The Cardinals have sputtered to a 3-6 record, and I don’t think they’re going to flip things around anytime soon. Their next two are against the Rams and 49ers, and those are defenses that have given them problems.
Both teams have good defenses, and both see Arizona twice per year, giving them a better feel for that offense’s scheme and personnel.
With the 49ers, they’ve got a defensive line that should create all kinds of problems for Arizona’s modest offensive line.
With the Rams, they also have talent up front, and they’ve tended to have Arizona’s numbers – 7-1 against the Cardinals since Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray showed up.
Arizona didn’t get in the end zone in Week 3 against the Rams. And when those teams met in the playoffs last year, it was a disaster for the Cardinals, with their only touchdown coming long after the game was over.
Murray has started 40 games since 2020. In only 10 of those games did he finish with fewer than 20 points (traditional scoring), and half of those games have been against the Rams and 49ers.
| KYLER MURRAY, LAST 40 STARTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Opp | Result | Com | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rushing | Points |
| 2020 | Mia. | L 31-34 | 21 | 26 | 283 | 3 | 0 | 11-106-1 | 42.8 |
| 2020 | Sea. | W 37-34 | 34 | 48 | 360 | 3 | 1 | 14-67-1 | 42.7 |
| 2020 | Phil. | W 33-26 | 27 | 36 | 406 | 3 | 1 | 8-29-1 | 41.2 |
| 2021 | Min. | W 34-33 | 29 | 36 | 400 | 3 | 2 | 5-31-1 | 41.1 |
| 2021 | at Ten. | W 38-13 | 21 | 32 | 289 | 4 | 1 | 5-20-1 | 38.5 |
| 2020 | Was. | W 30-15 | 26 | 38 | 286 | 1 | 1 | 8-67-2 | 37.0 |
| 2020 | Buff. | W 32-30 | 22 | 32 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 11-61-2 | 34.4 |
| 2020 | at NYJ | W 30-10 | 27 | 37 | 380 | 1 | 1 | 9-31-1 | 32.1 |
| 2021 | at Chi. | W 33-22 | 11 | 15 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 10-59-2 | 32.1 |
| 2022 | at Min. | L 26-34 | 31 | 44 | 326 | 3 | 2 | 6-36-0 | 31.9 |
| 2020 | at Dall. | W 38-10 | 9 | 24 | 188 | 2 | 0 | 10-74-1 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | at S.F. | W 24-20 | 26 | 40 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 13-91-1 | 30.6 |
| 2020 | Det. | L 23-26 | 23 | 35 | 270 | 2 | 3 | 5-29-1 | 30.4 |
| 2021 | at Cle. | W 37-14 | 20 | 30 | 229 | 4 | 0 | 7-6-0 | 28.1 |
| 2022 | at Car. | W 26-16 | 23 | 32 | 207 | 2 | 1 | 12-26-1 | 27.0 |
| 2022 | at L.V. | W 29-23 | 31 | 49 | 277 | 1 | 1 | 5-28-1 | 26.7 |
| 2020 | at Car. | L 21-31 | 24 | 31 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 6-78-0 | 26.5 |
| 2021 | Hou. | W 31-5 | 20 | 28 | 261 | 3 | 1 | 6-10-0 | 26.1 |
| 2021 | at Dall. | W 25-22 | 26 | 38 | 263 | 2 | 0 | 9-44-0 | 25.6 |
| 2021 | at LAR | W 37-20 | 24 | 32 | 268 | 2 | 0 | 6-39-0 | 25.3 |
| 2021 | LAR | L 23-30 | 32 | 49 | 383 | 0 | 2 | 7-61-0 | 25.3 |
| 2021 | at Jac. | W 31-19 | 28 | 34 | 316 | 0 | 1 | 7-19-1 | 23.7 |
| 2021 | Ind. | L 16-22 | 27 | 43 | 245 | 1 | 0 | 4-74-0 | 23.7 |
| 2020 | at Sea. | L 21-28 | 29 | 42 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 5-15-0 | 23.0 |
| 2022 | Sea. | L 21-31 | 25 | 35 | 175 | 2 | 0 | 8-60-0 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | LAR | L 28-38 | 21 | 39 | 173 | 3 | 1 | 5-15-0 | 22.2 |
| 2022 | at Sea. | L 9-19 | 23 | 37 | 222 | 0 | 1 | 10-100-0 | 21.1 |
| 2020 | at NYG | W 26-7 | 24 | 35 | 244 | 1 | 0 | 13-47-0 | 20.9 |
| 2022 | Phil. | L 17-20 | 28 | 42 | 250 | 1 | 1 | 4-42-0 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | K.C. | L 21-44 | 22 | 34 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 5-29-0 | 20.6 |
| 2020 | S.F. | L 12-20 | 31 | 50 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 8-75-0 | 19.9 |
| 2021 | Sea. | L 30-38 | 28 | 39 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 5-35-0 | 19.5 |
| 2022 | N.O. | W 42-34 | 20 | 29 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 7-30-0 | 17.2 |
| 2021 | at Det. | L 12-30 | 23 | 41 | 257 | 1 | 1 | 4-3-0 | 17.2 |
| 2022 | LAR | L 12-20 | 37 | 58 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 2-8-0 | 16.5 |
| 2021 | S.F. | W 17-10 | 22 | 31 | 239 | 1 | 0 | 7-1-0 | 16.1 |
| 2021 | G.B. | L 21-24 | 22 | 33 | 274 | 0 | 2 | 6-21-0 | 15.8 |
| 2020 | at N.E. | L 17-20 | 23 | 34 | 170 | 0 | 1 | 5-31-0 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | at LAR | L 11-34 | 19 | 34 | 137 | 0 | 2 | 2-6-0 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | at LAR | L 7-18 | 8 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2-3-0 | 4.7 |
—Ian Allan