Early in the 2008 season – Week 2, I believe – Kurt Warner was on a scoring spree. He tore up the Miami Dolphins at what is now State Farm Stadium, finishing in a landslide victory with a 158.3 passer rating, the best passer rating in existence.

Warner was 19 of 24 for 361 yards, a performance very much in line with Warner’s (three touchdowns to Anquan Boldin.)

No, Kyler Murray didn’t reach those yardage totals on Sunday. But he was 17-for-21, he also had three touchdown passes (for 266 total yards), and he had that perfect passer rating of 158.3. He and Warner are the only two Cardinals to ever do that.

Warner, however, couldn’t have added 59 rushing yards and he certainly couldn’t have added the sprinting ability that makes Kyler, Kyler. The perfect example of this was on the final touchdown to tight end Elijah Higgins after Murray had bought himself time and left the Rams gasping for breath.

“You feel like you’ve got guys swarming you and you’re trying to make them miss,” Murray said after L.A.’s 41-10 domination. “Then I look up and I see Elijah in the back of the end zone. I felt like it was a touchdown as soon as the ball left my hand.

“It’s a good feeling when you play fast and guys are moving around in the scramble drill so they can do things outside of the scheme.”

Kyler Murray was good in Buffalo. He was great on Sunday. If he plays like that — and the Cardinals can run it like they showed — then this offense is going to be the scary thing that everyone was hoping to see.

Next week will be interesting. Aidan Hutchinson is coming off a four-sack game for the Lions, who visit Arizona. Hutchinson vs. Paris Johnson Jr. with Kyler’s dose of scrambling ability will be fascinating to watch.

But for those expecting Kyler Murray to have his best season yet, his start is promising.

— So it took an extra week. That’s what Marvin Harrison Jr. can – and will – be.

— It’s funny that Murray only had four incompletions and they were all Harrison targets. “Unacceptable,” Harrison said, and I have no doubt he agrees.

— Trey McBride’s sideline catch for 21 yards was a sight to behold. The guy has some of the best hands in the NFL. And Murray’s pass was so good, he threw it between two defenders and the sideline.

— The Rams returning the kickoff to the Arizona 49-yard line and being tackled immediately was a huge moment for the defense and the ultimate outcome of the game.

— Part of that was the Jonathan Gannon challenge. A reminder that Gannon didn’t challenge a play until Week 18 of last season. It came out in Week 2 this year, and he succeeded, turning a first-down catch into a third-down incompletion, forcing the Rams to go for it and preventing the defense from catching a Cooper Kupp catch for the turnover on downs.

— The Cardinals had a surprise guest Sunday, in addition to Olympians Michael Phelps and Noah Lyles. Former Cardinals linebacker Markus Golden, who recently announced his retirement, was honorary captain for the coin toss.

“Markus Golden didn’t tell me he was going to do the toss, which is absolutely absurd,” said Dennis Gardeck, who capped one of his sacks with a Golden “St. Louis stomp” celebration. “He got me a little excited when I saw him there. That’s my dog. One of my favorite teammates I’ve ever played with.”

— The Cardinals had a 99-yard touchdown drive for the second straight season.

— It may go unnoticed, but Matt Prater kicked a 57-yard field goal like it was a 37-yard field goal. You can never take that for granted.

— My near-favorite play of the game: James Conner, caught off guard on a running play after reversing direction, saw Kyler out of the corner of his eye just behind him and faked a pitch to the QB. I think Conner would get hell if he ever a) made such a dangerous play and b) exposed Murray to the defense if he did — but it was fun to contemplate.

— That fade-end-zone jump ball hasn’t happened with Kyler and MHJ yet. … Not yet.

— With Harrison’s 130 yards and Conner’s 122, the Cardinals had their first game with a 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver since 2020, when running back Kenyan Drake (100 yards) and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (127) did it in the Hail Murray win over the Bills on Nov. 15 at State Farm Stadium.

— Conner passed 5,000 career yards on his big day.

— We close with wide receiver Michael Wilson, who was as happy as everyone else after the win.

“I feel like we haven’t had a convincing win in a long time, or since I’ve been here, at least,” he said. “Somebody said a stat, like 70 percent of games come down to one score. To win by, I don’t even know how many, we won by, like, three, four scores, 30 points? It feels really good to just, you know, run over a team. That doesn’t happen very often in the NFL.”