The Arizona Cardinals didn’t appear to have any solutions to the Seattle Seahawks’ run recreation on Sunday as Seattle prevailed, 30-18.
The win gave Seattle a season sweep of Arizona after beforehand knocking off the Cardinals, 16-6, on Nov. 24.
The Seahawks took benefit of a robust dashing assault on Sunday. RB Zach Charbonnet was dominant with 22 carries for a career-high 134 yards and two TDs. The staff had 176 rush yards complete and over 400 yards total.
Though Charbonnet, the second-year participant out of UCLA, had 5 dashing TDs coming into Week 14, a 91-yard efficiency on Sept. 22 in opposition to the Miami Dolphins is the one different recreation he has topped 90 yards on the bottom this season.
Charbonnet took on an elevated workload as Seattle’s beginning RB, Kenneth Walker III (ankle/calf), missed his third recreation of the season. He was sidelined with an indirect harm within the different two video games.
QB Geno Smith was environment friendly with a season-high completion proportion (80%) and one TD cross.
The Cardinals have now suffered three consecutive losses — two to Seattle — after profitable 4 straight video games prior.
QB Kyler Murray’s turnover woes proceed to be troublesome within the losses. Whereas Murray had solely thrown three interceptions all season earlier than the Cardinals’ final three losses, he has tossed 5 interceptions in these video games.
Other than Murray’s giveaways, the Cardinals additionally struggled on third-down (4-for-12).
Contemplating the Cardinals have misplaced each video games to Seattle, any probability of them profitable the NFC West appears unlikely at this level. The Seahawks must stumble the final 4 weeks for Arizona (6-7) to have any shot and that will not even be sufficient.
The Seahawks (8-5) possess a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Rams (7-6) and two video games over the Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers (6-7).
It isn’t going to be straightforward for Seattle, although. With video games in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers (9-4), Minnesota Vikings (11-2) and a division recreation with the Rams remaining of their final 4 outings, the NFC West race isn’t over but.
With that stated, the Seahawks are in a very good place given their 4-5 begin to the season.
