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Kyler Murray's impact

Since getting drafted No. 1 overall in 2019, Murray has been an enigma, winning Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and making two Pro Bowls (2020, 2021) but only going to one playoff game, falling in 2021 to the Rams. But he's a dynamic quarterback, always happy to move around and look for a play from anywhere on the field, as well as scrambling for yardage himself if need be.

Against the Saints, he went 21-29 for 163 yards and two touchdowns, as well as rushing seven times for 38 yards. According to Next Gen Stats, both touchdown passes came against the blitz.

He completed 8 of 10 passes for 71 yards against the blitz on the day, recording a passer rating of 135.8 after finishing with a 79.0 passer rating (4th-lowest in NFL) against the blitz last season. Murray targeted pass catchers behind the line of scrimmage on 31.0% of his attempts (6th-highest rate in a game in his career), completing all nine for 20 yards and a touchdown.

He did take five sacks for 33-yards against the Saints.

Last season, in the late December matchup against the Panthers, Murray went 20-32 for 202 yards with one touchdown and one interception, adding eight rushes for 63 yards and another score on the ground, while taking three sacks.

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