The Arizona Cardinals, led by coach Jonathan Gannon, meet the Washington Commanders, led by quarterback Sam Howell, in a regular season game on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at FedEx Field in Prince George’s County, Maryland
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, FoxSERIES RECORD: Washington leads 76-47-2CARDINALS OFFENSE: OVERALL , RUSH , PASS , SCORING COMMANDERS OFFENSE: OVERALL , RUSH , PASS , SCORING TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Cardinals minus-5; Commanders minus-5
COMMANDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Sam Howell is the focal point for Washington’s success not just in Week 1 but all season. Howell, a 2022 fifth-round pick out of North Carolina, will be making just his second NFL start after winning his debut in the season finale last season. If he can run new offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s offense well, the Commanders should roll Sunday.
KEY INJURIES: Cardinals QB Kyler Murray will miss at least the first four games of the season after being put on the physically unable to perform list. Murray is still recovering after tearing the ACL in his right knee in December. ... TE Zach Ertz also is recovering from a torn ACL and is listed as questionable, along with WR Marquise Brown . ... Arizona OL Kelvin Beachum is out. ... Commanders WR Terry McLaurin, who sprained a toe Aug.
STATS AND STUFF: Ertz, who used to play for the Eagles in the NFC East, has 87 catches for 867 yards and three touchdowns in 16 games against Washington. ... Gannon is one of three coaches making his head NFL debut in Week 1, along with Houston’s DeMeco Ryans and Indianapolis’ Shane Steichen. ... Arizona has 11 rookies on the active roster, which is just the second time in the past 20 years the team has had that many in Week 1. ...
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