The Arizona Cardinals defeated the undefeated Seattle Seahawks, 37-34 in OT, due to the efforts of Kyler Murray, earning him the week 7 game ball.
Kyler Murray performed much better against the unbeaten Seahawks compared to his game against the Dallas Cowboys. Murray finished with a career-high 34 completions on 48 attempts for 360 yards in a 37-34 overtime victory. He also had three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown.
Murray was as mobile as ever in Sunday’s win as well, as he finished with 67 yards on 14 carries. In total, Murray had over 400 yards and four touchdowns against his division rival. He also continued his streak of consecutive rushing and passing touchdowns, as this win made him the first player in NFL history to have a rushing and passing touchdown in six of the first seven games of the season.
Murray was not alone in having a breakout game, as running back Chase Edmonds had 145 total yards – 58 rushing and 87 receiving – in Sunday’s victory. After Kenyan Drake went down with an ankle injury toward the end of the game, Edmonds stepped in and delivered.
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was Murray’s favorite target Sunday, as he hauled in 10 receptions for over 100 yards and a touchdown. Christian Kirk added the other two touchdowns for Murray, as he finished with five receptions for 37 yards.
More importantly, the ageless wonder in Larry Fitzgerald had one of his best games of the season. Fitzgerald finished with eight receptions for 67 yards, and joined hall of fame wide receiver Jerry Rice as the only two players in NFL history with at least 1,400 career receptions.
On the defensive side, Budda Baker picked up where he left off from his game against the Cowboys. He recorded his first career interception in that game, and the very next week got his second career interception after picking off Russell Wilson in the endzone.
What could have been a pick-six was stopped short when D.K. Metcalf ran him down and tackled him at the 10-yard line. Baker also finished with a game-high 14 total tackles and a pass breakup.
The Cardinals have a bye week before the team plays Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins in State Farm Stadium on November 8.