For every recreation he broadcasts throughout the 2024 NFL season during Tremendous Bowl LIX, FOX Sports activities lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is selecting one standout star as his LFG Participant of the Sport.
In Week 5, that was awarded to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray after Murray authored a 13-point second-half comeback over the closely favored San Francisco 49ers for a 24-23 win. Watch Brady’s full dialog with Murray beneath:
Tom Brady’s LFG Participant of the Sport: Cardinals QB Kyler Murray | Week 5 DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE
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Brady was particularly impressed with how Murray rallied his staff following a blowout loss to the Washington Commanders final week, calling the 27-year-old a “nice chief.”
“This one flushes final week, clearly,” Murray advised Brady. “We received a next-week mindset to return in right here in opposition to a divisional opponent and flush that recreation. To return in right here and beat an incredible staff within the 49ers, and it is an effective way to bounce again. And I am happy with the blokes, man, we fought 60 minutes. Man, it was a hell of a win.”
Murray went 7-for-7 passing on the Cardinals’ fourth-quarter landing drive. Then after Arizona received the ball again off a fumble by the 49ers’ Jordan Mason, the previous No. 1 total decide accounted for 41 whole yards (21 passing and 20 dashing) to arrange the eventual game-winning area aim.
Murray completed with 195 passing yards, one passing landing and an interception. He additionally had seven dashing makes an attempt for 83 yards, together with a 50-yard dashing landing on the sport’s opening drive.
That landing run amazed Brady within the announcer’s sales space, and it was the very first thing Brady requested Murray about when presenting him with this week’s LFG Participant of the Sport award. Murray defined that as quickly as he noticed that tight finish Elijah Higgins had blocked a path for him, he pointed his finger ahead and knew he was about to attain regardless that he was nonetheless 45 yards away from the top zone.
“It was form of spur of the second,” Murray defined. “Man, I wish to say it was Nick [Bosa] who [was the defender] on the zone learn. I pulled it, I knew if Elijah may get that block, I used to be out of there and I used to be going. So it was a great feeling to get out and open, get out in house and present some pace, a little bit bit.”
Brady can relate to most parts of fine quarterback play — aside from game-breaking pace like what Murray possesses. So the GOAT was curious when Murray realized he had that potential.
“Since I used to be 5 years previous, it is normally been like that,” Murray mentioned, smiling.
The inaugural LFG Participant of the Sport went to Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons in Week 1, adopted by star New Orleans Saints working again Alvin Kamara in Week 2, Baltimore Ravens veteran RB Derrick Henry in Week 3 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield in Week 4.
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