8:20 pm
October 25

Seahawks @ Cardinals

Who will WIN this matchup?

Seattle Seahawks (5-0)

@ Arizona Cardinals (4-2)

 

Current odds:

Seattle Seahawks: (-185)

Arizona Cardinals: (+165)

 

The line for this game is Seattle by 3.5 points.

The Seattle Seahawks are one of just three unbeaten teams remaining in the NFL. None of their victories came against a team in the tough NFC West, however. The Seahawks, whose 5-0 start is the best in franchise history, will open division play Sunday when they travel to Arizona. The Cardinals (4-2) are above .500 this late in the season for the first time since 2015, which was the last time they made the playoffs. The Seahawks had a bye last week while the Cardinals come into the game on short rest following a 38-10 victory at Dallas on Monday night.

Three of Seattle’s victories have come down to the final 15 seconds. In a 27-26 win against the visiting Minnesota Vikings in Week 5, Russell Wilson engineered a 94-yard drive in the final two minutes, throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf on fourth-and-goal.

Wilson is widely considered the front-runner for the NFL’s MVP award a third of the way through the season. He leads the league with 19 touchdown passes and a 129.8 quarterback rating.

Cardinals second-year quarterback Kyler Murray completed just 9 of 24 attempts against the Cowboys but two went for touchdowns, including an 80-yarder to Christian Kirk that gave Arizona a 21-0 lead. Murray also rushed for 74 yards and a TD.

Murray and DeAndre Hopkins are already in sync during their first year together — even though the television cameras showed friction between the two on Monday. The veteran wide receiver leads the NFL in receptions (47) and receiving yards (601).

Arizona pounded out 261 rushing yards against Dallas, with Kenyan Drake running for 164 and two touchdowns, including a late 69-yard score.

The Cardinals’ defense, which gave up the most total yards in the league last season, forced four turnovers against Dallas, and safety Budda Baker was named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week. That was without All-Pro pass rusher Chandler Jones, who is out for the season due to a torn biceps.

The Seahawks hoped to have All-Pro safety Jamal Adams back following the bye after he sat out the previous two games with a groin injury, but he has missed practice time this week. Fellow safety Lano Hill (back) was placed on injured reserve and veteran Demarious Randall was promoted from the practice squad.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Seattle Seahawks