Kyler Murray Plays A Special Game In A Special Win Over Rams

The Cardinals are now first place in the toughest division in football. Murray, who led the Cardinals to over 30 points and 400 yards of offense for the fourth time in four total games this season (a franchise-record), is reason No. 1.

Outside of box-score stats, Murray looks more comfortable in coach Kliff Kingsbury's offense in Year Three. It showed Sunday.

Exhibit A happened early in the second quarter when Murray escaped a near-sack from Donald by running right and completing a first-down pass to Chase Edmonds. Exhibit B occurred a few plays later when the Rams sent the blitz on third-and-16. Murray scrambled left out of another near-sack – this time by Kenny Young – by using a stop-and-go hesitation to freeze the linebacker on his way to a crucial 18-yard scramble.

Kingsbury said that decision-making is one of the areas Murray has improved the most.

"Yeah, that was big-time," Kingsbury said. "He continues to impress me with that – knowing when to take off and when the party's over and throw it away, and then knowing where his outlets are and his shutdowns—some big time third downs. We were off on third down last week, and he came back and was dynamic on third down with his feet and his arm."

Rams coach Sean McVay said Murray's unique talents make him difficult to prepare to defend.

"It's hard to emulate the speed he plays with, the athleticism, the feel, the instincts," McVay said. "And that was on display today. That's why he's playing at such a high level. You got to give him credit."

And give Murray his first win against the Rams.