Analyze Kyler Murray's matchup for week 11
Kyler Murray will not play in Week 11 after being placed on injured reserve with a mid-foot sprain; even before the injury he was posting career-low efficiency numbers and has been out-played by backup Jacoby Brissett, making Murray a clear drop in redraft leagues.
Murray’s matchup against Seattle is irrelevant because he remains on IR with a lingering mid-foot sprain that has already cost him a month and will keep him out at least through Week 13. When healthy earlier this year he failed to finish any week as a top-12 QB, averaging just 6.0 yards per attempt with a career-worst 88.6 passer rating. Jacoby Brissett has stepped in and produced a 102.5 rating with 7.7 YPA, further clouding Murray’s role even once eligible to return in Week 14.
Before the injury Murray was mired in the worst statistical stretch of his career—zero QB1 weeks, 4 turnovers in 5 games, and a sharp drop in rushing output—while Brissett has since guided Arizona to 25-plus points per start.
Kyler Murray’s 2024 campaign was already spiraling before he sprained his foot near the Lisfranc area in Week 6; his 6.0 yards per attempt and 88.6 QB rating would both be career-worsts over a full season, and his ground-game impact evaporated to a paltry 3.3 rushes for 15 yards per game. The Cardinals offense has actually looked more explosive with Jacoby Brissett under center, posting a 7.7 YPA and a 102.5 rating while turning the ball over only once in three starts. That contextualizes why Arizona felt comfortable placing Murray on IR even as they remain in the NFC wild-card hunt; the team believes it can win right now with Brissett, buying them time to let the foot fully heal and quietly evaluate their long-term quarterback decision. From a fantasy lens, the injury merely accelerated what the numbers already suggested—Murray was delivering low-end QB2 value and eating roster space without an IR slot. Even if he returns Week 14 as eligible, matchups with the Rams and Texans are middling, and he may be thrown into a legitimate quarterback controversy if Brissett keeps the offense humming. In single-QB redraft formats there is no incentive to stash him; use the bench spot on a handcuff or upside receiver who actually sees the field during the fantasy playoffs.