The Arizona Cardinals hoped to even their record to 3-3 in Week 6, facing a Seattle Seahawks team struggling on defense. It was supposed to be a game where the Arizona offense got better.
Buy Cardinals TicketsIt didn’t.
While they scored points in the first quarter for the first time, Arizona did not score an offensive touchdown against a defense that was dead last in points allowed.
Quarterback Kyler Murray rushed for 100 yards but turned the ball over twice with an interception and a fumble, and he was sacked six times.
The defense held Seattle to only 296 total yards of offense, but the Cardinals’ offense went 4-for-16 on third down and 1-for-5 on fourth down.
In the end, they lose 19-9 and fall into last place in the NFC West. They are 2-4 and 0-2 in the division.
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Cardinals 3, Seahawks 0
Run Kyler Run 💨@K1 x #BirdCityFootball pic.twitter.com/lWEcFJMo4z
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 16, 2022
The Cardinals score in the first quarter!
They have the ball first and get on the board with a 23-yard field goal from Matt Ammendola. It is their first points in the first quarter all season. Kyler Murray highlights the drive with a 42-yard run. They get inside the 10 but can’t get the ball into the end zone.
Cameron Thomas gets first career sack!
Welcome to the League @CameronThomas44 💪
First sack of his career! pic.twitter.com/tL7YojFxzQ
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 16, 2022
Thomas, the first of the Cardinals’ two third-round picks, picked up his first career sack with a third-down sack of Geno Smith to force a field goal.
With the release of Devon Kennard, it appears he will now get so more playing time.
Seahawks 3, Cardinals 3
The Seahawks tie the score at 3 with a 39-yard field goal after Smith is sacked on third down by Cameron Thomas.
Rookie running back Ken Walker’s runs of 17 yards and 34 yards get them into field goal range.
Turnover on downs after passing on field goal
On the Cardinals’ next drive, they get into field-goal range but, instead of attempting a 38-yard field goal on fourth-and-4, Kliff Kingsbury elects to go for it and Kyler Murray’s pass to Rondale Moore is short and incomplete.
Justin Pugh hurt
Just before the fourth-down attempt that failed by the Cardinals, Pugh exits the game with an injury. Max Garcia takes over at left guard. It is a knee injury and he is questionable to return.
Seahawks 6, Cardinals 3
The Seahawks force the Cardinals to go three-and-out as Uchenna Nwosu has a third-down sack of Kyler Murray.
The Seahawks get into the red zone but Rashard Lawrence tackles Ken Walker for a loss on third down and the Seahawks kick a 27-yard field goal to take the lead.
It is a 10-play, 51-yard drive.
Seahawks 9, Cardinals 3
The first half ends with a 34-yard field goal. The Cardinals force a Seattle punt with less than two minutes remaining but the offense goes three-and-out as Darrell Taylor has a strip sack of Kyler Murray, although Kelvin Beachum falls on the football.
Seattle gets the ball back and Geno Smith’s 24-yard scramble gets the Seahawks in field-goal range.
The first half ends without a touchdown. Seattle gets the ball after halftime.
Cardinals turn ball over on downs
After the defense forces a three-and-out to start the second half, ending with Zaven Collins’ first career sack, the offense gets into field-range.
However, instead of kicking a 45-yard field goal, they go for it on fourth-and-2 and Kyler Murray’s pass to A.J. Green is incomplete as he is pressured.
Seahawks 12, Cardinals 3
The Seahawks get another field goal, this time from 32 yards, to extend the lead.
They get help, as the officials make a pair of awful calls to extend the drive. On a tipped pass that falls incomplete, rookie linebacker Jesse Luketa is flagged for roughing the passer, despite not hitting him late.
On a third-down pass breakup by Antonio Hamilton, Cameron Thomas is called for a defensive hold that never happens.
That would have forced a punt.
Ken Walker has a 20-yard run but, on third down, Markus Golden gets his first sack of the year to force the kick.
Kyler Murray fumbles!
Kyler Murray picks up a first down on a run but the ball is knocked out and the Seahawks take over. Luckily, the ball went all the way to the 19 before Seattle recovers. They take over inside their own 20.
SPECIAL TEAMS TD! Seahawks 12, Cardinals 9
That's one way to get some points on the board 😅
(via @AZCardinals)pic.twitter.com/pGZuQCxsoB
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) October 16, 2022
Defense and special teams come up huge!
After Murray’s fumble, Ken Walker is tackled for a loss, Zaven Collins almost picks off a pass and then Myjai Sanders gets his first career sack.
Then, on the punt, Seahawks punter Michael Dickson fumbles the ball as he hesitates punting from his end zone. Chris Banjo recovers the ball in the end zone and scores the touchdown but Matt Ammendola misses the extra point.
Seahawks 19, Cardinals 9
Seattle responds.
They go 75 yards on seven plays. Ken Walker runs 11 yards for the touchdown to give them a 10-point lead.
Another failed 4th down
The Cardinals get down to the 23 of Seattle and elect to go for it on fourth down. Murray is sacked.
On third-and-1, Trey McBride has a false start, pushing them to third-and-6, and the pass to Zach Ertz only goes for four yards.
Kyler INT, Marquise Brown hurt
The Cardinals turn the ball over on a fourth-down downfield throw to Hollywood Brown. Tariq Wollen picks off the pass and falls down on Brown’s leg.
Brown has to be assisted off the field.
