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THE ORION REPORTWeek 10 Seahawks 44, Cardinals 22
Record: 7–2 | Lumen Field, Seattle
OPENING TAKE
This wasn’t just a win it was a statement.
Seattle bulldozed its way to a 35-0 lead before the second quarter was halfway over, crushing the Cardinals on both sides of the ball. The defense scored twice, the run game pounded out nearly 200 yards, and the offense hit explosives at will.
But even in domination, the tape tells the truth ball security is the only cloud over an otherwise perfect sky.
The good news Seattle can win comfortably even when Darnold gets loose with the ball.
The bad news he won’t be able to do that in January.
The Seahawks are good enough to bury teams now but to beat the elite ones later, they’ll have to tighten every bolt.
THE TURNING POINT
You could call it the Tank & Knight Show.
After Darnold’s 43 yard bomb to Jaxon Smith-Njigba opened the scoring, the defense detonated back to back haymakers.
Tyrice Knight strip sacked Jacoby Brissett, and DeMarcus Lawrence scooped it for a 34 yard touchdown.
Minutes later, the exact duo did it again Knight forced another fumble, Lawrence raced 22 yards for his second defensive score.
At 28-0, the game was effectively over. Arizona’s offense became one dimensional, and Seattle’s pass rush feasted.
NOTABLE PLAYERS
Sam Darnold , Controlled Aggression
10/12 for 178 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 2 lost fumbles.
Efficient, confident, and dangerous early then careless once the lead ballooned. His timing with JSN and Kupp is real, but the postseason won’t forgive loose handling.
Ground Game
Sledgehammer Crew
Seattle ran it 46 times for 198 yards and 2 TDs.
Zach Charbonnet: 14 CAR, 83 YDS, 1 TD (long 30)
Kenneth Walker III: 14 CAR, 67 YDS (long 24)
George Holani: 7 CAR, 31 YDS, 1 TD (long 9)
By the fourth quarter, Arizona’s front wanted no part of it.
Air Assault
Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 5 REC, 93 YDS, 1 TD (43-yard bomb)
Cooper Kupp: 2 REC, 74 YDS (67-yard catch-and-run)
Seattle completed only ten passes and scored forty four points. That’s efficiency defined.
DeMarcus Lawrence & Tyrice Knight Chaos Engines
Lawrence 2 fumble return TDs (34 & 22 yards), 4 tackles, 0.5 sack, 3 QB hits.
Knight 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 TFL, 2 forced fumbles.
Team Defense 5 sacks, 10 TFL, 10 QB hits, 2 defensive TDs.
The front seven flat out took this game over.
Jason Myers Mr. Automatic
3/3 FG (46, 32, 34) | 5/5 XP | 14 points.
Seattle didn’t punt once. Myers made sure the blowout stayed clean.
STAT BOX
Category. SEA. ARI
Total Yards. 372 335
Pass Yards. 174 206
Pass Comp % 83.3 50.0
Rush Yards. 198 129
Turn overs. 3 2
T.O.P. 33:40 26:20
FINAL THOUGHTS
This was Seattle at full throttle violent, efficient, unrelenting.
A 44-22 win that never felt that close.
But as the scoreboard glowed, one truth lingered you can’t fumble your way through January.
Clean up the ball security, and this isn’t just a contender.
It’s a problem for the entire NFC
GO HAWKS
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