What would the Seattle Seahawks do for an encore after their 38-14 destruction of the Washington Commanders? Apparently, just do it all over again but at home.
In next to no time, the Seahawks were up 21-0
in the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals, and at halftime it was a 38-7 rout. Yes, the 2nd half was a little sloppier but the lead never get below 19 points and I’d say a 44-22 win in which Drew Lock and the backups come in is an easy day’s work. You know you’ve dominated when you commit three turnovers all in your own territory and never come close to losing.
It’s Enemy Reaction time! The Cardinals game was functionally over by halftime, so the game thread comments cut off after, of all things, Arizona’s touchdown before the end of the half. Your reward is a little Niners Nation meltdown in lieu of anything too deep with Revenge of the Birds.
Sam Darnold to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for an opening drive touchdown (7-0 SEA)
Tyrice Knight strip sacks Jacoby Brissett, DeMarcus Lawrence returns for a touchdown (14-0 SEA)
George Holani extends the lead with his first rushing touchdown (21-0 SEA)
Tyrice Knight strip sacks Jacoby Brissett again, DeMarcus Lawrence returns for a touchdown again (28-0 SEA)
Zach Charbonnet gets Seattle’s final touchdown of the game (35-0 SEA)
Awww, the Cardinals got a touchdown (35-7 SEA, 44-22 SEA FINAL)
Post-Game: A once-great rivalry appears long dead (Alex D’Agostino, PHNX Sports)
Arizona’s OL has presented one of the more disappointing regressions of the 2025 season. The Cardinals’ big men had begun to establish themselves as one of the better units in football. But without former OL coach Klayton Adams, this group has looked disjointed. Facing one of the better defensive fronts in the NFL, they simply had no answers.
For a team that has been so predicated on running the football and utilizing play-action, being consistently unable to protect one’s QB (particularly a less mobile and elusive one than Murray) is all but a death sentence. It’s not that there isn’t talent necessarily, but they’re struggling to execute, while the blocking schemes appear similarly flawed.
But it wasn’t just the trenches. The Cardinals flat-out couldn’t compete with a tough opponent on the road. The mental toughness Arizona displayed on Monday looks all but gone, as Jonathan Gannon falls to 0-6 against Seattle — a once-great rivalry that appears long-dead.
The Cardinals are clearly far from contention this season at 3-6, with more tough opponents waiting on the schedule. While the Seahawks might be a tough matchup for Gannon’s squad, these types of losses are hard to turn into positive motivation. Arizona looks miles away from making noise in the NFC West after Sunday’s domination.
Post-Game Vide0: Jonathan Gannon has his ‘Whisenhunt’ moment (Arizona Sports)
Enemy Preaction: Los Angeles Rams (with a bonus Niners Nation meltdown!)
Seattle took care of business against the weaker teams post-bye week, and now it’s time for the big test. The Los Angeles Rams have been a thorn in the Seahawks’ side for the entirety of the Sean McVay era. This is not just for the division, it’s potentially for the inside track to the No. 1 seed in the NFC. It’s not the end of the world if Seattle doesn’t win this game given there is a Week 16 rematch coming, but a win would perhaps have everyone hopping on the bandwagon of the Seahawks as the top team in the conference… if not the entire NFL.
Thanks for reading and go ‘Hawks!
