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Only J.J. Watt is added for some rest. Nothing else changed.
The Arizona Cardinals, after a walkthrough on Wednesday, held a full practice and released their second injury report of the week.
Thursday’s report had one minor change without any change the players originally listed Wednesday.
The details are below.
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Check out the details of the Cardinals’ first injury report of the week.
The Arizona Cardinals did not hold a full practice Wednesday as they prepare to take on the Seattle Seahawks Sunday afternoon. Instead, they held a walkthrough, but they still released an injury report showing participation.
Five players were listed as non-participants and another six were listed as having limited participation.
The details of the first injury report are below.
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Kliff Kingsbury said it was unlikely that Matt Prater would be able to play in Week 6 and is still confident Ammendola’s abilities.
The Arizona Cardinals relied on Matt Ammendola on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles to kick in place of Matt Prater, who injured his right hip. After missing a field goal at the end of the game that could have sent the game into overtime, Ammendola will get another shot to help the team.
Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury told reporters Wednesday, “It doesn’t look like (Prater) will make it this week.”
With Prater expected to miss the game on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks, it means Ammendola will again handle the kicking duties.
After the missed kick Sunday, the Cardinals did not bring in any other kickers and even signed him to the active roster from the practice squad as one of several roster moves the team announced Wednesday.
Kingsbury still has confidence in Ammendola despite missing the 43-yard field goal against the Eagles.
“Like I said last week, we’ve seen him kick well in practice and he’s kicked well in games in this league, so we’re past it and onto this week,” he said.
Kingsbury is hopeful that Prater will be able to kick in the team’s Week 7 game against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night.
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If Game 4 of the ALDS between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros, the Cardinals’ game against the Seahawks will start at 2:30 AZ time.
The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks face each other this weekend at Lumen Field and kickoff is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. ET, or 1:05 p.m. local and Arizona time.
That kickoff time will be moved back if the Seattle Mariners play Game 4 of the ALDS against the Houston Astros. Game 4, which would be played if the Mariners win at least one of the first three games of the series, is scheduled for Sunday in Seattle.
If that happens, the team announced that kickoff would be moved to 5:30 p.m. ET or 2:30 p.m. local/Arizona time.
If the Mariners are swept in their series by the Astros, then the original kickoff of 1:05 will happen.
The Astros won Game 1 of the ALDS 8-7.
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James Conner is day-to-day, Darrel Williams is out this week and Jonathan Ward will be placed on injured reserve.
The Arizona Cardinals lost three running backs to injury in their 20-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. At least two of them will miss this week’s game on the road against the Seattle Seahawks.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Jonathan Ward, who pulled his hamstring early in Sunday’s game, will be placed on injured reserve and will have to miss at least four games.
Starter James Conner, who suffered a rib injury, is more day-to-day. His status will be know more later in the week.
Darrel Williams, who suffered a knee injury, is out this week.
That leaves Eno Benjamin and rookie Keaontay Ingram as the only healthy backs on the roster.
Ingram will get to make his NFL debut and, if Conner is unable to play or is at all limited, will likely see playing time on offense.
The Cardinals will only hold a walkthrough Wednesday instead of a full practice and their first injury report will be released Wednesday afternoon.
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Of the five backs, all bigger players, they have reportedly signed two of them.
The Arizona Cardinals were busy on Tuesday bringing in players to work out. With three running backs injured, they brought in five running backs and two other players.
They did not work out any kickers, so if Matt Prater can’t kick again this week, it will be Matt Ammendola for the second straight week.
Let’s take a look at the players they brought in.
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Check out how the Cardinals and Seahawks recent matchups have gone!
The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks were always rivals but became heated ones during the Legion of Boom era for the Seahawks. Bruce Arians and the Cardinals were always taking games down to the wire and they were some of the most anticipated games of the season.
The two teams have played each other very evenly historically.
The Seahawks lead the all-time series 23-22-1, with that one tie being the infamous 6-6 game back in 2016. Since 2013, the Cardinals are 6-3 in their matchups played in Seattle.
Under Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray, these two teams are an even 3-3. They’ve split in each of the past three seasons, so no team appears to have an advantage to this point.
Let’s look at their last few matchups.
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The Seahawks were very active in the offseason, but moreso in moving on from expensive veteran players.
Despite being thought of as one of the worst rosters in the NFL prior to the start of the season, the Seattle Seahawks (2-3) have the same record as the Cardinals through five weeks.
