Marvin Harrison had just four yards in his NFL debut, so Murray will look to get the talented wide receiver more involved in Week 2 against the Rams.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Not in line to play
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Murray is going through pregame warmups but isn't in line to play in Saturday's preseason game at Indianapolis, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Coach Jonathan Gannon said two weeks ago that Murray won't play at all this preseason. The Cardinals gave some of their younger starters playing time in the preseason opener, including a brief appearance by WR Marvin Harrison, but they might have a different plan for Saturday night.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Sleeper QBs
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Murray had a surprising game in Week 16 at Chicago with 24.4 Fantasy points. He snapped a two-game streak where he scored fewer than 16 Fantasy points, and we'll see how he does in back-to-back road games at the Eagles. Philadelphia has limited the past two opposing quarterbacks to under 15 Fantasy points against Seattle and the Giants, but the Eagles are still No. 2 in most Fantasy points allowed to the position. I don't mind taking a chance on Murray this week as a low-end starter in all leagues.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Likely to play in Week 17
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Murray (illness) is in line to play in Sunday's game in Philadelphia, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Murray dealt with an illness during the entirety of Week 17 prep, capping him to one limited session Friday before the Cardinals deemed him questionable to play this weekend. His status will be clarified about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff, and assuming he avoids being inactive, he'll continue to lead Arizona's offense. After his top wide receiver, Marquise Brown (heel), was placed on injured reserve Friday, Murray's primary pass catchers will be tight end Trey McBride and wideouts Michael Wilson, Rondale Moore and Greg Dortch.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Officially DNP on Thursday
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Murray (illness) officially didn't practice Thursday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
Murray wasn't seen at all during Wednesday's session, but he made an appearance in sweats on the side one day later, per Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com. A "holiday bug" is the culprit, as coach Jonathan Gannon told Weinfuss on Wednesday, but there's an expectation that the quarterback will be able to suit up Sunday at Philadelphia. Ultimately, Murray's listing on Friday's injury report will clarify whether or not he enters the weekend with a designation for that contest.
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Cardinals' Kyler Murray: Present but not practicing Thursday
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Murray (illness) was seen on the side at Thursday's practice but didn't appear to be participating, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
Coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday that Murray has what he termed a "holiday bug," which didn't allow him to take part in drills to begin the week. If Murray indeed goes down as a non-participant Thursday, he'll have just one more chance to get on the field in advance of Sunday's game at Philadelphia. For what it's worth, Gannon isn't concerned about Murray's availability for Week 17, per Weinfuss.
