If the Chargers struggled to comprise Denver’s rookie quarterback Bo Nix, Kyler Murray simply might flip right into a nightmare.
The Arizona Cardinals’ dynamic dual-threat quarterback is the highest concern of the Chargers’ top-ranked protection for Monday’s prime-time matchup in State Farm Stadium because the Cardinals (2-4) are attempting to shake off a rut of three losses in 4 weeks.
A 50-yard landing run from Murray supplied a spotlight within the Cardinals’ lone victory within the final month as he spurred Arizona to an exciting 24-23 win in San Francisco in Week 5.
Together with working again James Conner, Murray leads an offense that’s tied for second within the league with 5.3 yards speeding per carry. Conner ranks eighth within the NFL in speeding with 403 yards, instantly behind Chargers working again J.Okay. Dobbins, who has 438 yards in a single fewer sport.
After giving up 61 yards speeding to Nix final week, the Chargers (3-2) will likely be short-handed on protection with exterior linebacker Joey Bosa (hip) uncertain and defensive backs Asante Samuel Jr. (shoulder, on injured reserve) and Deane Leonard (hamstring) out.
Accidents within the secondary might once more pressure rookies Cam Hart and Tarheeb Nonetheless into bigger roles after they each began towards the Broncos.
Nonetheless, a fifth-round draft decide who has began two straight video games at nickel is eagerly anticipating his NFL prime-time debut.
“Everybody in the country is watching,” Nonetheless mentioned, “but that’s just a bigger stage to do bigger things.”
