Cardinals Make Official Quarterback Decision Ahead Of ‘mnf’ Matchup With Cowboys

Ahead of nan Cardinals’ matchup pinch nan Cowboys connected Monday Night Football successful Week 9, Arizona has made a determination connected their starting backmost arsenic Kyler Murray continues to caregiver a ft injury.

On Saturday, Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters that Murray isn’t rather fresh to commencement Monday, truthful they will look to Jacoby Brissett to make his 3rd consecutive start. Arizona is connected a five-game skid aft they started their 2025 run 2–0. They suffered constrictive defeats successful Brissett’s 2 starts successful Murray’s absence, falling to nan Colts and Packers by 4 points apiece earlier a bye week successful Week 8.

“Looking astatine nan week of activity today, Kyler is not going to beryllium fresh to commencement nan crippled truthful Jacoby will start,” Gannon said successful a Saturday property convention via PHNX Sports. “Obviously consciousness bully astir Jacoby. I do want to springiness it nan adjacent mates days to spot if Kyler could perchance person a domiciled connected crippled day.”

Gannon near nan doorway unfastened for Murray to return Monday against nan Cowboys, but not arsenic nan starter. Even if we don’t spot him connected nan section this week, it seems Murray should beryllium fresh to return successful Arizona’s adjacent crippled successful Seattle against nan Seahawks. Gannon said he doesn’t expect Murray to onshore connected injured reserve owed to nan injury, also via PHNX Sports.

The Cardinals are 2–5 connected nan twelvemonth and 2–3 pinch Murray arsenic their starter. He’s thrown for 962 yards pinch six touchdowns and 3 interceptions complete nan 5 games, while adding 173 yards and a people connected nan ground. Brissett has looked beardown successful alleviation contempt nan 2 losses. He’s thrown for 599 yards pinch 4 touchdowns and an interception successful his 2 starts.

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