Kyler Murray maintains confidence in Marvin Harrison Jr.: ‘I need him’

woke September 25, 2025

The Arizona Cardinals looked lifeless, going into halftime down 14-3 to the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night. The most memorable play of the first half was a gaffe by Marvin Harrison Jr. Midway through the second quarter, the Cardinals wideout bobbled a pass deep in Seahawks territory that led to an interception. The miscue ended a promising drive for Arizona and fans were quick to pile on the former first-round pick.

Harrison hasn't taken the second-year leap many expected him to make in 2025. And his struggles have become a big storyline early in the year. But quarterback Kyler Murray hasn't lost confidence in the talented wideout.

"I need him. He needs me, I need him. He's not coming out of the game, and I don't want him to," Murray said of Harrison after the Cardinals' Week 4 loss.

Marvin Harrison Jr. struggles early in Cardinals' loss

The quarterback was right not to lose faith in his receiver. Harrison would redeem his mistake with a clutch touchdown catch over a defender in the end zone. The score was part of Arizona's frantic comeback effort Thursday.

Trailing 20-6 in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals scored two touchdowns to tie the game in the final six minutes of regulation. Murray hit Harrison to cut the lead to 20-13. Then, after a missed field goal by Seattle, the Pro Bowl passer found Emari Demercado out of the backfield for a seven-yard score with 28 seconds remaining.

Rather than attempt a two-point conversion for the win, head coach Jonathan Gannon chose to kick the PAT. However, Chad Ryland's kickoff fell short of the landing zone, resulting in a penalty that gave the Seahawks the ball at their 40-yard-line.

Sam Darnold quickly got Seattle into field goal range and Jason Myers calmly nailed the 52-yard game-winner.

After beating up on NFC South opponents early in the season, the Cardinals have faced stiffer competition from their own division. Arizona has now lost back-to-back games to division rivals on a field goal at the end of regulation.

The Cardinals fell to 2-2 with the Week 4 loss to the Seahawks. Arizona will host the 0-3 Tennessee Titans in Week 5.

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