Cardinals challenge undefeated Seahawks in NFC West showdown

Updated Oct. 22, 2020 3:37 p.m. ET

Associated Press

SEATTLE (5-0) at ARIZONA (4-2)

Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE - Seahawks by 2 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Seahawks 4-2, Cardinals 4-1

SERIES RECORD - Seahawks lead 21-20-1

LAST MEETING - Cardinals won on road 27-13 on Dec. 22, 2019

LAST WEEK - Seahawks had bye, beat Vikings 27-26 on Oct. 11; Cardinals beat Cowboys 38-10

AP PRO32 RANKING - Seahawks No. 1, Cardinals No. 13.

SEAHAWKS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (17), PASS (4).

SEAHAWKS DEFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (7), PASS (32).

CARDINALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (4), PASS (T18).

CARDINALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (13), RUSH (17), PASS (11).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - This game was moved to prime time after the scheduled Tampa Bay-Las Vegas game was switched to the afternoon when Raiders had COVID-19 issues ... The Seahawks are unbeaten in their past seven games in Arizona, going 6-0-1 during that stretch. Their last loss to the Cardinals in Arizona was the opener of the 2012 season. ... This matchup features Arizona's defense vs. Seattle's league-leading offense. The Cardinals are giving up 18.7 points per game, the second-best mark in the NFL. The Seahawks are scoring an NFL-high 33.8 per game. ... With one completion on Sunday, Russell Wilson will pass Matt Hasselbeck for the most completed passes in franchise history. Hasselbeck completed 2,559 passes in his career with the Seahawks. ... A victory on Sunday would be Wilson’s 92nd regular-season win, tying Peyton Manning for the most in a quarterback’s first nine seasons. ... With three TD passes, Wilson would tie Manning for the most TDs in the first six games of a season with 22. Wilson also leads the league in passer rating (129.8) and is tied with Deshaun Watson in yards per attempt (8.9). ... WR D.K. Metcalf leads the NFL averaging 22.5 yards per catch. He’s second in the league behind DeAndre Hopkins averaging 99.2 yards per game receiving. ... Due to injuries, RB Chris Carson has played just one career game at Arizona. That came last year when Carson rushed for 104 yards in the Seahawks' victory. Carson has six total TDs through five games and has already caught 21 passes. He had 37 receptions all of last season. ... Seattle ranks last in the NFL in passing defense (370.4) and total defense (471.2) but is tied for 18th in scoring defense (27.0) and seventh in rush defense (100.8). The Seahawks are also tied for first in the league with a plus-6 turnover differential. ... LB Bobby Wagner had a season-high 14 tackles in a Week 5 win over Minnesota. He leads his team with 52 tackles. ... Seattle is hopeful of getting S Jamal Adams back after missing the past two games with a groin injury. Ryan Neal has played well in Adams’ absence and will likely be part of the defensive backfield moving forward. ... The Cardinals' defense had a season-high four takeaways against the Cowboys in “Monday Night Football” win. Two were interceptions and two were fumble recoveries. ... The Cardinals will play their second game of the season without 2019 All-Pro LB Chandler Jones (biceps) who is out for the year. ... LB Haason Reddick played well in Jones' place vs. the Cowboys with two sacks. ... Cardinals RB Kenyan Drake ran for 164 yards on Monday. That was the second-highest yardage of his career behind 166 yards vs. Seattle last season. ... WR Larry Fitzgerald's next catch will be the 1,400th of his career. Fitzgerald has 179 catches for 2,117 against the Seahawks. ... Sunday's game begins a month-long homestand for the Cardinals. The team has three straight home games wrapped around a bye. ... Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has at least one rushing TD and one passing TD in five of the season's first six games. He's the first NFL quarterback to accomplish that feat in his first six games of a season. ... Fantasy tip: Cardinals WR Christian Kirk is an intriguing flex play after catching two TDs vs. the Cowboys. The Seahawks have given up the most passing yards in the league.

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