Had Okung been rotated about 30 degrees to the right, the result would have been a butt fumble for Wilson.
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The Seahawks went three-and-out, and Palmer only need three plays to hit Floyd for a 35-yard touchdown pass. Catanzaro’s extra point made it 19-0, with the Cardinals having scored all of their points in just under nine minutes. On the replay, it was clear Floyd was behind the defensive backs for the duration of the play.
Russell Wilson scrambles around near his end zone, bumps into his own man, ball comes loose…
On the next play, Palmer, not known for his speed, rolled away from pressure and hit Brown for 20-yard reception, setting up the touchdown pass to Gresham.
Nothing about it was easy and it wasn’t over until receiver Larry Fitzgerald fielded an onside kick with 57 seconds left.
Seattle finally got on the board on Will Tukuafu’s 1-yard run with 1:52 left in the half, but the Cardinals had enough time to drive down the field for a 43-yard field goal to make it 22-7 at the intermission. On the first, a 27-yarder, he beat cornerback Richard Sherman and somehow managed to get both feet down in the end zone. On that play, Floyd was first ruled down at the one before replay determined the ball crossed the goal line before he went out-of-bounds.
They methodically moved to the Seahawks 48, where they faced third down.
– After only three first-half penalties, the Cardinals committed five in the third quarter alone. Luckily, the Cardinals were able to quickly announce that, while he was being taken to a local hospital, he was conscious, alert and had feeling in all four extremities.
This match between the Seahawks and the Arizona is large as a win will give the Cardinals a major lead in the standings, while a win for Seattle will see them close the crevice at the top and potentially offer them a few assistance with jumping to second in the table after the week is over.
The Seahawks trailed 19-0 with 6 minutes left in the second quarter and gained 23 yards on its first 13 plays. Iupati was pulling on the play and lowered his head and he collided with Seattle’s Kam Chancellor.
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For the Seahawks – who have lost two games at home for the first time in four seasons – if there were to be a late-season rally for the division akin to previous year, it probably necessitated a win Sunday.
