Against the Cardinals, Lockett set a franchise single-game record with 139 yards on four punt returns. And the Seahawks led, 30-6.
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In a game that meant next to nothing for the Seahawks on Sunday, they derailed the hottest team in the NFC with a 36-6 thrashing of the Arizona Cardinals, avoiding a sweep by the Cardinals and handing Arizona its first loss in 10 games.
That will be Seattle’s goal again this Sunday in the rematch: Make the Vikings one-dimensional by loading up against Peterson and the run and force the game into quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s throwing arm. It is the first time since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger that any team has done that.
On the season, the Seattle Seahawks average 236.9 yards in passing and 141.8 ayrds in rushing. Wilson, who didn’t play in the fourth quarter, ends the regular season with 24 touchdowns and one interception in his last seven games, six of which were Seattle wins that turned the year around after a shaky start to the season.
The Packers will take a lot of baggage with them to Washington (or, to be more accurate: Landover, Maryland), starting with their uncharacteristically punchless offense.
The Seattle Seahawks crushed the Minnesota Vikings when those NFC teams met back in Week 13. So, yes, the Seahawks are feeling pretty good about the playoffs beginning.
“I just feel really sick right now”, Catanzaro said. “We know what we’re capable of”.
It felt like the Cardinals got punched in the mouth, inside linebacker Kevin Minter said.
Seattle drove 88 yards in 12 plays for a touchdown on its first possession. Now, it appears his biggest nemesis on the Cardinals is second-year receiver John Brown. The explosiveness in the passing game. While the offense has had struggles here and there, after the dominating performance last week, and Seattle’s interesting game against a tough St. Louis defense, you expected the Cardinals to match up. Officials didn’t appreciate the nuance and flagged Sherman for an unsportsmanlike penalty.
The Seattle Seahawks (10- 6) are coming from a 36-6 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
That was the message Carroll wanted to reinforce by keeping Wilson in this runaway until backup Tarvaris Jackson entered with 14:13 to go.
“We’re a different team than we were a couple of years ago when we went on the road, ” Sherman said. The last of his three touchdown passes, to Jermaine Kearse, was the best. In addition, Seattle will likely get most, if not all, of Marshawn Lynch, Kam Chancellor, Luke Willson, J.R. Sweezy, and Russell Okung back next week.
Wilson also threw for TDs in the flat to Chase Coffman – who’d been signed, cut and re-signed this season, and was playing in his first Seahawks game – and to fullback Will Tukuafu. And the drive ended with a touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald, his 98th career touchdown.
And then there was Russell, who polished off the best season for quarterback in Seahawks history. It will bring Todd Bowles back to Arizona to face Bruce Arians. The punt returns. The kick returns. Michael rushed for 102 yards in Seattle’s final regular season game against Arizona. Seattle also has Fred Jackson and Christine Michael.
So, for the Seahawks, this weekend in the desert restored their playoff readiness.
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“We can’t throw away what we have accomplished this season”, Powers said. “But the ultimate mission is to win and we’ve been playing winning football”.
