Kyler Murray has a new stat to drive Cardinals fans crazy
Kyler Murray has won all three full games he has played for the Vikings, while the Cardinals have struggled to win without him in the lineup.
The Minnesota Vikings have started the season with a perfect 5-0 record, and their offensive unit has shown steady improvement over the past two weeks. Quarterback Kyler Murray has been the man behind the Vikings' success, starting four of the team's victories. However, he missed the first game of the season due to injury when he was knocked out of the Vikings' season opener against the Green Bay Packers. If we only consider games where Murray played the full 60 minutes, he has a 3-0 record.
NFL+ host Brett Kollmann pointed out that Murray has now achieved the same number of winning starts as every other quarterback in the league who has come after the Arizona Cardinals since his ACL injury in 2022. Kollmann tweeted on Tuesday that Murray's 3-0 record as a starter for Minnesota puts him in the same league as the Cardinals' other quarterbacks in terms of victories since Murray's ACL tear four years ago.
The Cardinals, meanwhile, have struggled this season, posting a 1-4 record, and only managed to win one game in 2025 after Murray was lost for the year due to a foot injury in 2023. In the 2022 season, the Cardinals went 1-8 in the nine games that Murray missed while recovering from his ACL tear suffered during Week 14 of 2022. The Cardinals failed to secure a win in any of the remaining four games of the 2022 season.
Murray's success and the Cardinals' struggles highlight the rationale behind the Vikings' decision to sign him to a one-year, $1.3 million deal. Murray's career had been marred by injuries, with 27 missed starts from 2022 through 2025. In Arizona, he went 38-48-1 in seven seasons, but the team never surrounded him with an elite supporting cast.
In Minnesota, Murray is still adjusting to Kevin O'Connell's system, having experienced some growing pains. In Week 4, he completed 13/14 passes against the Dolphins and 24/30 passes against the Saints. However, the Arizona Cardinals have been okay with Jacoby Brissett under center, who has completed 66.3% of his passes for 1,110 yards, nine touchdowns, and five interceptions, though his average yards per attempt stand at a modest 5.4.
As the Cardinals hope for brighter days under first-year head coach Mike LaFleur, Murray's performance in Minnesota does not indicate an immediate fix for the team's issues. The article originally appeared on Vikings Wire: Kyler Murray has a new stat to drive Cardinals fans crazy.
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