The Arizona Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10 on Sunday with a rookie quarterback making his debut. Third-round pick Carson Beck is thrown into action after Jacoby Brissett was benched and then traded and Gardner Minshew was lost for the season with an elbow injury.
What is the history of the Cardinals and their rookie QB starting debuts?
Let's have a look:
Clayton Tune, 2023
This was as ugly a debut as anyone can have. The Cardinals lost 27-0 to the Cleveland Browns. They had only 58 total yards of offense. Tune completed 11-for-20 passes for 58 yards and turned the ball over three times. He threw two interceptions and lost a fumble, as he was sacked seven times.
Kyler Murray, 2019
This began ugly and then was a frantic rally. They trailed 24-6 at the start of the fourth
quarter.
Murray led an 18-0 rally to tie the game, and then both teams scored a field goal in overtime for a 27-27 tie.
Murray was 29-of-54 passing for 308 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He was sacked five times.
Josh Rosen, 2018
Rosen's first start wasn't his debut. He entered in the second half of Week 3 after Matthew Stafford got hurt. In a 16-14 loss to the Chicago Bears, Rosen completed 4-of-7 passes for 36 yards and an interception.
He made his starting debut the next week against the Seattle Seahawks. Rosen completed 15-of-27 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked once. His touchdown pass tied the game in the fourth quarter, but the Seahawks won the game 20-17 on a last-second field goal.
Ryan Lindley, 2012
Lindley's debut was not his first start. He replaced John Skelton in a game against the Atlanta Falcons in a 23-19 loss. He completed 9-of-20 passes for 64 yards.
He made his first start the next game against the St. Louis Rams. He was 31-of-52 passing in that game for 312 yards. He did not have a touchdown pass and was picked off four times in a 31-17 loss.
John Skelton, 2010
Skelton's debut came a week before his first start. He replaced Derek Anderson in a 19-6 loss and completed 3-of-6 passes for 45 yards.
He made his first start the next week against the Denver Broncos, a 43-13 Cardinals win. He wasn't great, completing 15-of-37 passes for 146 yards and a passer rating of 52.3. It was the famous Jay Feely game when he kicked five field goals, scored a touchdown and kicked four extra points.
Max Hall, 2010
Hall, an undrafted rookie, saw action in two games before making his first start. In his first start, he beat the New Orleans Saints 30-20, although he passed 17-for-27 for 168 yards and a pick. He was sacked four twice and fumbled twice.
Matt Leinart, 2006
Leinart debuted when Kurt Warner was benched in a game a week before his start. In relief, he completed 6-of-9 passes for 54 yards and a pick in a 32-10 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
His first NFL start came the next week against the Kansas City Chiefs. He went 22-for-35 passing for 253 yards, two touchdowns and a pick in a 23-20 loss. They blew a 20-10 lead.
John Navarre, 2004
Navarre, a seventh-round pick that year, made his debut starting against the Detroit Lions, the only action he had that year. It was a 26-12 loss, and he wasn't good. He completed 18-of-40 passes for 168 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions.
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