The Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons have faced each other 32 times all-time in the regular season. The two teams have each won 16 times. The Cardinals do hold a 1-0 advantage in the postseason, beating the Falcons during their 2008 run to the Super Bowl.
However, the Falcons have had most of the recent success against Arizona. They have won 4 of the last 5 matchups.
The Falcons beat the Cardinals 20-19 last season in Atlanta after Kyler Murray went down with his torn ACL. The Falcons got a game-winning 21-yard field goal as time expired for the win.
The only win the Cardinals have had over the Falcons since 2013 was Murray’s rookie year, a 34-33 win because the Falcons missed the game-tying extra point with under two minutes left in the game.
However, the Falcons have not won in Arizona since 2001, going 0-4 in Arizona since then.
This time around, Murray is back in the lineup and will face Taylor Heinicke, who has never faced the Cardinals.
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