Kyler Murray is starting to settle (relatively speaking) into this offense, finding some second-half success by trusting his ability as an improviser and a passer while avoiding crushing mistakes. I thought his best sign of improvement came when New Orleans effectively caged him in the pocket, and instead of running himself into a sack, Murray kept his feet active while surveying and eventually finding Jeshaun Jones for a 32-yard completion. That’s some small growth, which could go a long way over the course of a season if he keeps it up.
Tyler Huntley did what Snoop does: Win ball games by calmly leading the Baltimore offense in place of Lamar Jackson. His fourth-quarter heroics weren’t surprising but were quite entertaining.
Jacoby Brissett is stuck in a chuck-and-pray offense on third-and-long, a scenario that occurs far too often to result in sustainable competition. At least the Cardinals can move on from the Marvin Harrison Jr. topic now.
Tyler Shough struggled against an elite Vikings defense and has now strung together a few challenging outings that have tanked his stock.
Daniel Jones protected the football (finally) but is struggling with a receiving corps that is extremely limited. It doesn’t help when tight end Tyler Warren is dropping passes, either.
Next Gen Stats insight (via NFL Pro): Kyler Murray was effective passing from the pocket in the Vikings’ Week 5 victory over the Saints, completing 22 of 25 passes for 212 yards and a touchdown. Murray has increased his yards per attempt and success rate from the pocket in two consecutive games, with a season-high 8.5 yards per attempt and 51.9% success rate in Week 5. Murray also picked up 54 rushing yards and three first downs on seven scramble runs, the most by a Vikings quarterback in a game in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).