Arizona Cardinals in control but Seahawks have chance to catch up
The Seattle Seahawks are coming off a bye and enter a very critical matchup against the NFC West leading Arizona Cardinals, who are 6-2. Their key offensive players will have to be at the top of their games after some time off. Seattle may be just 4-4, but can win the NFC West by winning out. The matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks is scheduled for Sunday, November 15, 2015, at 8:30 p.m. ET at CenturyLink Field. The game will be televised on NBC.
The Arizona Cardinals offense is very good and may be the most well-rounded in the NFL. The Cardinals rank in the Top 10 in the rush and in the pass, and they’re doing all of this with a running back Chris Johnson and the quarterback Carson Palmer. Palmer can be hot or cold though. Palmer’s history working with head coach Bruce Arians is excellent, as he now has 33 TDs against just nine picks in 14 games under center in this offense The raw numbers for Palmer are better across the board and he’s doing all of this thanks to the his outstanding receivers headlined by future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald and an oncoming Michael Floyd.
The Seattle Seahawks have had a full bye week to try to draw up schemes to allow Russell Wilson plenty of time to throw the football. This year, the lack of time Wilson has had in the pocket has forced him into more bad throws than he usually makes. This ground game looks merely above average with Marshawn Lynch this year, and Wilson has been sacked 31 times this year. The Seahawks passing game ranks just No. 28 in the league this year. The good news for Seattle is that the Arizona’s pass rushers aren’t particularly great. If the Seahawks didn’t fix their offensive line problems in their bye week, they may have some trouble against a Arizona defense, which is keeping teams down to 312.8 yards and 19.1 points per game.
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