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- The Seattle Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals 23-20, improving their record to 3-1.
- Seattle kicker Jason Myers scored the field goal that won the game in a 52-yard game after missing a 53-yard attempt previously.
- The Seahawks now have eight consecutive wins against the NFC West Rival Cards.
It wasn’t generally pretty – meaning the football game itself – but it ended up offering fourth quarter drama that represents most NFL games these days.
Ultimately, the Seattle Seahawks stuck to beat the Arizona Cardinals 23-20 in the NFC West rival battle. Currently 3-1, the Hawks are half-game behind division-leading San Francisco 49ers. Meanwhile, the card dropped the second straight, 4 points combined with a loss to 2-2 Seattle and San Francisco – and is now the only team in NFC West, and currently has no record of victory.
That wasn’t all that happened in the night in a distant constituency of winners and losers. here it is:
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The Seahawks have been reconsidered
Seattle fell shyly to win the NFC West in 2024. They were caught up in the best record (10-7) of 18 teams that missed out on the playoffs last season. Nevertheless, longtime GM John Schneider and second-year HC Mike McDonald gave their roster a significant makeover in the offseason. He made some defensive fixes while swapping Sam Darnold QB Geno Smith and swapping QB Geno Smith for Cooper Kupp and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb. Now it appears that the Seahawks are quickly combining with the soccer team McDonald had hoped for. Plays smash mass defense and leaning against a ball-controlled attack, making big plays on both sides of the ball, emphasizing limiting mistakes. Missions (generally) completed on Thursday.
“Rival” uniform
The card became the first team to wear Nike’s recently announced alternative uniforms. The kits aim to highlight cultural intersections with the NFL team community. The AFC East and NFC West teams will wear them once in the 2025 season. Arizona sandblast, desert-themed version, is definitely the best bunch. The uniform theme was expanded and the Cardinal end zone was also beautifully illustrated.
Domination of “rivals”
McDonald, Darnold, et al. Most of that was liable for little responsibility, and the Seahawks now defeated the Cardinals eight times in a row.
Jason Myers
The Seahawks Skicker missed a 53-yard field goal on Seattle’s penultimate drive, allowing the game to go out of reach. (The Cardinals won the contest 20-20 on the subsequent drive.) Myers made 52 yards with the gun…it kept the game out of reach.
Former Ohio wide receiver
Arizona’s Marvin Harrison Jr., who came out of Columbus, was the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. A year ago, Seattle chose the 20th overall selection, former Buckeye Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Harrison caught six balls, including an epic 16-yard TD from QB Kyler Murray. JSN had a game-high 79 reception yards at four receptions, and a 22-yard grab on Seattle’s final drive helped set Myers’ game winner.
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Former Ohio wide receiver
Another game, another bad drop in Harrison – an episode of Butterfinger on Thursday leads to Murray’s intercept. MHJ could still flower a great professional, like Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears, his 2024 draftmate. But now? Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze, Brian Thomas Jr., Ladd McConkey and Xavier Worthy all show that they could be more influential players than Harrison. JSN rounds up to the Hawks’ legal No. 1, but his retention penalty in the fourth quarter neutralized a touchdown that managed to get Seattle’s victory much earlier. After being surprised by referee Alex Kemp, Smith Nuzigba was fortunate enough to not be able to throw.
Coby Bryant
Imagine how unruly this game isn’t worth it Maybe Because if Seahawks had held ownership in the first quarter interception of S Coby Bryant, they should have probably had it after a volatile ruling from officials.
Cardinals Running Game
In Arizona’s first game without injured RB James Connor, who suffered a season-ending leg injury, he managed all 44 yards from running back.
Russell Wilson
Five minutes ago, he benched the Giants in New York and cared about his business 2,500 miles from Thursday night’s game – perhaps because his career is over despite his wishes – yet Wilson was still wandering from the pre-game show on Prime Video. Hall of Fame Tony Gonzalez and Wilson’s teammate Richard Sherman, who has been in Seattle for six seasons, agreed that the quarterback incident has been significantly weakened as both potential Hall of Fame inductees.
Chad Ryland
After Arizona kicker tied 20-20 with putts in 28 seconds, his kickoff turned out to be a game-winning drive, with Seattle moving to the 40-yard line.
Kyler Murray
He is said to be a Cardinals franchise passerby, but he doesn’t look like a Hall of Fame inductee who’s getting shorter again in another big game. Murray was fun at the end, but it was too little (too short?) and too late.
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