NFL Game Preview: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals - Week 16

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Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals - Week 16

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TEN JAC	13 21
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SD SF	38 35
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PHI WAS	24 27
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NE NYJ	17 16
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MIN MIA	35 37
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KC PIT	12 20
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GB TB	20 3
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DET CHI	20 14
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CLE CAR	13 17
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BAL HOU	13 25
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ATL NO	30 14
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NYG STL	37 27
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IND DAL	7 42
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BUF OAK	24 26
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SEA ARI	35 6
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DEN CIN	28 37
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Seahawks 23, Cardinals 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Seattle Seahawks
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Russell Wilson	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 40, 0
RB 5	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 85, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 62	Robert Turbin	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 31	Doug Baldwin	Rec: 4-65, 1 TD
WR 64	Jermaine Kearse	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 87	Paul Richardson	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 34	Tony Moeaki	Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 36	Luke Willson	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 1	Steve Hauschka	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 1	Defense / ST

Arizona Cardinals
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	Ryan Lindley	Pass: 190, 0 TD Rush: 5, 0
RB 27	Kerwynn Williams	Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 47	Stepfan Taylor	Rush: 25, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0
RB 61	Marion Grice	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 48	Larry Fitzgerald	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 55	John Brown	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 69	Michael Floyd	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 32	Darren Fells	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 18	Chandler Catanzaro	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 11	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Seahawks Have won 7 of past 8... QB Russell Wilson has 34 wins, most by QB in 1st 3 seasons. In Week 12, had 121.6 rating & 73 rush yards. In last game at Az., passed for 3 TDs & 122.1 rating... RB Marshawn Lynch has 19 TDs (15 rush, 4 rec.) in past 18, incl. playoffs. Has 1,000+ rush yards & 10+ rush TDs for 4th consecutive year... WR Doug Baldwin leads team with career-high 56 catches. TE Cooper Helfet had TD in Week 12. Rookie WR Paul Richardson had 1st career TD last week. WR Jermaine Kearse has set career-highs in catches (37) and yards (529)... CB Richard Sherman has 6 INTs (1 TD) in past 6 vs. Az. Since entering in 2011, leads NFL with 23 INTs. DT Jordan Hill has 4 sacks in past 4. S Earl Thomas had INT in last game at Az. DE Cliff Avril had sack & FF in last game at Az. LB Bobby Wagner had 10 tackles & sack last week.

Cardinals Clinched playoff berth. 11 wins are tied for most in franchise history. Are 7-0 at home, most home wins since 1925... QB Ryan Lindley has 4 career starts... RB Kerwynn Williams has rushed for 175 yards (87.5 per game) in past 2. RB Stepfan Taylor rushed for career-high 61 yards last week... WR Larry Fitzgerald has catch in 161 games in row, longest active streak in NFL. Since entering NFL in 2004, leads NFL with 98 rec. TDs (incl. playoffs). WR Michael Floyd aims for 3rd in row with 45+ yard catch. Rookie WR John Brown has 4 come-from-behind GW TDs (3 in 4th Q)... DE Calais Campbell has 5 sacks in past 2 vs. Sea. Has 11.5 sacks in past 17 at home. DT Frostee Rucker has 3 sacks & FF in past 2. Since 2011, CB Patrick Peterson is only player in NFL with 15+ INTs (15) & 5+ return TDs (5). DT Tommy Kelly had sack & blocked FG in last meeting. In past 5 at home, LB Alex Okafor has 6 sacks & INT.

Results and Schedule

Seattle Seahawks
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-04	GB	H	W 36-16	+20
2	2014-09-14	SD	A	L 21-30	-9
3	2014-09-21	DEN	H	W 26-20	+6
4		Bye
5	2014-10-06	WAS	A	W 27-17	+10
6	2014-10-12	DAL	H	L 23-30	-7
7	2014-10-19	STL	A	L 26-28	-2
8	2014-10-26	CAR	A	W 13-9	+4
9	2014-11-02	OAK	H	W 30-24	+6
10	2014-11-09	NYG	H	W 38-17	+21
11	2014-11-16	KC	A	L 20-24	-4
12	2014-11-23	ARI	H	W 19-3	+16
13	2014-11-27	SF	A	W 19-3	+16
14	2014-12-07	PHI	A	W 24-14	+10
15	2014-12-14	SF	H	W 17-7	+10
16	2014-12-21	ARI	A
17	2014-12-28	STL	H

Arizona Cardinals
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-08	SD	H	W 18-17	+1
2	2014-09-14	NYG	A	W 25-14	+11
3	2014-09-21	SF	H	W 23-14	+9
4		Bye
5	2014-10-05	DEN	A	L 20-41	-21
6	2014-10-12	WAS	H	W 30-20	+10
7	2014-10-19	OAK	A	W 24-13	+11
8	2014-10-26	PHI	H	W 24-20	+4
9	2014-11-02	DAL	A	W 28-17	+11
10	2014-11-09	STL	H	W 31-14	+17
11	2014-11-16	DET	H	W 14-6	+8
12	2014-11-23	SEA	A	L 3-19	-16
13	2014-11-30	ATL	A	L 18-29	-11
14	2014-12-07	KC	H	W 17-14	+3
15	2014-12-11	STL	A	W 12-6	+6
16	2014-12-21	SEA	H
17	2014-12-28	SF	A

