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Week 17 Game Recap: Seattle Seahawks 21, Arizona Cardinals 34
What you need to know
| Seattle Seahawks |
QB Seneca Wallace started hot and led the Seattle offense on a 12 play 64 yard drive to give Seattle a 7-0 lead. He finished the game with a season high 250 yards on 24 of 43 attempts with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
RB Maurice Morris led the Seahawks in rushing with 45 yards on 15 attempts. He failed to get into the end zone.
WR Deion Branch was the Seahawk's biggest offensive weapon with two touchdown catches (30 and two yards.) He ended the game with six catches for 90 yards.
| Arizona Cardinals |
QB Kurt Warner started slowly as Seattle held the ball for most of the first half. He got on track late in the second quarter and finished the game with four touchdown passes and 264 yards on 19 of 30 attempts. RB Edgerrin James got his second 100 yard game of the season and carried the rushing load for the playoff bound Cardinals. James finished the game with 14 carries for 100 yards.
WR Larry Fitzgerald was unstoppable and carried the offense on his shoulders. Fitzgerald scored on touchdown catches of 38 and 5 yards. He finished the game with 130 yards on only five catches.
WR Anquan Boldin did not play due to his shoulder injury.
What you ought to know
| QB Seneca Wallace, Pass: 24 - 43 - 250 - 2 TD / 2 INT, Rush: 3 - 14 - 0 |
After throwing an interception on the game's second play, Wallace quickly settled down and led the Seattle offense to a 64 yard scoring drive. He finished the game with a season high 250 yards on 24 of 43 attempts, and two touchdowns. He did throw two interceptions. He hit six different receivers, and looked good controlling the line of scrimmage for most of the first half. He rushed for 14 yards on three carries.
| RB Maurice Morris, Rush: 15 - 45 - 0, Rec: 3 - 26 - 0 (6 targets) |
Morris had 15 carries for 45 yards on the day. His longest rush was 16 yards. He added 26 more yards on three catches mostly out of the backfield. Morris had one fumble and was kept out of the end zone.
| RB T.J. Duckett, Rush: 6 - 13 - 1 |
Duckett got the only Seattle rushing touchdown of one yard. He was the Seahawk's go to back in short yardage and red zone opportunities. Duckett finished the game with six rushes for 13 yards
| RB Leonard Weaver, Rush: 2 - 9 - 0, Rec: 4 - 30 - 0 (5 targets) |
Weaver had just two rushes for nine yards, but was effective catching passes out of the backfield with 30 yards on four receptions.
| WR Deion Branch, Rec: 6 - 90 - 2 (13 targets) |
Branch was Seattle's most prolific offensive weapon catching two touchdown passes (30 and five yards.) He finished the game with six catches for 90 yards. His longest catch went for 30 yards. He was in sync with Wallace most of the game.
| WR Bobby Engram, Rec: 6 - 50 - 0 (8 targets) |
Engram had six receptions for 50 yards with a long catch of just 12 yards.
| WR Koren Robinson, Rec: 3 - 40 - 0 (4 targets) |
WR Koren Robinson caught three balls for 40 yards with the longest being 16 yards.
| TE John Carlson, Rec: 2 - 14 - 0 (5 targets) |
Carlson had only two catches for 14 yards, and failed to find the end zone. His longest catch was for only seven yards.
| PK Olindo Mare 0 - 1 FG, 3 - 3 XP, 3 points |
Mare missed a 42 yard field goal wide left in the second quarter, but was perfect on all three of his extra point attempts.
| SEA Rush Defense |
The Seattle rush defense gave up a 100 yard game to the veteran Edgerrin James, but held Arizona without a rushing touchdown. In all they gave up 111 net rushing yards.
| SEA Pass Defense |
The pass defense had no answer for Larry Fitzgerald who made many spectacular catches. They gave up touchdown passes of 16, 5, 38 and 14 yards. They did have one interception.
| QB Kurt Warner, Pass: 19 - 30 - 263 - 4 TD / 1 INT |
Warner started slowly, but quickly got on track in the second quarter and had a season high four touchdown passes (16, 38, 5 and 14 yards.) He was intercepted once, but was well in command of the office. He did have a fumble on a sack. He completed passes to nine different receivers. He was replaced in the fourth quarter.
| QB Matt Leinart, Pass: 5 - 8 - 83 - 0 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 1 - -1 - 0 |
Leinart came in with 12:04 to play in the fourth period, and led the Cardinals on two long drives that ended with field goals. He finished the game five of eight for 83 yards.
| RB Edgerrin James, Rush: 14 - 100 - 0, Rec: 1 - 6 - 0 (1 targets) |
James had his second 100 yard game of the season and ran hard through the Seattle rush D. He finished the game with 14 carries for 100 yards, but no touchdowns. James looked good and may figure in the Cardinals' playoff picture,
| RB J.J. Arrington, Rush: 1 - 9 - 0, Rec: 2 - 18 - 0 (5 targets) |
Arrington also had few carries and did not figure prominently in the Cardinal offensive plans. He caught two balls out of the backfield for 18 yards. He had two kick off returns for an average of 25 yards each.
| RB Tim Hightower, Rush: 3 - 3 - 0 |
Hightower appeared to not be part of the game plan. He carried only three times for three yards. It appeared the Cardinals were saving Hightower for the playoffs.
| WR Larry Fitzgerald, Rec: 5 - 130 - 2 (8 targets) |
Fitzgerald's simply was unstoppable on the day with two touchdown catches on only five receptions. He finished the day with 130 yards, with a long catch of 50 yards. Many of Fitzgerald's catches were spectacular as he took over the game.
| WR Steve Breaston, Rec: 5 - 91 - 1 (7 targets) |
Breaston started slowly and scored a 14 yard touchdown on his first catch. His stats were aided late in fourth quarter when Leinart hit him on long passes to ensure Breaston's first 1000 yard season. His longest catch was 35 yards on the day.
| WR Jerheme Urban, Rec: 4 - 43 - 1 (7 targets) |
Urban caught the Cardinals' first touchdown on the day, a 16 yard effort on an out pattern. He finished the game with 43 yards on just four catches. It was Urban's fourth touchdown catch of the season.
| WR Early Doucet, Rec: 4 - 29 - 0 (4 targets) |
Doucet had four catches for 29 yards. His longest was 12 yards.
| WR Anquan Boldin |
Boldin did not play in this game due to his shoulder injury.
| PK Neil Rackers 2 - 2 FG, 4 - 4 XP, 10 points |
Rackers was perfect on the day in field goals connection on efforts of 23 and 32 yards. He made all four of his extra point attempts.
| ARI Rush Defense |
The Cardinals' rush defense played well and gave up only 87 yards rushing on the day. They did give up a short rush touchdown to T.J. Duckett of one yard. The longest rush of the day was just 16 yards.
| ARI Pass Defense |
Gave up a two touchdowns to Deion Branch, but kept the Seattle offense in check most of the second half. They sacked Wallace once and had one turnover.