Seattle went through a number of big changes this offseason, but none more notable than the trading of franchise icon Russell Wilson.
Wilson has since struggled heavily with the Broncos and many are already coining Seattle as the winners of the trade. General manager John Schneider got a haul for Wilson that included two first-round picks.
The Seahawks then released the last remaining member of the Legion of Boom in linebacker Bobby Wagner, who went on to sign with the Los Angeles Rams. Wagner is one of the many players from the past few seasons that the organization opted to move on from.
In the draft, Seattle found two rookie standouts in RB Kenneth Walker (third round) and CB Tariq Woolen (fifth round). They also added tackle Charles Cross with the No. 9 overall pick.
It’s currently a youth movement in Seattle that to this point has its fair share of optimism. If they can beat the Cardinals this week, they’ll be back to .500 despite such heavy losses on paper.
Geno Smith has been lights out for the Seahawks to this point. He has completely outplayed Russell Wilson’s Broncos offense. Smith is coming off impressive back-to-back performances against the Lions and Saints.
So far, Smith has thrown nine touchdown passes to only two interceptions. He has a 113.2 passer rating to this point and is far from the reason why the Seahawks have three losses.
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They announced the release of receiver Andre Baccellia from the active roster and lineman Danny Isidora from the practice squad.
The Arizona Cardinals announced a couple of roster moves on Tuesday, clearing roster spots for the active roster and the practice squad.
They announced they released receiver Andre Baccellia, who was signed to roster off the practice squad last week. He has bounced between the practice squad and the active roster this year and was on the practice squad for most of last season.
They also announced the release of offensive lineman Danny Isidora from the practice squad.
The Cardinals now have an open spot both on the active roster and on the practice squad.
There are signing coming but have not been announced. One such move that has been reported is the addition of veteran running back Corey Clement to the practice squad.
Arizona will have their first day of practice in Week 6 on Wednesday and we can expect an announcement for more roster moves Wednesday morning.
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The Cardinals are betting favorites for the first time this season as they get ready to play the Seahawks on the road.
The Arizona Cardinal opened each of the first five weeks of the season as underdogs. That streak has ended.
They are scheduled to face the Seattle Seahawks on the road in Week 6. The game is scheduled for a 4:05 p.m. ET (1:05 p.m. Arizona time) kickoff Sunday at Lumen Field in Seattle.
The Cardinals are betting favorites for the first time this season.
Let’s take a look at the Cardinals vs. Seahawks NFL betting odds and line, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
The Cardinals failed to score in the first quarter for the fifth time in five games on Sunday at home against the Philadelphia Eagles. They rallied and had a chance to send the game into overtime, but kicker Matt Ammendola, filling for the injured Matt Prater, missed a 43-yard field goal tie the game with 22 seconds left and the Eagles won 20-17.
The Seahawks lost 39-32 to the New Orleans Saints. Qquarterback Geno Smith threw three touchdown passes, but the defense allowed the Saints to rush for 235 total yards. Taysom Hill have 112 rushing yards on nine carries, scored three touchdowns and passed for another. Running back Alvin Kamara had 194 yards from scrimmage in the win.
Moneyline:
At -150 odds, the Cardinals are given 60.0% implied odds of winning the game. A $150 moneyline bet on the Cardinals will win $100 if they beat the Seahawks. The Cardinals are 2-3 this season.
At +125, Seattle has 44.44% implied odds of winning. A $100 moneyline bet on the Seahawks wins $150 if they beat the Cardinals. Seattle is 2-3.
Spread (ATS)
The Cardinals are 3-2 ATS. A $125 bet on the Cardinals against the spread wins $100 if they beat the Seahawks by at least three points.
The Seahawks are 2-3 ATS this season. A $100 ATS bet on the Seahawks wins $100 if Seattle wins, ties or loses to the Cardinals by no more than two points.
Total (over/under)
A $110 bet on the Over will win $100 if the Cardinals and Seahawks combine for 52 points or more.
A $110 bet on the Under will win $100 if they combine for 51 or fewer points.
The Cardinals are 1-3-1 O/U and the Seahawks are 3-2 O/U.
This will be the 47th time the teams have played. The Seahawks lead the all-time series 23-22-1. Since realignment in 2002 when they both joined the NFC West, the Seahawks lead 22-17-1.
They have split the season series each of the last 3 years.
The Cardinals are 6-2 in Seattle in the last 8 meetings there.
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray is 2-3 in 5 career starts against Seattle.
Geno Smith has never started a game in his career against the Cardinals.
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