Injury Report

Seattle Seahawks
Out	SS Eric Pinkins (foot)
Doubtful	DE Demarcus Dobbs (ankle)
Questionable	TE Tony Moeaki (shoulder)
Probable	TE Cooper Helfet (ankle) RB Marshawn Lynch (back) WR Paul Richardson (hamstring)
IR	RB Derrick Coleman (foot, 10/25/2014) MLB Heath Farwell (groin, 8/26/2014) DE Cassius Marsh (foot, 10/18/2014) DT Brandon Mebane (hamstring, 11/11/2014) TE Zach Miller (ankle, 11/12/2014) WLB Kevin Pierre-Louis (shoulder, 11/28/2014) DE Greg Scruggs (knee, 11/5/2014) DT Jesse Williams (knee, 8/1/2014)

Arizona Cardinals
Out	RB Jonathan Dwyer (other-excused) QB Drew Stanton (knee) ILB Daryl Washington (other-excused)
Questionable	WR Jaron Brown (toe)
Probable	ILB Lorenzo Alexander (knee) DE Calais Campbell (hip) WR Larry Fitzgerald (knee) ILB Larry Foote (knee) FS Tyrann Mathieu (thumb) RB Kerwynn Williams (knee)
IR	OLB John Abraham (concussion, 9/19/2014) DE Darnell Dockett (knee, 8/20/2014) RB Andre Ellington (sports-hernia, 12/8/2014) TE Troy Niklas (ankle, 11/18/2014) QB Carson Palmer (knee, 11/10/2014) DE Ed Stinson (toe, 12/16/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

	SEA Offense	ARI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	20.5	15.3	21.7	SEA
Rushing yards	175.3	71.5	111.0	SEA
Rushing yards per attempt	5.27	3.15	4.16	SEA
Completion %	62.3%	59.6%	62.1%	SEA
Passing yards	179.8	241.3	229.0	ARI
Passing yards per completion	11.55	11.89	10.71	ARI
Passing yards per attempt	7.20	7.09	6.65	SEA
Interceptions	0.3	1.0	0.9	SEA
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.0	0.6	ARI
Sacks allowed	3.3	1.5	2.5	ARI
3rd down conversions	45.7%	36.3%	38.7%	SEA
4th down conversions	16.7%	0.0%	46.5%	SEA
Time of possession	35:12	29:45	30:05	SEA

Defense Stats Comparison

	SEA Defense	ARI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	10.3	13.3	21.7	SEA
Rushing yards	81.3	104.5	111.0	SEA
Rushing yards per attempt	4.09	4.46	4.16	SEA
Completion %	59.1%	63.7%	62.1%	SEA
Passing yards	113.3	204.5	229.0	SEA
Passing yards per completion	8.85	10.47	10.71	SEA
Passing yards per attempt	5.23	6.67	6.65	SEA
INT return	0.8	1.0	0.9	ARI
Fumble recoveries	0.8	0.5	0.6	SEA
Sacks	3.0	4.3	2.5	ARI
3rd down conversions	34.3%	33.7%	38.7%	ARI
4th down conversions	50.0%	28.6%	46.5%	ARI
Time of possession	24:48	30:16	30:05	SEA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	SEA	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	6.4	8.6	8.6	ARI
Yards per kick return	17.9	23.3	23.2	ARI
Yards allowed per punt return	5.5	9.4	8.6	SEA
Yards allowed per kick return	23.8	29.1	23.2	SEA

Misc Stats Comparison

	SEA	ARI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	7.5	5.0	6.5	ARI
Penalty yards	60.3	36.0	54.6	ARI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 10 to 15 of the 2014 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 10 to 15 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	2	2002-09-15	ARI	SEA	24-13	ARI
2002	10	2002-11-10	SEA	ARI	27-6	SEA
2003	2	2003-09-14	SEA	ARI	38-0	SEA
2003	16	2003-12-21	ARI	SEA	10-28	SEA
2004	7	2004-10-24	SEA	ARI	17-25	ARI
2004	16	2004-12-26	ARI	SEA	21-24	SEA
2005	3	2005-09-25	ARI	SEA	12-37	SEA
2005	9	2005-11-06	SEA	ARI	33-19	SEA
2006	2	2006-09-17	ARI	SEA	10-21	SEA
2006	14	2006-12-10	SEA	ARI	21-27	ARI
2007	2	2007-09-16	SEA	ARI	20-23	ARI
2007	14	2007-12-09	ARI	SEA	21-42	SEA
2008	11	2008-11-16	ARI	SEA	26-20	ARI
2008	17	2008-12-28	SEA	ARI	21-34	ARI
2009	6	2009-10-18	ARI	SEA	27-3	ARI
2009	10	2009-11-15	SEA	ARI	20-31	ARI
2010	7	2010-10-24	ARI	SEA	10-22	SEA
2010	10	2010-11-14	SEA	ARI	36-18	SEA
2011	3	2011-09-25	ARI	SEA	10-13	SEA
2011	17	2012-01-01	SEA	ARI	20-23	ARI
2012	1	2012-09-09	SEA	ARI	16-20	ARI
2012	14	2012-12-09	ARI	SEA	0-58	SEA
2013	7	2013-10-17	SEA	ARI	34-22	SEA
2013	16	2013-12-22	ARI	SEA	17-10	ARI
2014	12	2014-11-23	ARI	SEA	3-19	SEA

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.