Marvin Harrison Jr., Cardinals offense strike fast, fall flat in Titans loss

GLENDALE — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. picked up where he left off in the first quarter of Sunday’s 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

On the opening drive against the winless Titans, Harrison nearly trumped his touchdown snag from a week prior with an incredible 43-yard catch in double coverage.

MARVIN HARRISON JR. ARE YOU SERIOUS?

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— NFL (@NFL) October 5, 2025

In other words, Harrison just Mossed them.

The only issue with Harrison’s first catch of the afternoon?

Despite looking like he fell into the end zone in real time, Harrison was ruled short.

That didn’t stop the Cardinals from cashing in on the stellar throw, though, with running back Michael Carter diving in for the one-yard score.

Early on, Carter was getting a lot of the early down work.

It was far from a one-off series for Harrison and the offense, too, with the wideout adding two more catches of at least 16 yards in the second series of work.

That opened up things elsewhere for quarterback Kyler Murray, who went to work through the air before capping off Arizona’s second drive of the afternoon with a 12-yard touchdown run.

Come for the score to put Arizona up 14-3, stay for the power slap celebration.

Kyler with the Power Slap celly 😭@budlight | #forthecelly | @powerslap pic.twitter.com/6YtfmEQe6x

— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 5, 2025

Arizona continued to pour it on in the second quarter following a fumble recovery by the defense, with running back Bam Knight leading the charge in the backfield.

After being stopped just short on an 11-yard run through multiple defenders, Knight finished off the possession with a one-yard score.

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon spoke constantly this week about refining things offensively.

For a half, that work was paying off in real time. Then came the final two quarters.

Turning that switch it had just flipped on, Arizona’s offense sputtered to the finish line.

Huge game-altering plays from Emari Demercado and Rabbit Taylor-Demerson didn’t certainly help.

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