Kyler Murray is not quite ready for a full return as he deals with his foot injury.
The Arizona Cardinals will start Jacoby Brissett in Monday night's game versus the Dallas Cowboys but Murray "might have a role" on game day, head coach Jonathan Gannon announced Saturday.
Murray was officially listed as questionable to play.
Despite coming off a bye week, Murray's foot injury will force him to miss a third straight start. Gannon added that he doesn't foresee Murray being placed on injured reserve.
The Cardinals had been preparing for the star quarterback's return at the start of the week, but evidently the club doesn't see him ready after he logged limited practices on Thursday and Friday. The possibility remains that he could be active for the first time since Week 5.
Brissett's solid play in relief might have influence in Arizona's decision for Week 9.
The veteran backup has produced 275-plus passing yards in his two starts, leading a Cardinals offense that's averaged 25.0 points and 365 total yards per game in Weeks 6 and 7.
Murray has not had more than 220 passing yards in any of his five starts and the Cardinals offense has been less explosive with 20.6 PPG and 288.4 total YPG during that span.
Arizona lost the last two games with Brissett starting, but he will have a great opportunity to keep up his aerial attack against a Cowboys defense that's yielded 31.3 PPG and 404.6 YPG, both of which rank 31st in the league.
With Brissett at the helm, the Cardinals (2-5) look to snap a five-game losing streak on Monday night in Dallas.
