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Kyler Murray has led the Arizona Cardinals to three straight wins, but now he has a big-time showdown against the New Orleans Saints. The stats haven't always jumped off the page for Murray during the winning streak but the team has won the games and that's all that matters.
So, will Murray lead the Cardinals to another win or will the Saints defense cause some big issues? Let's breakdown three bold predictions for the first overall pick in this game.
3. Murray fails to throw a touchdown
The Saints have been known as a good offensive team since Drew Brees joined the team, but this year the defense is being overlooked. In the Saints' last game they made life tough on Mitchell Trubisky and he struggled until garbage time when the defense was playing some prevent defense.
This defense has prevented both Gardner Minshew and Dak Prescott from getting into the end zone through the air. Even though the Cardinals won against the New York Giants in the last game, Murray didn't look great, and he failed to throw a touchdown.
This feels like another game where he struggles to get into the end zone.
2. He has at least 10 rushing attempts
Murray has really tried to use his legs for success, especially the last few weeks. In each of the last three games he has had 10 rushing attempts and there is no reason that shouldn't happen again. The Saints defense has done a great job of putting pressure on quarterbacks all season and against a rookie, they are going to dial up the pressure.
When Murray has felt the pressure he has been quick to leave the pocket and try to have some success with his legs. Those rushing attempts might not end in a lot of rushing yards, but there will be at least 10 attempts.
1. Murray will look lost
At times Murray has looked lost in the NFL and other times he has looked like he will be a solid quarterback. This is one of those weeks where he is going to look lost.
The Saints defense is going to disguise coverages and try to make life really rough on Murray and it's going to work. It wouldn't be shocking if Murray throws a couple of interceptions and the Cardinals score fewer than 10 points as a team.
Most importantly for the Cardinals, their three-game winning streak is going to be snapped in this game.
