The Arizona Cardinals’ Week 14 opponent, the Seattle Seahawks, have had a roller coaster of the season, but come to town playing some of their best ball of the year defensively.
They enter this week having won three straight games. In that streak, They have not allowed an opponent to reach 300 yards of offense. In their six previous games when they went 1-5, they allowed an average of 412 yards per game.
The Cardinals got the closest in their 16-6 loss to Seattle in Week 12 with 298 yards. Including that game, they have averaged 362.5 yards per game.
The rush defense has been better. Opponents have not reached 100 rushing yards in three of their last four games. in their previous five, they gave up 167.6 rushing yards per game.
If the Cardinals can’t crack that defense or the rush defense and Seattle has suddenly found itself defensively, the Seahawks under their rookie head coach will have the inside track to the playoffs and might end up being a scary team to face down the stretch.
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