Tag: Cardinals vs. Seahawks

What’s new with the Seahawks since Week 6?

It hasn’t been long since the Cardinals and Seahawks last met, but Seattle has taken advantage of their last two games while the Cardinals have not.

The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks met in Week 6 in what was a very disappointing result for Arizona in a 19-9 loss in Seattle.

Kyler Murray and the Cardinals offense failed to score a touchdown against what was, at that time, one of the worst defenses in the league. They scored a special teams touchdown on a blocked punt, but otherwise only managed three offensive points.

It was a disappointing result for a team that had the opportunity to get back to .500 prior to getting their All-Pro receiver back in DeAndre Hopkins the next week,

Since then, the Seahawks have not lost a game and come into Week 9 riding a three-game winning streak, their wins coming against the Los Angeles Chargers and New York Giants, both of which are respectable wins.

The Seahawks have the possible Offensive Rookie of the Year in running back Kenneth Walker III, who has taken over nicely for the injured Rashaad Penny.

In his last two games, Walker has 218 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. He’ll pose a tall task for a Cardinals team that was just gashed by Dalvin Cook and the Minnesota Vikings.

Since these two teams last met, the Cardinals are 1-1 and the Seahawks are 2-0. It’s a game the Cardinals cannot afford to lose, as doing so would spell doom for any remaining playoff hopes.

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Seahawks’ defense has made tremendous turnaround

The Arizona Cardinals face a Seahawks defense that has gone from awful to great over the last three weeks.

When the Arizona Cardinals were preparing to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6 on the road, it was considered a game for the offense to get right, as the Seahawks had been one of the worst units in the NFL.

They were dead last in the league in total defense and 31st in points allowed entering Week 6.

From Weeks 2-5, they allowed an average of 34.5 points per game and 429.8 yards per game. They were a bad defensive team.

That has changed. The 19-9 win over the Cardinals in Week 6 seems to have been the turning point.

In their last three games, the Seahawks now have allowed an average of 15 points per game and 289.7 yards per game.

They have forced two turnovers in each of their last six games and in seven of eight games this season.

This defensive turnaround has sparked a three-game winning streak and has the Seahawks sitting atop the NFC West at 5-3, the only team in the division with a winning record.

The Cardinals have gotten better offensively since the loss in Seattle, but they will have to be even better to have success to a Seattle defense that has suddenly gone from terrible to quite good.

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Cardinals favored at home in Week 9 vs. Seahawks

The Arizona Cardinals open Week 9 as home favorites against the Seattle Seahawks.

The Arizona Cardinals are at home in Week 9 and face the Seattle Seahawks for the second time this season. They lost to Seattle 19-9 in Week 6 in Seattle. The Cardinals began that week as betting favorites to win the game.

Now with a home game and sitting at the bottom of the NFC West with a 3-5 record and the Seahawks sitting in first place at 5-3, the Cardinals are favorites again.

The Cardinals open the week as the betting favorites over the Seahawks, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

Seahawks at Cardinals Week 9 odds and lines

Moneyline:

  • Seahawks +110 (Bet $100 to win $110)
  • Cardinals -135 (Bet $135 to win $100)

At +110, the Seahawks have 47.82% implied odds of winning the game. A $100 bet on Seattle wins $110 if the Seahawks beat the Cardinals.

At -135, Arizona has 57.45% implied odds of winning the game. You must bet $135 on the Cardinals to win $100 if they can beat the Seahawks.

The Seahawks are 5-3 overall and the Cardinals are 3-5.

Against the spread (ATS):

  • Seahawks +2.5 (-108)
  • Cardinals -2.5 (-112)

A $108 ATS bet on the Seahawks wins $100 if they beat the Cardinals outright, if the game ends in a tie or if they lose by no more than two points.

A $112 ATS wager on the Cardinals will win $100 if they beat the Seahawks by at least three points.

The Seahawks are 5-3 ATS on the season, while the Cardinals are 4-4 ATS.

Total (over/under): 

  • Over 50.5 (-110)
  • Under 50.5 (-110)

If you bet the Over, a $110 wager will win $100 if the Cardinals and Seahawks combine for 51 points or more.

If you bet the Under, a $110 wager wins $100 if there are 50 or fewer combined points.

The Seahawks are 4-4 O/U while the Cardinals are 3-4-1 O/U in their eight games this season.

Seahawks vs. Cardinals head-to-head

The Cardinals and Seahawks have played one another 47 times and twice a season since division realignment in 2002 when both joined the NFC West.

The Seahawks lead the all-time series 24-22-1 and have won 2 straight meetings and 3 of the last 4.

Seattle has won 7 of the last 9 meetings in Arizona.

Seahawks QB Geno Smith has not thrown a TD pass against the Cardinals in 3 career appearances.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray is 2-4 in 6 career starts against the Seahawks with 7 TD passes and 3 INTs.

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LT D.J Humphries day-to-day with back injury

He missed Sunday’s 34-26 loss with a back injury. Kliff Kingsbury wouldn’t commit to his being available against the Seahawks.

