Aros' REVISED Fearless Prediction Thread (Hawks @ Cardinals)

[volsunghawk]

I want nothing more than to not contribute to the Debbie Downer Effect but I think the short week and being far from firing on all cylinders dooms us against a divisional rival who has circled this one on their calendars since the schedule was released.

Question: What makes you think that the Seahawks take this game any more lightly than the Cardinals do? Why isn't this one circled on the Seahawks' calendars? For that matter, why wouldn't EVERY divisional game be circled on the Seattle calendars? After all, the team only went 3-3 in the division last year, with all losses on the road. This is the Seahawks' first chance this season to prove that they can beat a divisional rival on the road. You can't tell me that this game isn't important to them.

Seahawks 24 - Cardinals 16

 

[AROS]

Of course the game is equally as important. Didn't think it needed to be stated (i.e. the obvious).

 

[Hasselbeck]

If this were not a short week, I could see a pretty convincing W .. but I have a feeling the Cards are going to be steamed over losing by 58 the last time they saw this Seattle team..


.. and they still come up short.

Seahawks 16
Cardinals 13

YTD: 5-1

 

[volsunghawk]

Of course the game is equally as important. Didn't think it needed to be stated (i.e. the obvious).

Then I don't get the emphasis placed on the idea that the Cards "have this circled on their calendars." I agree that there are areas of concern that could be exacerbated by the short week, the road game, the division rivalry, and the stout D that Seattle will be facing, but I don't think there will be any motivation gap between the two teams.

 

[PlinytheCenter]

I just don't see the Cards beating us Thursday. We HAVE to clean up the "special" teams miasma though.

Hawks - 27

Cards - 13

 

[ImTheScientist]

Oh, great yet another negative nancy thread.

BOOOOOOO! BOOOOOO!!!

:13:

 

[ImTheScientist]

I want nothing more than to not contribute to the Debbie Downer Effect but I think the short week and being far from firing on all cylinders dooms us against a divisional rival who has circled this one on their calendars since the schedule was released.

Question: What makes you think that the Seahawks take this game any more lightly than the Cardinals do? Why isn't this one circled on the Seahawks' calendars? For that matter, why wouldn't EVERY divisional game be circled on the Seattle calendars? After all, the team only went 3-3 in the division last year, with all losses on the road. This is the Seahawks' first chance this season to prove that they can beat a divisional rival on the road. You can't tell me that this game isn't important to them.

Seahawks 24 - Cardinals 16

For the same reason people were saying the Jags game was a "Trap Game". They hear the media say these things enough when spewed back it feels right.

 

[scutterhawk]

I was pissed with all the sloppy play by our Seahawks at the CLINK, but I just don't believe that the Cardinals are any more healthy than the Hawks are.
The last time we faced Fitzgerald, our secondary pretty much took away his effectiveness, and the score showed it, granted, we played them at home, and after a whole weeks rest, BUT LF (with his hammy bunged up) isn't going to dominate like he usually does when at full health, and against more inferior secondary's.
Although RW doesn't have everything clicking on the O-Line right now, I still like our chances for the victory.
Seahawks 23, Cards 13.

 

[C-Dub]

C-Dub's Fearless Prediction: Seahawks 23 - Cardinals 13

C-Dub's Fearless Record: 5-1

Doubt either team moves the ball extremely well.

Wilson will make a few big throws and runs, while Beast Mode does his thing. The defense forces Palmer to throw some INTs at the wrong times. This will mostly be a defensive battle.

 

[Ozzy]

Seahawks 27
Cardinals 6

I know its a short week I just don't see the offense being able to move the ball against us with an injured Fitz who isn't even a lock to play. I just see this as a game that gets the board a little more optimistic.

5-1

 

[HawkFan72]

These short weeks are bad.

And notoriously bad for the road teams. The home teams in these short weeks seem to always have an edge because they don't have to travel on such a short week.

And The Cardinals D is tough, make no mistake.

It's not going to be a 58-0 blowout this time, and I see it as a very tight nail-biter.

Cardinals 17
Seahawks 13

My Record to Date: 4-2

 

[Sgt. Largent]

We win if we stop with the stupid special teams mistakes and fumbles. We lose if we don't. It's that simple with this game.

The Cards have the D to keep this game close well into the 4th quarter. That leaves the two offenses, and we have a better offense, especially with a gimpy Fitz. Hawks 17, Cards 10.

 

[DYLcurry59]

HATE the short week playing on the road, had this one pegged as a loss at the beginning of the season and still don't feel good about it

Seahawks 20
Cardinals 24

Season Record: 3-3

 

[Missing_Clink]

It is nice to have NFL football to watch on Thursdays after work, but I hate TNF when the Seahawks are playing. Not excited at all about a road TNF game against a division rival that can play very tough when they are on their game. I thought this was a loss going into the season, and that hasn't changed. I am not liking what I am seeing with the passing game at all right now. I think this game will be butt fugly.

Cards 13
Hawks 10

If the Hawks manage any sort of win though, even like 6-3, I would be so thrilled.

 

[Sgt. Largent]

The best part of TNF is Nessler and Mayock, who IMO are the best broadcast team on TV.

 

[twelthmanfan]

At halftime, we are down 17-10 but our defense once again comes out in the 2nd half and allows only 2 FG while the Hawks score twice. 24-23 final.

 

[seahawk 17]

Sea 35

AZ 17

 

[Smelly McUgly]

Good news, everyone! If you liked the gifts that Ryan Fitzpatrick passed out last week, you will just LOOOOOOOOVE Carson Palmer! He's like the Santa Claus of questionable INTs!

I like Andre Ellington, but not this week. Arizona can't run. They can barely pass, and Fitzgerald will be hobbled. Their defense is good, but you saw SF just grind them down last week. Campbell will be hurt if he plays. They are banged up and frankly bad on one side of the ball.

That should be enough to win an ugly game.

Seattle 16
Arizona 10

 

[Hawknballs]

Seahawks 20
Cardinals 16


Carson Palmer throws picks on 5% of his passes. Stop the run, force him to throw 35+ passes and I will put the over/under on 2 picks and take the over. After last weeks sloppy game, the short week will be about the fundamentals. Namely, don't turn the ball over. AZ is -2 on takeaways. They give the ball away 2.5 times per game to our 0.6 . They aren't great on third down and we will be better on 3rd if Zach Miller can play.

Stop the run. Force picks. Win close game.

Last time I checked, we beat this team down 58-0. Palmer is obviously a better QB than whoever was playing that game. But not 58 points better.

If you're picking against seattle, you're picking against Russell Wilson returning to the scene of his first loss and making amends.

Season record: 5-1.

 

[SonicHawk]

We can beat up run oriented teams (hell, we can beat up pass oriented teams too ). A bad QB with little to offer in the receiving game.

Lynch runs for 146 yards and 2 TDs. RW adds a rushing TD and a deep ball to Kearse. One field goal as well.

This game isn't close and it isn't close early.

Seahawks 31 - Cardinals 0.

So far I'm 6-0 in picking outcomes this year (in accordance with my preseason prediction). My next loss is the Vikings (lolz).