CLEVELAND, Ohio — It was inevitable.

The Arizona Cardinals made the tough decision to continue with backup Jacoby Brissett at the helm, instead of their franchise quarterback in Kyler Murray.

Despite missing the two games before their bye with a foot sprain, Murray (foot sprain) was expected to return ahead of Week 9.

Instead, Arizona elected to continue with Brissett in the Monday Night matchup with Dallas. And it worked, with Brissett tearing apart the Cowboys secondary.

The performance brings us one step closer to what looked destined to be, in terms of Murray’s future in Arizona.

A future that seems gray.

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