The Arizona Cardinals faced the Seattle Seahawks in Week 14, the second matchup in the last three weeks, in what is their biggest game of the season this far. The Cardinals had lost two straight games, including a 16-6 loss to Seattle in Week 12.
Could they take over the division again?
Below are live updates from the game.
Cardinals 7, Seahawks 0
that’s a Michael Wilson touchdown for ya!!! pic.twitter.com/OakXWTy7b0
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) December 8, 2024
The Cardinals opened the game with the ball and scored a touchdown after not finding the end zone once in their game against Seattle in Week 12. Kyler Murry threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Michael Wilson on a second-down play. James Conner and Zay Jones had catches in the drive, both picking up first downs.
Cardinals 7, Seahawks 3
The Seahawks moved the ball well but failed to score a touchdown on their opening drive for the 17th consecutive game. Geno Smith’s throw to tight end Pharoah Brown on third-and-goal was incomplete and Jason Myers made a 20-yard field goal to get them on the board. It was Smith’s only incompletion of the drive.
Murray picked off
Linebacker Ernest Jones jumped in front of a pass intended for Marvin Harrison Jr. and intercepted it, returning it to the 19. It came after center Hjalte Froholdt’s holding call negated a 16-yard pass to Harrison.
Seahawks 10, Cardinals 7
One play after the pick, Smith threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Another INT!
Coby Bryant jumped in front of a pass intended for Zay Jones on the second play of the drive after Seattle’s touchdown and picked it off, returning it to the Arizona 46. It was Murray’s fourth pick in the last two games and fifth in the last three.
Seahawks 17, Cardinals 7
Zach Charbonnet had a one-yard touchdown run to give the Seahawks a 10-point lead. Smith-Njigba started the drive with a 19-yard catch and Charbonnet ran for 22 yards to get inside the five.
Seahawks 17, Cardinals 10
The Cardinals had a good drive but stalled in the red zone. Conner has a 23-yard run, but Murray had a throw slip out and then he and Jones were not on the same page on a throw on third-and-goal. Chad Ryland made the 28-yard field goal to salvage the drive.
Seahawks 24, Cardinals 10
After Smith-Njigba made an unreal catch on a throw that almost touched the ground for 24 yards, Charbonnet broke free for a 51-yard touchdown run to make it a 14-point game.
Chad Ryland punts
Blake Gillikin injured his ankle on a punt. After the Cardinals had to punt with 1:39 left in the half, Ryland, who handles kicking, came in and punted the ball 36 yards.
Seahawks 27, Cardinals 10
After teams exchanged punts to start the second half, the Seahawks added three to their lead with a 36-yard field goal.
Seahawks 27, Cardinals 18
JC is really like that pic.twitter.com/jUSJV91PNH
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) December 8, 2024
Murray’s two-yard shovel pass to Conner went for a touchdown and Murray ran the two-point conversion to bring the Cardinals within nine points. Trey McBride had his first three catches of the game in the drive.
Ryland misses FG
The Cardinals picked things up offensively but stalled just outside the red zone. Ryland missed a 40-yard field goal, hitting the left upright, almost sealing their fate for this game.
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