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Old 01-01-2018, 04:18 PM   #34
Big T
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December 20th, 2020
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Its Week 15 and the Seahawks face the Arizona Cardinals (4-8-1) at home with a win a must to keep the slim hopes of the playoffs alive. The Hawks are favoured by 4 points today.

The Cardinals are led by:

*QB Joe Flacco, he is 287-446 for 3072 yards with 16 TDs and 10 INTs and a 87.0 passing rating.

*RB Jeremy Hill has 469 yards rushing with a 3.33 yards per carry average with 5 TDs in 13 games.

*WR Asher Phillips has 90 catches for 918 yards with 5 TDs in 13 games.

*SS Harrison Smith has 87 tackles with 40 assists and 1 INT in 13 games.

*LDE Noah Spence has 3.5 sacks with 35 tackles and 16 assists in 13 games.

*WILB Korey Toomer has 2 INTs with 65 tackles, 30 assists and 2.0 sacks in 13 games.
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The Hawks will attempt to run a little bit more on 1st down today with the Cardinals Run defense rated Average and their Pass defense rated Good. Expect the Seahawks to stretch the field and take some shots deep today as the Cardinals defend the short passing game Excellently.

Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks.

The Seahawks start the game with the ball after a touchback on the opening KO. The Hawks get a 10 yard QB Andrew Luck pass to WR Leslie Ayres to start the game, RB Aaron Jones runs for another 1st down of 11 yards inside RT. RB Jones scampers for 30 yards on 2nd and 4 around LT to the ARI 18. On and 2nd and 6, RB Jones ran inside RG for 13 yards to the ARI 1. On the next play, QB Luck to WR Al Keith for the 1 yard TD pass. A great drive to start the game. K Chandler Catanzaro makes the PAT. SEA 7 ARI 0 1Q 11:10.

The Hawks get the ball back deep in their end starting at the SEA 13. On 2nd and 9, QB Andrew Luck scrambles for 9 yards but fumbles the ball. Cardinals Theodore Ramsey recovers it at the SEA 20. SEA 7 ARI 0 1Q 7:59

The Hawks defense forces a 3 and out including a 7 yard sack and 3rd down and 13 incompletion after a DE Jay Morris pressure. K Graham Gano will try from 40 yards out, its over the cross-bar. SEA 7 ARI 3 1Q 6:31

The Cardinals will start a drive at the ARI 17 with 1:54 left in the 1Q. On the first play, QB Joe Flacco completes for 15 yards to TE Garrett Celek. On the next play, QB Flacco connects for 10 yards to TE Jessie Payne and he runs for another 40 yards to the SEA 18. The Hawks defense then stiffens, the Cardinals are forced into a 4th and 3 K Graham Gano 28 yard FG attempt, its good SEA 7 ARI 6 2Q 13:33

The Seahawks start a drive at the SEA 21 after the Cardinals punt. On the first play, RB Aaron Jones runs for 10 yards inside RT. A little later in the drive QB Andrew Luck completes a 12 yard pass to RB Elijah McGuire to the ARI 43. A few plays later facing 4th and 3 at the ARI 36, the Hawks gamble and QB Lucks pass for WR Leslier Ayres was badly overthrown and the ball is turned over on downs. SEA 7 ARI 6 2Q 5:50

After the turnover on downs, the Cardinals will start at the ARI 36. On the first play, QB Joe Flacco completes a 18 yard pass to WR Randall Cobb. A couple of plays later its QB Flacco to WR DeAndre Hopkins for 14 yards to the SEA 34. Later in the drive OLB Todd Lapalme puts the Cardinals into 3rd and 20 with a 10 yard Sack. After a 4 yard pass to WR Asher Phillips, K Graham Gano will try another FG from 46 yards out, he pulled it wide left. SEA 7 ARI 6 2Q 1:35

The Hawks then start with the ball at the SEA 36 and will try to get some points before the half. On the first play, QB Andrew Luck finds WR Leslie Ayres for a 15 yard and then hits TE Kyle Randolph for 10 more on the next play. A few plays later facing 3rd and 8, QB Andrew Luck completes to WR Tyler Boyd for 3 yards forcing a long FG attempt. K Chandler Catanzaro will try from 51 yards out, its way short. SEA 7 ARI 6 2Q 0:19

The Cardinals start with the ball and have time for 2-3 plays from the ARI 41. They go long to WR DeAndre Hopkins, incomplete. QB Joe Flacco goes 12 yards to TE Jessie Payne to the SEA 47. After a timeout with 7 seconds left, QB Flacco looks for WR Asher Phillips long and he completes the pass for the 47 yard TD. K Graham Gano is good on the PAT. ARI 13 SEA 7 End of Half.
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The Seahawks get great field position after the Hawks defense pinned the Cardinals deep on the opening possession. Seattle starts in Arizona territory at the ARI 38. On 2nd and 4, QB Andrew Luck hooks up with TE MarQueis Gray for 26 yards to the ARI 6. After a 5 yard RB Elijah McGuire run and a RB Aaron Jones draw inside that lost 4 yards, its 3rd and goal from the ARI 5. QB Andrew Luck looks to WR Leslie Ayres but his pass is picked off by CB Hunter Bandhauer at the ARI 2. ARI 13 SEA 7 3Q 10:33.

The Cardinals are backed up to the shadows of their goal posts, 2 plays later S Eddie Jackson stuffs RB Jeremy Hill in the end zone for a Safety. ARI 13 SEA 9 3Q 9:42

After the KO on the Safety, the Seahawks start at the SEA 40. The Hawks chip away down field with a pair of 1st downs but are facing 3rd and 7 from the ARI 28. QB Andrew Luck completes a short pass to TE Kyle Rudolph, but he can only get to the line of scrimmage forcing a FG attempt. K Chandler Catanzaro lines up from 45 yards out, he barely makes it. ARI 13 SEA 12 3Q 4:18

After a Seattle punt for a touchback, the Cardinals start at the ARI 20 with 0:48 remaining in the 3Q. Facing 3rd and 7, QB Joe Flacco completes a 28 yard pass to TE Jessie Payne to the SEA 49. On the next play its QB Flacco to WR DeAndre Hopkins for 32 more yards to the SEA 17. On 2nd and 10, QB Flacco combines for 17 yards with WR Asher Phillips for the TD. K Gano is good for the extra point. ARI 20 SEA 12 4Q 13:15

After a Arizona punt for a touchback, its Seattle ball at the SEA 20 with 6:51 left in the 4Q. The Hawks get a couple of first downs on 5 plays and then get a 22 yard pass from QB Andrew Luck to WR Al Keith at the ARI 37. On 3rd and 1, QB Luck's pass to WR Tyler Boyd was dropped forcing the Hawks to gamble on 4th down. QB Luck tries a screen pass to FB William Hartwig but he cannot even get back to the line of scrimmage and the turnover on downs. ARI 20 SEA 12 4Q 2:32

Seattle will get the ball back as they used all their time outs and stopped Arizona, but a good punt by the Cardinals and a holding penalty on the return pushes the Hawks back to the SEA 10 with just 1:04 left. QB Andrew Luck is forced to scramble for 7 yards to the SEA 17. QB Luck then goes screen pass to WR Tyler Boyd and a first down to the SEA 23. QB Luck was forced to spike the ball with 12 seconds left. On the next play, Luck has no receiver to throw too and scrambles to the SEA 41 but its game over. ARI 20 SEA 12 End of game.
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Arizona Cardinals 20 Seattle Seahawks 12
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