The Seahawks spent the first half in a spot that made the whole thing feel a little shaky, but the second half changed everything. After the break, Seattle made the right adjustments and blew past the Arizona Cardinals in a 31-7 win, turning a tight game into a runaway.
The ground game set the tone. Seattle ran the ball with authority and chewed up the clock, including a 10-minute drive that said plenty about how the second half was going to look. At the same time, Jaxon Smith-Njigba kept getting fed and kept delivering, finishing with a hat trick of touchdowns.
Drew Lock also had a hand in the surge. In his first start since 2024, he helped guide an offense that looked far more settled after halftime. The Seahawks leaned into the idea that they can win with two quarterbacks, and this game was another example of that message carrying beyond the stat sheet.
On the other side, the defense was relentless. Seattle did not let a competent Cardinals offense string together meaningful yardage, and the result was a second-half takeover that never really loosened its grip.
The win also extended a remarkable run against Arizona. The Seahawks have now beaten the Cardinals 10 straight times, and this one pushed the streak to 12 consecutive wins overall, a franchise record.
A.J. Barner added a late score on a “Barn Yard” sneak, but by then the game was already long out of reach. What started as a halftime question ended as a decisive statement from a Seattle team that found its rhythm, took control, and never gave it back.
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