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The Arizona Cardinals offense ranks in the bottom third in total yards in the NFL this season.
Kyler Murray, the team’s normal starting quarterback, has thrown six touchdowns and three interceptions in the five games he has played this year. Murray missed Monday night’s 27-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
Marvin Harrison Jr. has faced criticism since the Cardinals selected him in the first round of last year’s draft — with his father, Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion Marvin Harrison Sr., among those who have criticized Arizona’s offense.
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Marvin Harrison Jr. (18) of the Arizona Cardinals scores a touchdown in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on November 3, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)
The younger Harrison quieted the noise, finishing Monday night with 96 receiving yards and recording his third touchdown of the season. After his best game of the season, the 23-year-old Cardinals receiver responded to his father’s hit.
“Everyone has their own opinions,” Harrison Jr. responded when asked about the Indianapolis Colts legend. “…He said it’s how he feels, not how I feel. I think it’s good to mention that because I trust all the guys.”
Former NFL wide receiver Marvin Harrison poses with his bronze bust after his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during the Pro Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Canton, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
In the days leading up to the Cardinals-Cowboys game, Harrison Sr. told ESPN that it had become “very difficult for me to watch the Cardinals offense.”
The elder Harrison pointed out the Cardinals’ offensive style, suggesting it was unknown and unrelated.
“The style of offense that I’m used to, that I’m used to watching as a professional eye as a wide receiver…I just can’t relate to watching that. [current] “The offense, that style of offense,” he added. “Basically, I can’t understand what’s going on there… It doesn’t fit me. I can’t deal with it.”
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Harrison Sr. spent his entire NFL career with the Colts, finishing with 14,580 receiving yards in 190 regular season games. Harrison Sr. noted that he tries to exercise restraint when it comes to discussions with his son about the state of the Cardinals.
“It takes a lot of restraint and duct tape,” Harrison Sr. said. “I have to keep my mouth shut and not say anything.”
Harrison Jr. praised the 53-year-old for excelling in his role as a father.
Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. poses for portraits with his father and former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison after being selected fourth in the first round by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2024 NFL Draft, April 25, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)
“He did a great job as a father,” the former Ohio State star said after Monday’s game. “He’s harder on my younger brother now. He just lets me go out and play.”
Jacoby Brissett took over starting quarterback duties Monday and finished with 261 passing yards and two touchdowns in a strong offensive performance by the Cardinals.
Murray has been sidelined with a foot injury. After the game, NFL Network reported that Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon confirmed that Murray would “remain the team’s starting quarterback once fully healthy.” However, on Tuesday, ESPN reported that Brissett was named the starter for Week 10 after Murray and the team “consulted with several doctors regarding his foot injury.”
Murray is now expected to be out for eight weeks.
The Cardinals are 3-5 heading into Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Harrison hopes Arizona can build on Monday’s offensive momentum.
“I feel like we know we can do it,” said Harrison Jr. “It’s just about doing it, you know? I think that’s always the frustrating thing. We have all the pieces. We have the coaches. We have the players to do what we think we can do, and it’s just about executing at a high level. I think we’ve done a good job of that.”
