THERE'S A NEW BEST IN THE WEST - CARDINALS FORCE TURNOVERS IN WIN
SEA
| 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
16
ARZ
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
24
FIRST QUARTER
ARZ- Emmitt Smith 2 yard run (Neil Rackers kick)
SECOND QUARTER
ARZ- Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Neil Rackers kick)
SEA- Josh Brown 29 yard field goal
THIRD QUARTER
ARZ- Drew Henson 6 yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald (Neil Rackers kick)
SEA- Shaun Alexander 2 yard run (Josh Brown kick)
FOURTH QUARTER
SEA- Matt Hasselbeck 30 yard pass to Bobby Engram (run failed)
ARZ- Neil Rackers 47 yard field goal
GLENDALE, AZ (AP)- A rainy day made it look like the advantage would go to Seattle, because Shaun Alexander and the Seahawks ground game was better than Arizona's. However, the Cardinals defense held Alexander to 22 yards rushing and forced Matt Hasselbeck into four interceptions in Arizona's 24-16 over Seattle. The win gives the Cardinals sole possession of first place in the NFL West, something NFL analysts thought wouldn't happen for a while. After a promising opening drive ended in a punt for the Cardinals, the Seahawks took the ball at their own 19. Hasselbeck hit both Koren Robinson and Mack Strong for 15 plus yard gains, but then threw a pass intended for Germane Crowell over the middle. That's where ballhawk Dexter Jackson resides, and he intercepted his first of two Hasselbeck passes. Back-to-back three and outs led to the Cardinals going on a nine play drive that ended in an Emmitt Smith touchdown run. Smith struggled most of the day, but scored two touchdowns.
Jackson got pick number two in Seattle's first drive of the second quarter and Drew Henson went to work, finding Larry Fitzgerald for a 15 yard gain. Larry had the Seahawks' number all day, catching 13 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown. Smith had his longest run of the day on the next play, going left side for 18 yards. After another Smith run and Fitzgerald catch, Smith carried the ball over the goal line for another Arizona touchdown. Josh Brown tacked on a field goal to end the half with the Cardinals up 14-3.
Seattle needed life to start the second half but the first play after kickoff, Adrian Wilson, who was playing with a fractured arm, picked off Hasselbeck. Wilson had seven tackles and that interception. Henson found Fitzgerald in the endzone for a touchdown after that, which gave the Cardinals a lead for good. Henson went 19 for 30, 196 yards, and that score. Arizona improves to 5-1 and faces another hot team in the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium at Halloween.
PASSING
SEA- Matt Hasslbeck (20-44, 315 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT) |
ARZ- Drew Henson (19-30, 196 yards, 1 TD)
RUSHING
SEA- Shaun Alexander (13 carries, 22 yards, 1 TD), Hasselbeck (4 carries, 19 yards) |
ARZ- Emmitt Smith (21 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD), Erik Bickerstaff (3 carries, 5 yards)
RECEIVING
SEA- Koren Robinson (9 catches, 142 yards), Bobby Engram (5 cathces, 76 yards, 1 TD), Germane Crowell (2 catches, 42 yards) |
ARZ- Larry Fitzgerald (13 catches, 152 yards, 1 TD), Anquan Boldin (3 catches, 19 yards), Freddie Jones (2 catches, 12 yards)
TACKLES
SEA- Solomon Bates (8), Ken Lucas (4), Chike Okaefor (4) |
ARZ- Adrian Wilson (7), Dexter Jackson (6), Karlos Dansby (5)
SACKS
ARZ- Russell Davis, Wendell Bryant
INTERCEPTIONS
ARZ- Jackson (2), Wilson, Duane Starks
Author's Note: No picture this game due to transferring to Photobucket troubles.