Know Your Foe: Arizona Cardinals

Quarterback Kyler Murray missed his first game of the season on Sunday with an ankle injury after being held out of practice for most of the week, allowing Colt McCoy to start in his place.

Murray’s status for Sunday will evolve throughout a week of practice and will be important to monitor. Last week, McCoy had 249 yards and a touchdown with a rating of 119.4, so he certainly wouldn’t be a gigantic step-down if he has to play again.

Prior to Sunday, Murray had the league’s fourth-best passer rating at 110.4 with 2,276 passing yards and 17 touchdowns while rushing for another three touchdowns. It’s worth noting that Murray is 0-2 in his career against Carolina with two interceptions and nine sacks taken.

Other Cardinals injuries include wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) and running back Chase Edmunds (ankle).

Edmunds was injured on the first play of Sunday’s win over the 49ers and didn’t return to the game, and it seems like he may be headed to IR.

Edmunds had been averaging 5.66 yards per rush for 430 total yards, while he added an additional 172 yards through the air. In his stead, running back James Conner had 173 scrimmage yards (96 rushing, 77 receiving) and three touchdowns on Sunday.

While Hopkins didn’t play on Sunday, he could be back in some form this week. He’s had a relatively quiet year as he ranks 33rd in the NFL in receiving yards (486), behind his own teammate Christian Kirk (545).

Hopkins does have seven touchdowns which tie for fourth in the league.