NFL: Week 9 Quick Capsule – Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

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WEEK 9
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (5-3) @ ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-5)
DATE: Sunday (11/6/22)
STADIUM: State Farm Stadium
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Cardinals lead all-time series, 24-22-1
STREAKS Seahawks have won past 2
LAST GAME 10/16/22: Cardinals 9 at Seahawks 19
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/9/22: Seahawks 38, Cardinals 30

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
LAST WEEK: W 27-13 vs. New York Giants
COACH VS. OPP. Pete Carroll: 16-9-1
PTS. FOR 26.3
OFFENSE 352.1
PASSING Geno Smith: 181-249-1,924-13-3-107.3
RUSHING Kenneth Walker (R): 85-461-5.4-5
RECEIVING Tyler Lockett: 46-531-11.5-3
PTS. AGAINST 24.9
DEFENSE 377.4
SACKS Uchenna Nwosu: 5
INTs Tariq Woolen (R): 4
TAKE/GIVE +3 (14/11)
PUNTING (NET) Michael Dickson: 48.7 (43.5)
KICKING Jason Myers: 72 (21/22 PAT; 17/18 FG)

SEAHAWKS NOTES
• QB GENO SMITH completed 23 of 34 atts. (67.6 pct.) for 212 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104 rating in Week 8. Has 5 games with 100+ rating this season, most in NFL. Leads all QBs with 72.7 comp. pct. & ranks 3rd in passer rating (107.2) in 2022. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating.
• RB KENNETH WALKER (rookie) rushed for 51 yards & TD last week. Leads all rookies with 5 rush TDs & aims for his 5th in row with 50+ rush yards & rush TD. Had 110 scrimmage yards (97 rush, 13 rec.) & rush TD in Week 6 meeting.
• WR DK METCALF had 6 catches for 55 yards & 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Has 5+ catches & 85+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Since 2019, ranks tied-5th in NFL with 32 rec. TDs.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT had 5 receptions for 63 yards & TD catch in Week 8. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7. Has 20 receptions for 298 yards (149 per game) & 5 rec. TDs in his past 2 at Az. & aims for his 3rd in row at Az. with 2+ rec. TDs.
• LB JORDYN BROOKS ranks 5th in NFL with 78 tackles. Had 20 tackles in last road meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Az. with 10+ tackles. Has 10+ tackles in 9 of his past 10 on road.
• LB UCHENNA NWOSU had 2nd career game with 2 sacks & 5th-career FF last week. Had sack in Week 6 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL.
• LB BOYE MAFE (rookie) had 2nd-career sack last week.
• CB MIKE JACKSON had career highs in tackles (7) & PD (3) last week.
• CB TARIQ WOOLEN (rookie) had INT in last meeting & aims for his 7th in row with PD.
• CB COBY BRYANT (rookie) aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Leads NFL with 4 FFs.

ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK: L 34-26 at Minnesota
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 3-4
PTS. FOR 22.8
OFFENSE 347.1
PASSING Kyler Murray: 215-325-1,993-10-6-85.3
RUSHING Kyler Murray (QB): 51-299-5.9-2
RECEIVING Zach Ertz (TE): 41-354-8.6-3
PTS. AGAINST 26.3
DEFENSE 362.4
SACKS J.J. Watt: 4.5
INTs Five tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE +3 (11/8)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 46.5 (38.5)
KICKING Matt Prater: 30 (6/6 PAT; 8/8 FG)

CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY passed for season highs in yards (326) & TDs (3) last week. Had 322 total yards (222 pass, 100 rush) in Week 6 meeting. Has 970 pass & rush yards combined (323.3 per game) & 6 TDs (4 pass, 2 rush) in 3 home starts vs. Sea.
• RB JAMES CONNER has 10 TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.) in 10 home games with Az. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 3 career games vs. Sea. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Sea. with TD.
• RB ENO BENJAMIN has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row at home with rush TD.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had 12 catches for 159 yards & rec. TD last week. Leads NFL with 811 catches since 2013 & became 5th-fastest player (138 games) to reach 800 career receptions. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Had 10 catches for 103 yards & rec. TD in his only home game with Az. vs. Sea. (10/25/20).
• WR RONDALE MOORE had 7 catches for 92 yards & 2nd career rec. TD. last week.
• TE ZACH ERTZ had 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Had 7 catches for 70 yards in Week 6 meeting & aims for his 5th in row vs. Sea. with 7+ catches & 70+ rec. yards.
• DE J.J. WATT had 2 sacks last week & has 27 career games with 2+ sacks, most among active players. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with 2+ TFL.
• LB ISAIAH SIMMONS had 1st sack of season, 7th-career FF & 2nd-career FR last week. Has 4 TFL, 3 PD, 2 sacks & INT in 5 career games vs. Sea.
• LB ZAVEN COLLINS had 8 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 6 meeting.
• S BUDDA BAKER led team with 10 tackles. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 5+ tackles. Is 1 of 2 DBs (Donovan Wilson) with 5+ tackles in 8 games this season.
• S JALEN THOMPSON has 5+ tackles in 7 of 8 games this season.