PODCAST: Josh Sweat makes Top 100, comeback stats for Kurt Warner, Kyler Murray
In a new episode of the podcast, cohost Seth Cox and I have some offseason Arizona Cardinals topics to discuss. New linebacker Josh Sweat, signed to a four-year, $76.4 million contract as a free agent this offseason, was named the No. 95 player in this year's edition of the "NFL Top 100."
Additionally, we discussed a pair of articles I wrote that originated from a tweet about quarterbacks and comebacks from second-half deficits of more than one score.
Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, a Cardinals legend, in 40 such games, never brought his teams back to win.
Kyler Murray has had 42 such games in his career so far and has led the Cardinals to six wins and a tie.
We discuss the numbers, what they mean and what we think of them.
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