Seahawks-Cardinals Capsule
SEATTLE (4-1) at ARIZONA (3-3)
Sunday, Oct. 23, 8:30 p.m. EDT, NBC
OPENING LINE - Cardinals by 1ˆ½
RECORD VS SPREAD - Seahawks 2-3, Cardinals 3-3
SERIES RECORD - Tied 17-17
LAST MEETING - Seahawks beat Cardinals 36-6, Jan. 3, 2016
LAST WEEK - Seahawks beat Falcons 26-24; Cardinals beat Jets 28-3
AP PRO32 RANKING - Seahawks No. 3, Cardinals No. 14
SEAHAWKS OFFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (25), PASS (11)
SEAHAWKS DEFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (3), PASS (5)
CARDINALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (4), PASS (18)
CARDINALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (4t), RUSH (17), PASS (3)
STREAKS, STATS & NOTES - Seahawks have four new starters this season on offensive line, including ex-Cardinals backup Bradley Sowell at LT. ... Russell Wilson has been sacked 10 times through five games, compared with 26 in first five games year ago. ... Seattle is 3-0 at Arizona since Bruce Arians became Cardinals coach, outscoring them 105-34. ... Seattle is 1-2 at home vs Arians' Cardinals. ... Seahawks have 93 straight games in which they have led or been within one score in fourth quarter. ... Wilson needs one victory to tie Ben Roethlisberger for third in wins in first five NFL seasons (51). ... K Steven Hauschka is within one game of tying Josh Brown for most consecutive scoring games (84). ... Seahawks rank first, Arizona second in opponent's false starts at home since 2005. ... Seahawks led NFL in scoring defense last four years and are tied for third this season. ... Cardinals ended Seattle's two-year run as NFC West champions last season. ... Cardinals have had one 17-play TD drive and two 14-play TD drives (both vs Jets) this season. Seattle only other team with more than one TD drive of at least 14 plays (2). ... Three teams Arizona has beaten (Tampa Bay, San Francisco, NY Jets) are combined 4-13. ... RB David Johnson leads NFL in yards from scrimmage (132) and TDs (8) and is third in rushing (568 yards). He has 21 TDs in 22 career games. ... Cardinals have rushed for at least 170 yards in consecutive games for first time since 1988, team's first season in Arizona. ... Larry Fitzgerald has caught pass in 185 consecutive games, tied with Terrell Owens for fifth-longest streak in NFL history. ... Arizona's tied for third in NFL with 19 sacks. ... With one sack Sunday, OLB Markus Golden would be third Cardinal to have seven sacks in first seven games, joining Simeon Rice (1999) and Freddie Joe Nunn (1988). ... Cardinals' longest pass play Monday night was 14 yards. ... Arizona leads NFL in takeaways with 14 (9 interceptions, 5 fumble recoveries). ... Cardinals playing third consecutive prime- time game and are 9-3 in prime time under Arians. ... Fantasy Tip: Arizona RB David Johnson leads NFL in yards from scrimmage (132) and TDs (8) and is third in rushing (568 yards). He has 21 TDs in 22 career games.
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