After scoring 10 points in the first three quarters, the Arizona Cardinals exploded for 16 points in the fourth to pull off a 26-16 win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 4. The Cardinals improve to 2-2 on the season, while the Panthers fall to 1-3.
Offensive spotlight: Marquise Brown continues to impress as the Cardinals’ top receiver while DeAndre Hopkins serves his suspension. Brown finished with six catches on 10 targets for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Defensive spotlight: Panthers linebacker Frankie Luvu had a day against the Cardinals. The fifth-year linebacker tallied a pick-six, a tackle for loss and 11 total tackles against Arizona. He earned an 83.1 grade on first review, which would be the highest single-game grade of his season.
Rookie spotlight: Panthers first-rounder Ikem Ekwonu looked impressive against the Cardinals, especially in pass protection. He allowed just one pressure on 37 pass-blocking snaps. He wasn’t as impressive in the run game, with a 59.1 run-blocking grade on first review.
Offensive line spotlight: The Cardinals offensive line had an impressive night against the Panthers. They didn’t allow a sack and gave up only seven pressures on 33 pass-blocking snaps. Offensive tackle D.J. Humphries was particularly impressive, with a 76.7 grade on first review.
Box Score
Passing
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Rtg |
| Kyler Murray | 23.9 | 23 / 32 | 207 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | 96.7 |
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Rtg |
| Baker Mayfield | 8.9 | 22 / 36 | 197 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 61.9 |
Rushing
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Kyler Murray | 23.9 | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 1 | 10 |
| James Conner | 10.7 | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Eno Benjamin | 5.5 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Rondale Moore | 3.7 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Darrel Williams | 1.9 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Christian McCaffrey | 25.8 | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 10 |
| DJ Moore | 12.1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Baker Mayfield | 8.9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Laviska Shenault Jr. | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Marquise Brown | 20.8 | 11 | 6 | 88 | 8.0 | 1 |
| Zach Ertz | 16.7 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 |
| James Conner | 10.7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| Eno Benjamin | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Trey McBride | 5.4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Rondale Moore | 3.7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Darrel Williams | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Greg Dortch | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Christian McCaffrey | 25.8 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 1 |
| DJ Moore | 12.1 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Tommy Tremble | 6.4 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Robbie Anderson | 5.6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Ian Thomas | 1.6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Shi Smith | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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