The Seattle Seahawks turned a late first-half possession into the kind of drive that can change a game, then rode it to a 17-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Seattle started at its own 19 with 1:45 left before halftime and moved 81 yards in seven plays to build a 14-3 cushion. The sequence featured a 29-yard defensive pass interference call against Arizona, plus a heavy dose of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who caught three passes for 35 yards on the march and also drew the penalty that helped set up the score.
Zach Charbonnet got the drive moving with a 5-yard run on third-and-1. Drew Lock followed by hitting Smith-Njigba for 13 yards to the Seahawks’ 46, then missed him deep down the right sideline on the next snap. That throw still paid off when Arizona’s Max Melton was flagged for pass interference, moving the ball to the Cardinals’ 25.
From there, Lock kept leaning on Smith-Njigba. He found him again over the middle near the 12, and the receiver used a stiff arm to work his way to the 7 and out of bounds with 18 seconds left in the half.
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One play later, AJ Barner hauled in a 7-yard touchdown through contact from Arizona safety Budda Baker to put Seattle ahead 14-3 with 15 seconds remaining. It was Barner’s second touchdown of the game.
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That score gave Seattle all the breathing room it needed. After the Seahawks opened the second half with a defensive stop, Jason Myers added a 45-yard field goal, and that was it for the scoring the rest of the way.
Seattle improved to 5-4 with the win, while Arizona fell to 3-6.
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