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Seahawks 19, Cardinals 3
SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks overcame seven sacks and a quiet day from running back Marshawn Lynch to beat the Arizona Cardinals 19-3 while keeping the NFC West race alive.
Seattle (7-4) moved to within two games of the division-leading Cardinals, who had a six-game winning streak snapped. Arizona (9-2) had just 204 total yards in the loss.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson completed 17 of 22 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown, while kicker Steven Hauschka made good on 4 of 5 field-goal attempts. Wilson added a team-high 73 rushing yards but was also sacked a season-high seven times.
Arizona defensive lineman Calais Campbell had three sacks, all of which came before halftime.
Lynch was held to just 39 rushing yards on 15 carries on an afternoon when he missed action with a sore back. It marked his lowest total since San Diego held Lynch to 36 rushing yards in a Week 2 win over the Seahawks.
The Seahawks took control of a game made up of field goals when tight end Cooper Helfelt scored the game’s first touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Wilson in the final minute of the third quarter. The touchdown gave Seattle a 19-3 lead.
Arizona quarterback Drew Stanton struggled in his second start since Carson Palmer suffered a season-ending injury. He completed 14 of 26 passes for 149 yards and an interception, then limped off the field midway through the fourth quarter and watched Seattle’s offense run out the clock. Rookie Logan Thomas was warming up on the sideline while the Seahawks closed out the game with a long drive that led to two kneel-downs inside the Arizona 5-yard line.
Three Hauschka field goals gave the Seahawks a 9-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Arizona finally got on the board when kicker Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 23-yard field goal with 14 seconds left before halftime, pulling the Cardinals within 9-3.
Catanzaro’s field goal came one play after Arizona wide receiver Jaron Brown dropped an easy touchdown pass in the end zone.
Lynch was limited by a sore back in the first half, keeping him off the field for a long stretch. Lynch had just 14 yards on seven carries at halftime.
NOTES: Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald (knee) had his streak of 110 consecutive games snapped when he was inactive. Fitzgerald, who hadn’t missed a game since 2007, was nursing a sore knee all week and was listed as questionable before the game. … Arizona was the only visiting team to win at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field last season. … The Cardinals had five sacks at halftime, with DE Calais Campbell collecting three of them.
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