Seattle's been moving the sticks on third down at 6-of-8 tires, and the Cardinals are 4-of-9. The Seahawks have 11 first downs, Arizona has 7.
That includes 162 passing yards to Arizona's 51, 67 rushing yards to Arizona's 38, resulting in 6.7 yards per play to the Cardinals' meager 2.9. The Seahawks have been dominating the Cardinals in most raw statistical categories. The Cardinals haven't been the same since their fast start with Chandler Jones' strip sacked Russell Wilson, and Zach Allen picked up the loose ball to score their only TD so far. The second sack for a 12-yard loss by defensive end Carlos Dunlap II was with 43 seconds left on first-and-10 from the Cardinals 38. That happened after Kyler Murray was sacked twice in its final drive of the half. Seahawks defensive tackle Poona Ford tackled him for a eight-yard loss on first-and-10 from Arizona's own 25. Kyler Murray completed five passes in a chunk plays of at least eight yards: the first to wideout Antoine Wesley for nine Murray's second to running back James Conner for eight Murray's longest pass of the day to WR Christian Kirk for 35 yards the fourth to Zach Ertz for 14 and the last for 20 to James Conner, who scored as he caught it on the left side and did a sideway's flip into the end zone.
The Cardinals offense came with some firepower in the first drive of the second half to even the score with Seattle, 17-17. That enabled Seattle's field position for Russell Wilson to score his first rushing TD on third-and-goal from the 4, two plays later at 13:15 left to play. That Cardinals chaos and Seattle's Rashaad Penny's five-yard run on first down closed the third quarter. Things got worse when punter Andy Lee fumbled a snap on fourth-and-25 from the 10, recovered the ball at the 2, ran it to the 7, and fumbled it again after he was hit by Seattle's gunner/running back Travis Homer, and the ball was recovered by Seattle's Cody Thompson. Kyler Murray was sacked twice for losses of 11 and 12 by nose tackle Poona Ford and defensive end Kerry Hyder on first-and-10 at Arizona's own 25, and then third-and-13 at the 22, respectively. The Cardinals offensive and special teams looked disoriented in their subsequent possession. Russell Wilson threw deep left to Freddie Swain for 25 yards, and the extra point was good. The Seahawks answered the Cardinals again with their third touchdown to tie the score, 24-24, at 1:57 left in the third quarter. Then Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs had to be carted off the field at 9:22 during that same Cardinals possession. Ward left with a knee injury shortly thereafter. The Cardinals will have to continue their running game with their top rusher James Conner and backup Jonathan Ward.Ĭonner left the game with a rib injury after he ran up the middle for 19 yards on third-and-18 from Arizona's own 13 at 11:56 in the fourth quarter. Injuries piling up for Cardinals, Seahawks Matt Prater kicked in his second good field goal for 30 yards at 6:14 left to play. Penny's got a game-high 173 yards on 21 carries. That scoring play increased the Seahawks' lead to 38-27. The Seahawks offensive line parted the A-gap open for him in the Red Sea defense, and the running back couldn't be stopped en route to the middle of the end zone.
Rashaad Penny might have stabbed the Cardinals' hopes for a comeback drive with his 62-yard dagger. Seahawks RB Penny breaks loose for 62-yard TD run The Cardinals will enter the NFC playoffs as a fifth seed. The final Cardinals’ scoring play was when kicker Matt Prater made his third field goal for 36 yards at 1:17 remaining in the game. 28, which was their first loss of the season. The Cardinals lost their fifth consecutive home game since Oct. Arizona has split their two NFC West division games with Seattle this season. The Cardinals (11-6) lost their final regular season game at home, 38-30, to the Seattle Seahawks (7-10). Watch Video: Week 19: Cardinals take on Seahawks in final regular season game before playoffs
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