Arizona Cardinals scored a second-half TD against the Seattle Seahawks with the help of their special teams. The game is played at Lumen Field in Seattle.
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Seahawks punter Michael Dickson was in the Seattle endzone when he initially attempted to punt the football for a long pass. However, when he saw the Cardinals’ defense approaching, he tried to duck them, but the player was sacked by special teams member Ezekiel Turner. This left the ball in the open field which was instantly caught by safety Chris Banjo to complete the TD.
This made the score 9-12 after the end of the third quarter, which eventually ended with the Seahawks winning 19-9. The team scored a TD in the fourth quarter to win the game.
Cardinals’ QB Kyler Murray threw one interception for 222 yards without a TD while Geno Smith of the Seattle Seahawks threw for 197 yards while also rushing for 44 yards in six carries.
With this win, Seahawks are 2-3 overall but still are at the bottom of the NFC West while Cardinals have the same record but have allowed lesser points, resulting them to rank above.
Arizona Cardinals’ special teams are ranked 24th in the league and have made seven out of their eight FG attempts.
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Their QB Kyler Murray has so far scored six passing TDs in six games but the player is ranked third in the NFL in completed passes.
On the other hand, Seattle Seahawks who became the team’s starting QB following Russell Wilson‘s departure to Denver has thrown 10 TDs and has completed 118 passes out of his157 passes.
Arizona will host the New Orleans Saints in Week 7 while Seattle would travel to California State to play the Los Angeles Chargers.