Kyler Murray Week 16 Outlook - Cardinals at Panthers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 19th 2024, 1:05pm EST

Murray is the QB14 in fantasy points per game, and he only has two QB1 finishes across his last six games. Murray's biggest issue is that he has seen a ton of two-high coverage while his rushing floor has also bottomed out. Since Week 6, Arizona has faced the tenth-most two high coverage in the NFL (50%). Since Week 8, Murray has surpassed 22 rushing yards in a game only once. I don't know if the rushing will return this week, but Murray finally gets a single high matchup that he can take advantage of. Since Week 12, Carolina has featured single-high at the seventh-highest rate (59.7%). Among 37 qualifying quarterbacks, against single high, Murray ranks 15th in passer rating, seventh in hero throw rate, and 11th in fantasy points per dropback. Since Week 10, Carolina has allowed the eighth-most passing touchdowns (tied), the eighth-highest CPOE, and the 13th-highest success rate per dropback.