STADIUM: State Farm Stadium
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 2024
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) SEA: 208 or 385 ARI: 158 or 230
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 26-22-1 (won past 4. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/22/23: ARI 10 at SEA 20.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Pete Carroll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 18-9-1 Reg. Season: 169-120-1 (.584) Postseason: 11-11 (.500). Jonathan Gannon vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 4-12 (.250) Postseason: 0-0.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NOTES:
• QB GENO SMITH passed for 290 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 106.9 rating in Week 17. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with TD pass & 100+ rating & 4th in row on road with 90+ rating. Had 2 TD passes vs. INT for 113 rating in Week 7 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ari. with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating.
• RB KENNETH WALKER had 75 scrimmage yards (53 rush, 22 rec.) & 8th rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 350 scrimmage yards (116.7 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. Ari. & aims for his 4th in row vs. Ari. with 110+ scrimmage yards.
• WR DK METCALF had 5 catches for 106 yards last week, his 12th-career 100-yard game. Has 1,104 rec. yards in 2023, 2nd-highest total of career (1,303 in 2020). Aims for his 5th in row on road with TD catch. Had TD catch in Week 9 meeting.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT aims for his 3rd in row on road with 80+ rec. yards & 5th in row on road with 5+ catches. Has 77 catches in 2023, his 4th-career season with 75+ receptions.
• WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA (rookie) had 4th rec. TD of season last week. Had TD catch in Week 7 meeting.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER had 14 tackles & TFL last week & is 1 of 4 with 10+ games (10) with 10+ tackles this season. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 168 tackles in 2023. Has 11 TFL this season, his 4thcareer 10+ TFL season. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL & 4th in row with 11+ tackles.
• DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had sack last week. Aims for his 7th in row with TFL.
• S JULIAN LOVE had 13 tackles & 2nd FF of season last week. Has 100+ tackles (104) for 2nd-straight season & has career-high 10 PD in 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD.
ARIZONA CARDINALS NOTES:
• QB KYLER MURRAY completed 25 of 31 atts. (80.6 pct.) for 232 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 116.7 rating in Week 17, his 5th-career start with 80+ comp. pct. Has rush TD in 2 of his 3 home starts this season. Has 11 TDs (9 pass, 2 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 93.1 rating in 7 career starts vs. Sea., incl. 95+ rating in 5 of his past 6 starts. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Sea. with 0 INTs.
• RB JAMES CONNER had 133 scrimmage yards (128 rush, 5 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 17, his 4th-career game with both rush TD & rec. TD. Has 1,001 scrimmage yards (890 rush, 111 rec.) in 2023, his 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & 5th in row with TD. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 4 career games vs. Sea.
• RB MICHAEL CARTER rushed for season-high 61 yards & had 1st-career rec. TD last week.
• TE TREY MCBRIDE ranks 3rd among NFC TEs in receptions (career-high 78) & 4th in rec .yards (career-high 791) in 2023. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ catches.
• WR GREG DORTCH had season-high 7 catches for 82 yards last week, his 5th-career game with 75+ rec. yards.
• WR MICHAEL WILSON (rookie) had 3rd rec. TD of season in Week 17.
• S BUDDA BAKER had 7th-career game with 2 TFL last week. Had TFL in Week 7 meeting. Has 77 tackles in 2023, his 6thstraight season with 75+ tackles.
• S JALEN THOMPSON has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6. Is 1 of 3 (Taron Johnson & L’Jarius Sneed) with 75+ tackles & 7+ PD in each of past 3 seasons. Has 4 PD in his past 4 vs. Sea.
• CB ANTONIO HAMILTON has 10 PD in his past 7.
• LB KRYS BARNES had 3rd TFL of season last week.
• LB ZAVEN COLLINS aims for his 4th in a row vs. Sea. with TFL.
