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Seahawks storm into playoffs with rout of Arizona
Rookie Tyler Lockett tormented the Cardinals on special teams, returning four punts for 139 yards in the first half and setting a team record for punt return yardage in a game.
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Back to chatty normal for Sherman, and the Seahawks’ defense entering Sunday’s playoff opener at Minnesota. After last season’s heartbreaking Super Bowl loss to New England, Carroll and the Seahawks will likely carry a chip on their shoulders into this season’s playoffs. It’s my fault. I just have to grow from it. It doesn’t define me as a person.
It was the most one-sided loss for Arizona in coach Bruce Arians’ three seasons in the desert, and a sour end to the regular season for the Cardinals (13-3), who had clinched the NFC’s No. 2 seed and a first-round playoff bye.
“This was a valuable lesson today”, he said. You see the result. “But the ultimate mission is to win and we’ve been playing winning football”. It’s a nice wakeup call. Williams got promoted off the practice squad the day before last week’s game against St. Louis. Now that the Vikings have won the NFC North with a 20-13 victory in Green Bay, the Vikings will turn their eyes to the National Football League playoffs. The Seahawks end up as the No. 6 seed. After this week, the NFC better get ready for a re-energized Seattle Seahawks team that very well could make a great case for a three-peat Super Bowl appearance.
“Sometimes people forget who we are”, Richard Sherman said after the game, and I’m one of those people who was reminded on Sunday with interceptions by Earl Thomas, Jeremy Lane and DeShawn Shead.
Seattle improved to 3-0 at Arizona since Arians became the Cardinals’ coach. But what the heck do I know – statistically, it stacks up well with every other defense in Seahawks’ history, allowing the fewest points for the fourth season in a row. Green Bay travels to Washington.
Last week, Arians said he had no intent of resting any of his starters, but following Sunday’s loss, he said sitting Palmer “was planned ahead of time”.
Christine Michael rushed 17 times for 102 yards, including a 44-yarder on Seattle’s first touchdown drive.
Lockett’s 42-yard runback led to another Wilson touchdown throw, a 24-yarder to Jermaine Kearse. The drive ended almost effortlessly with a toss to Will Tukuafu for a touchdown. “But you have to play new teams and you have to continue growing as a player”. “This year we’re going in as champions”.
On offense, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson threw three more touchdowns to up his total to a franchise-record 34 for the season. Arizona, again, who would have hopefully cleaned up some issues by then.
PAT PROBLEMS: Arizona’ Chandler Catanzaro’s string of 19 consecutive field goals came with his 51-yard attempt bounced off the right upright. Mixed in was a 52-yard field goal by kicker Steven Hauschka.
Seattle’s first punt came with 12 seconds left in the third quarter.
“They should be concerned”, Sherman said.
Fitzgerald caught six passes for 55 yards and, with 109 catches, broke the franchise record for receptions in a season he set with 104 in 2005.
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But the Seahawks dominated from the start, gaining 244 yards in the first half. Arizona defensive lineman Cory Redding injured an ankle in the first quarter and did not return…. Sherman yapped at the quarterback about Cardinals receiver John Brown saying in August on Phoenix radio that he didn’t think Sherman could cover him one on one. The Seahawks were without safety Kam Chancellor because of a pelvis injury.