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Jess Root

‘Madden’ sim predicts Falcons blow out Cardinals in Kyler Murray’s return

The Arizona Cardinals face the Atlanta Falcons and it is the return of quarterback Kyler Murray. While some believe that will bring a boost to the offense and make them more competitive, a simulation of the Week 10 matchup on Madden NFL 24 says something different.

In the simulation, the Falcons blow the Cardinals out 31-10. Falcons running back Bijan Robinson rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Taylor Heinicke had two touchdown passes and only two incompletions.

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The Cardinals mustered only a first-quarter field goal and a James Conner one-yard touchdown run to start the second half and that was it.

Murray was not bad. He had 205 passing yards on 20-of-28 attempts. He also rushed for 25 yards.

Heinicke completed 20-of-22 passes for 216 yards and two scores, one to Drake London on their first drive from eight yards out and then a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kyle Pitts.

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