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Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 9 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Lumen Field

SEAvsARI

Seahawks offensevsCardinals defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Seahawks, 8 for Cardinals. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

ARI offenseSEA offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Wideouts feast

Cardinals give up 152 yards a game to wide receivers (21st), against a league average of 147. Seahawks' wide receivers produce 181 (4th).

02
Opportunity

Deep right is open

Cardinals are worst against deep right throws, allowing +0.75 EPA per attempt. Seahawks send 6% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Nowhere to run

Seahawks' run game is 30th in EPA per carry (-0.21). Cardinals allow -0.14 (6th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Seahawks create explosive plays on 9% of snaps (18th). Cardinals give them up at 10% (19th).

Players to watch

ARI Cardinals

15Gardner MinshewQB · 17/23 · 188 yds · 3 TD · 0 INTEPA per dropback +0.604Jeremiyah LoveRB · 76 car · 268 yds · 2 TD · 11 recEPA per touch -0.1485Trey McBrideTE · 66 rec · 544 yds · 5 TD · 86 tgtEPA per target +0.29 · 16th14Michael WilsonWR · 45 rec · 486 yds · 2 TD · 81 tgtEPA per target -0.013Budda BakerStrong Safety · 51 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD1 INT29Denzel BurkeRight Cornerback · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT

SEA Seahawks

14Sam DarnoldQB · 127/211 · 1478 yds · 10 TD · 9 INTEPA per dropback -0.07 · 28th26Zach CharbonnetRB · 6 car · 23 yds · 0 TD · 3 recEPA per touch -0.3311Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR · 64 rec · 985 yds · 9 TD · 89 tgtEPA per target +0.72 · 6th88AJ BarnerTE · 21 rec · 203 yds · 0 TD · 34 tgtEPA per target -0.4013Ernest Jones IVRight Inside Linebacker · 81 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD3 sacks20Julian LoveFree Safety · 31 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL
The series · Cardinals and Seahawks since 1999, and this season's records49 meetings

The Seahawks lead the series 31–17–1 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). They have won the last 10. Sep 20, 2026, at State Farm Stadium: the Seahawks won 31–7. Jacoby Brissett started at quarterback for the Cardinals and Drew Lock for the Seahawks; Jonathan Gannon and Mike Macdonald coached.

Cardinals at home8–16–1the Cardinals' record
In Seattle9–15the Cardinals' record
Most pointsCardinals 39 · Seahawks 582015 · 2012
Biggest winCardinals by 24 · Seahawks by 582009 · 2012

The last 5

2026 · Wk 2SEA 31 at ARI 7
2025 · Wk 10ARI 22 at SEA 44
2025 · Wk 4SEA 23 at ARI 20
2024 · Wk 14SEA 30 at ARI 18
2024 · Wk 12ARI 6 at SEA 16

2026 records

CardinalsSeahawks
Overall3–54–4
Division1–21–1
Conference2–41–3
Other conference1–13–1
Home0–33–2
Away3–21–2
Last 5LLWLWWLLWL
StreakWon 1Lost 1
Points a game21.9 – 29.823.1 – 19.9

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Cardinals' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Seahawks offense against the Cardinals defenseDepth charts
Cardinals defense · 4-3 DSeahawks offense · 3WR 1TE67Cross53Nelson61Sundell76Zabel72Lucas88Barner14Darnold26Charbonnet11Smith-Njigba10Kupp22Shaheed55Stills97Nolen51Lopez10Sweat50Gibbens1Wilson25Collins29Burke13Clark16Melton3Baker28Wingard

Seahawks offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBSam Darnold#14 · 127/211 · 1478 yds · 10 TD · 9 INT
  • RBZach Charbonnet#26 · 6 car · 23 yds · 0 TD · 3 rec
  • WRJaxon Smith-Njigba#11 · 64 rec · 985 yds · 9 TD · 89 tgt
  • WRRashid Shaheed#22 · 16 rec · 163 yds · 0 TD · 30 tgt
  • WRCooper Kupp#10 · 19 rec · 206 yds · 2 TD · 30 tgt
  • TEAJ Barner#88 · 21 rec · 203 yds · 0 TD · 34 tgt
  • LTCharles Cross#67
  • LGQuenton Nelson#53
  • CJalen Sundell#61
  • RGGrey Zabel#76
  • RTAbraham Lucas#72

Cardinals defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEDante Stills#55 · 21 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • RDTWalter Nolen III#97 · 13 tackles · 1 sack
  • LDTRoy Lopez#51 · 23 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • LDEJosh Sweat#10 · 21 tackles · 3 sacks
  • WLBJack Gibbens#50 · 60 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • MLBMack Wilson Sr.#1 · 54 tackles · 1 PD
  • SLBZaven Collins#25 · 23 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
  • RCBDenzel Burke#29 · 24 tackles · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • LCBKei'Trel Clark#13 · 15 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBMax Melton#16 · 22 tackles · 4 PD
  • SSBudda Baker#3 · 51 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • FSAndrew Wingard#28 · 30 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · SEA offense against ARI defense
StatSEA SEA offFavors SEA · Favors ARIARI ARI def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.06#24
+0.08#26+0.00
Success rate
41%#26
43%#1344%
Yards per play
5.3#20
5.8#245.4
Explosive play rate
9%#18
10%#199%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.02#18
+0.23#31+0.03
Sack rate
7%#20
8%#97%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.21#30
-0.14#6-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#22
3.9#134.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
37%#27
41%#1741%
Red zone TD rate
50%#27
67%#2161%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
181#4
152#21147
TE yards per game
30#29
56#2055
TE targets per game
5.1#30
7.0#127.6
RB receiving yards per game
28#19
30#1332
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Seahawks: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.445% of throws
+0.623% of throws
+1.216% of throws
Short
+0.0229% of throws
-0.1221% of throws
+0.0736% of throws

Cardinals: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5316 throws
+1.078 throws
+0.7523 throws
Short
+0.3171 throws
+0.3945 throws
+0.1767 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.