GLENDALE, Ariz. — On first-and-10 from Arizona's 40-yard line midway through the first quarter on Sunday, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray rolled right on a play-action pass and scrambled toward the sideline to buy time.
That's when Murray caught a glimpse of Marvin Harrison Jr. streaking toward the goal line. The QB hit Harrison in stride, and the rookie receiver extended toward the goal line to complete a spectacular 60-yard touchdown.
None of it was according to script. "That was really an off-schedule touchdown and Kyler just made something happen," Cardinals receiver Michael Wilson said after the game. "That wasn't really the route Marvin was supposed to run, nor is he supposed to get the ball on that play.
But when Kyler is playing as special as he is, those kinds of things happen." According to Wilson, Harrison was running a crossing route that's not supposed to go deeper than 12 yards.