The Arizona Cardinals entered Week 13 tied with the Seattle Seahawks at 6-5 atop the NFC West, although Seattle held a head-to-head tiebreaker to be the leader. After games in Week 13, the Cardinals lost ground. They blew a 13-point second-half lead on Sunday, falling 23-22 to the Minnesota Vikings, falling to 6-6.

Arizona relied on the quick passing game against a Vikings defense that leads the league in blitz rate and pressure rate. Murray targeted tight ends and running backs on nearly half of his pass attempts and completed all 12 passes to Trey McBride. After being sacked a season-high five times last week, he was not sacked on Sunday.