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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Arizona Cardinals
9-7 233.52
237.48
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
183.8 12-4
235

Seattle Seahawks fall short of expectations, lose to Arizona Cardinals, 233.52-183.80

There's no easy way to put it, Seattle Seahawks underperformed, at least according to projections, as Arizona Cardinals earned a 233.52-183.80 win. Seattle Seahawks nabbed a 5.40-point lead on Thursday, but Arizona Cardinals held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by D'Onta Foreman (26.5 points) and James Conner (25). Bobby Wagner (20.5 points) and DK Metcalf (15.1) did everything they could for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. Arizona Cardinals improve to 9-7 for the season, while Seattle Seahawks fall to 12-4.

Matchup Timeline

  Arizona Cardinals   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 165 yards and a touchdown against the Lions, Foreman recorded 26.5 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.17-point projection and was much higher than his 8.11-point season scoring average. Foreman will face the Buccaneers next week.
D'Onta Foreman

Top Player Comparison

Arizona Cardinals
Points
% of total points 233.52
1
D'Onta Foreman
RB
26.5
12.17
11.3%
2
James Conner
RB
25
14.27
10.7%
3
Jalen Thompson
S
22
10.48
9.4%
4
Gardner Minshew II
QB
20.6
12.61
8.8%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 183.8
1
Bobby Wagner
LB
20.5
16.19
11.2%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
15.1
16.2
8.2%
3
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
14.6
17.71
7.9%
4
Jamin Davis
LB
14.5
14.23
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Gardner Minshew II had a 48-yard pass for Arizona Cardinals, who trailed 161.10-100.52 after Saturday's games.
Sunday Night
James Conner had a 22-yard touchdown run for Arizona Cardinals to contribute to a 229.62-183.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Arizona Cardinals   Seattle Seahawks

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Arizona Cardinals scored more in this one (233.52) than their season average (211.19).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Seattle Seahawks has left more points on the bench this season (492.32) than Arizona Cardinals (316.62).
Arizona Cardinals are clutch masters, with more close wins than Seattle Seahawks (1 vs 0).
By position, Arizona Cardinals have outscored Seattle Seahawks at WR this season.
The starters for Arizona Cardinals had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Seattle Seahawks (0).
Hey Seattle Seahawks, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Arizona Cardinals
You know what, Arizona Cardinals, we do certainly respect the confidence. It takes a special kind of moxie to deploy, not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Marquise Goodwin and MyCole Pruitt), while still getting a W. All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Do it in the playoffs and we're toast.
Seattle Seahawks
Welp, we certainly can't gripe about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our six pass-catchers (five WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 28 times in Week 16. With only 17 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.