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Week 11 Game Recap: Arizona Cardinals 26, Seattle Seahawks 20
What you need to know
| Arizona Cardinals |
The Cardinals were in a giving mood in Week 11 as they turned the ball over three times and almost squandered a 19 point fourth quarter lead, yet held on to defeat Seattle 26-20. Capitalizing on Arizona miscues, Seattle's last three scoring drives were 19, 11 and 14 yards.
QB Kurt Warner had his fourth consecutive 300 yard game and finished the day 32 of 44 for 395 yards and one touchdown (a six yard pass to J. J. Arrington). Warner completed passes to seven receivers and started the game 19 of 21.
RB J. J. Arrington had his best game of the year scoring a career high two touchdowns and figured prominently in the Cardinal offense. Arrington scored on a four yard run in the first half, and then added his second on an eight yard reception out of the backfield to give the Cardinals a 26-7 lead. WRs Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald both had 100 yard games, but were kept out of the end zone. Boldin had a career high 13 receptions for 186 yards. Fitzgerald added ten catches for 131 yards. Both had room to run and Seattle had no answer for these two.
K Neil Rackers booted four field goals including a 54 yarder late in the second quarter. He was perfect on the day with the 54 yarder plus 38, 48, and 26 yard efforts.
| Seattle Seahawks |
QB Matt Hasselbeck looked rusty returning after a six week hiatus and threw three interceptions on the day. He finished the game 17 for 29 for 170 yards with one touchdown pass to RB Maurice Morris for 13 yards. He fumbled once.
RB T. J. Duckett had two short touchdown runs (1, 2 yards) in the fourth quarter that help Seattle get within six.
WR Deon Branch was Seattle's leading receiver with 54 yards on four catches.
What you ought to know
| QB Kurt Warner, Pass: 32 - 44 - 395 - 1 TD / 1 INT, Rush: 3 - -3 - 0 |
Warner had his fourth consecutive 300 yard game and is putting up an MVP type season. He hit seven different receivers and continues to run the offense with precision. His touchdown throw was to running back JJ Arrington. He was pressured often and sacked twice. He led the Arizona offense on scoring drives of 60, 89, 65 and 27 yards in the first half; then led drives of 59 and 82 yards in the second half. He had good rhythm especially with Boldin and Fitzgerald.
| RB J.J. Arrington, Rush: 8 - 40 - 1, Rec: 3 - 21 - 1 (5 targets) |
Arrington had a career best two touchdown game (one run, one catch) and continues to find a place in the offense mainly as a third down back. Arrington scored Arizona's first touchdown, a four yard run, in the first quarter, then added his second to give Arizona a 19 point led in the third quarter. He ran hard and was elusive at times. His longest run was for eight yards.
| RB Tim Hightower, Rush: 11 - 35 - 0 |
Hightower started the game and found the Seattle rush defense difficult. He finished the game with 11 rushes for 35 yards and no touchdowns. His longest run was 14 yards. Hightower ran hard and made additional yards after the first hit. He looks like he could break a long run at any moment.
| WR Anquan Boldin, Rush: 1 - 3 - 0, Rec: 13 - 186 - 0 (16 targets) |
Boldin had a career high 13 receptions and had no trouble getting open against the Seattle secondary. His longest catch was for 45 yards. His lone rush came on a direct snap with Boldin playing the quarterback position. This was Boldin's third 100 receiving day on the year.
| WR Larry Fitzgerald, Rec: 10 - 151 - 0 (14 targets) |
Fitzgerald recorded his fifth 100 yard game and also found the Seattle secondary of little resistance. Fitzgerald's longest catch was a 33 yard effort over the middle. He made several grabs while well covered and was looked upon for crucial third down plays. He was targeted several times deep against the Seattle secondary.
| WR Steve Breaston, Rec: 2 - 15 - 0 (3 targets) |
Breaston had an unusually quite game with only two receptions for 15 yards. He continues to return punts and kick offs for the Cardinals offense.
| PK Neil Rackers 4 - 4 FG, 2 - 2 XP, 14 points |
Rackers was perfect on the day connecting on all four of his field goal attempts including a 54 yard effort late in the second quarter. Rackers' other kicks were 48, 38 and 26 yards. He was perfect on both extra points.
| ARI Rush Defense |
The Cardinals rush defense held the Seattle offense to 43 yards rushing on the day, but did give up two short touchdowns (two and one yards) to T. J. Duckett. At times the rush defense looked dominant over a listless Seattle rushing attack.
| ARI Pass Defense |
Held the Seattle offense to only 170 yards passing and had three interceptions on the day, two by rookie CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and another by linebacker OLB Karlos Dansby. The lone touchdown pass given up was to running back Maurice Morris for 13 yards. The pass defense sacked Hasselbeck twice on the day.
| QB Matt Hasselbeck, Pass: 17 - 29 - 170 - 1 TD / 3 INT, Rush: 4 - 17 - 0 |
Hasselbeck looked rusty returning from a six week layoff and missed a lot of his receivers. He was pressured often and sacked twice on the day. His touchdown pass came on a first and ten at the 13 yard line when he hit Maurice Morris out of the backfield. Seattle's points were scored on offensive drives of 14, 19 and 11 yards.
| RB Julius Jones, Rush: 10 - 19 - 0, Rec: 1 - -5 - 0 (1 targets) |
Jones finished the game with only 19 yards on ten carries with a long run of only six yards. Jones found the Cardinal front line difficult to penetrate. Jones fumbled once which led to an Arizona field goal.
| RB Maurice Morris, Rush: 3 - 2 - 0, Rec: 3 - 27 - 1 (3 targets) |
Maurice had a 13 yard touchdown catch in the second quarter for Seattle's first score. He only had two yards on three carries.
| RB T.J. Duckett, Rush: 5 - 5 - 2 |
Duckett had two touchdown runs in the fourth quarter of one and two yards. He finished the day with five yards on five carries.
| WR Deion Branch, Rec: 4 - 54 - 0 (9 targets) |
Branch was Seattle's most prominent offensive weapon with only four catches for 54 yards. His longest catch was 33 yards over the middle.
| WR Bobby Engram, Rec: 2 - 30 - 0 (4 targets) |
Engram caught two balls for 30 yards, with a long catch of 18 yards.
| TE John Carlson, Rec: 3 - 39 - 0 (5 targets) |
Carlson contributed 39 yards on three catches with a long reception of 25 yards over the middle.
| PK Olindo Mare 0 - 0 FG, 2 - 2 XP, 2 points |
Mare was perfect on both fourth quarter extra point attempts.
| SEA Rush Defense |
On the day, Seattle held the Cardinals rushing attack to 79 yards on the day, but did give up one touchdown. The low yardage was more of a result of the Cardinals only having 24 rushing plays on the day.
| SEA Pass Defense |
The pass defense was porous giving up 395 yards and one score. They gave up 337 yards to two receivers alone. They did have one interception, but didn't have an answer for the Cardinals offensive attack.
