SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyler Murray knew it.
Six yards into his 50-yard landing run lower than two minutes into the primary quarter, Arizona Cardinals quarterback knew he was gone. On first-and-10 from the 50, he faked a handoff to operating again James Conner after which took off to his proper.
With tight finish Elijah Higgins pulling from the left aspect and blocking 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward, Murray lower inside and was off the races. Then, on the 46, with linebacker De’Vondre Campbell on his left hip, Murray pointed, realizing there was nothing however inexperienced grass forward of him.
.@K1 knew proper then no one was gonna contact him
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— NFL (@NFL) October 6, 2024
The subsequent two closest 49ers, linebacker Dee Winters and security Talanoa Hufanga, gave chase however Winters could not catch as much as Murray as the tip zone neared for the Cardinals’ longest landing run since 2020, when Kenyan Drake went 69 yards in Week 6.
Murray reached 21.27 MPH, which is the quickest prime pace by a QB as a ball provider on any play since Murray entered the league in 2019.
