The Arizona Cardinals have their most important game of the season on Sunday. In Week 14, they will face the Seattle Seahawks at home, the second time they face them in three weeks.
The Seahawks lead the NFC West at 7-5, while the Cardinals trail them in second place by a game at 6-6. It is huge because a win puts them back in control of their fate as a division title contender.
Win and they improve to 7-6 and take over first place with a divisional tiebreaker over Seattle. Lose and they will trail Seattle by two games and lose the head-to-head tiebreaker, essentially making them trail Seattle by three games with only four remaining on the schedule.
If they lose, they would have to win out to get to 10-7 and Seattle could only win one of their final four games.
It creates a huge swing in playoff chances.
According to FTN Fantasy’s Aaron Schatz, the Seahawks-Cardinals game is the biggest one in the playoff race.
Seahawks at Cardinals is by far the most important game of the week for the playoff picture.
In our sims, a Seahawks win would make the Seahawks 62% to make the playoffs with the Cardinals 17%.
With a Cardinals win, it would be 71% for Arizona and 11% for Seattle.
— Aaron Schatz
(@ASchatzNFL) December 3, 2024
Whoever wins is highly likely to make the postseason, as it will put the division firmly in their control. Whoever loses is near elimination.
This season has so far exceeded expectations for the Cardinals. But a loss would be a huge disappointment. A win would build the momentum they need for the rest of the season.
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