The Arizona Cardinals lost to the Minnesota Vikings 34-26 on Sunday with three starting offensive linemen missing. Left guard Justin Pugh is out for the rest of the year after tearing his ACL. Center Rodney Hudson missed his fourth straight game with a knee injury and left tackle D.J. Humphries missed a game for the first time this season with a back injury he suffered at the end of the Cardinals’ Week 7 win over the New Orleans Saints.

Humphries’ status for the Cardinals’ Week 9 home game this week against the Seattle Seahawks is in question.

“We’ll see how it goes,” coach Kliff Kingsbury said Monday. “It’s day-to-day right now, and that’s all we can kind of go with.”

Kingsbury did say that Humphries would have played on Sunday had the team allowed him to.

“We want to be smart with that deal.”

Josh Jones started in Humphries’ place was did not play poorly.

The Cardinals’ first injury report of the week will come out following Wednesday’s practice.

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C Rodney Hudson expected to be out again vs. Seahawks

The Cardinals anticipate Hudson missing a fifth consecutive game with a knee injury.

The Arizona Cardinals are not expected to have center Rodney Hudson for a fifth straight game. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury basically ruled him out for the Cardinals’ Week 9 home game against the Seattle Seahawks.

He has been out since Week 4 with a knee injury.

“I would say at least this week he’ll be out,” Kingsbury said Monday. “I’m not sure moving forward where that’ll be, but at some point in the future I expect him back.”

The Cardinals had Sean Harlow start in two of the games Hudson has missed and, more recently, Billy Price was the starter. Both played well in their first appearance and struggled in their second.

In the four games without Hudson in the lineup, the Cardinals have gone 1-3, winning only their Week 7 home game against the New Orleans Saints.

The Cardinals enter a three-game stretch playing all NFC West opponents.

Kingsbury suggested last week that Hudson could be back in a couple of weeks. Perhaps he will be able to go when the Cardinals travel to Los Angeles in Week 10 to face the Rams for the second time this season.

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PODCAST: Robby Anderson trade, DeAndre Hopkins’ return

Check out the latest edition of the podcast, discussing all the latest about the Cardinals.

The newest episode of the podcast is live the night before the Arizona Cardinals take on the New Orleans Saints Thursday night.

In this edition of the show, Revenge of the Birds’ Seth Cox and I talk about what has been going on with the Cardinals.

We go over what went wrong against the Seahawks. We talk about Kliff Kingsbury, whether his seat should be hot and whether he should give up playcalling. We talk about the Robby Anderson trade and the return of DeAndre Hopkins. We preview their Thursday night game against the Saints.

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Here are the times of the topics

(1:00) What went wrong in Seattle

(16:07) Kliff Kingsbury, the hot seat and playcalling

(36:49) The Robby Anderson trade

(54:29) DeAndre Hopkins’ return and potential impact

(1:06:31) Cardinals-Saints preview

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Cardinals’ Week 6 defensive snap counts and observations vs. Seahawks

Check out how the Cardinals’ 68 defensive snaps were divided up on Sunday against the Seahawks.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 19-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, they played 68 defensive snaps.

Who played?

Let’s look at the individual snap counts for each player who got on the field defensively, grouped by position, and see what we can take away from the numbers.

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Cardinals’ Week 6 offensive snap counts and observations vs. Seahawks

Check out how the Cardinals’ 71 offensive snaps were divided up.

The Arizona Cardinals played 71 offensive snaps on Sunday in their 19-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Who played?

Let’s take a look at the individual snap counts for the Cardinals, grouped by position.

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X-rays negative on Marquise Brown’s injured foot

The Cardinals could miss Brown in their Week 7 Thursday night game against the Saints.

The Arizona Cardinals suffered a 19-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday and also potentially lost wide receiver Marquise Brown to a foot injury.

After the game, he was wearing a boot on his left foot. He told reporters, “X-rays are good, so that’s the positive.”

He said he would have to see how things feel on Monday.

He had his left foot tangled up with Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen when Woolen intercepted a pass from Kyler Murray. Brown had to be assisted off the field.

Since the Cardinals play in Week 7 on Thursday night, the injury casts doubt on Brown’s availability for this week.

Arizona will get back receiver DeAndre Hopkins back from his six-game PED suspension.

Unfortunately, the long-awaited pairing of Brown and Hopkins might not happen yet.

They get Hopkins back, but Brown might not be able to play.

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OL Justin Pugh to have MRI on injured knee

It seems unlikely Pugh will be able to start on Thursday night against the Saints.

Arizona Cardinals starting left guard Justin Pugh has been dealing with injuries all season and has a new one. He left the first half of the Cardinals’ 19-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks with a right knee injury and did not return.

After the game, he had a brace on his leg.

Pugh is scheduled to have an MRI on his leg, he said, to determine the severity of the injury.

The Cardinals next play on Thursday night, so it seems unlikely he will be able to play.

That means, unless the Cardinals designate offensive lineman Cody Ford from injured reserve and activate him this week without any full practice, it will be Max Garcia starting against the Saints.

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