Monday, May 21st, 2012
It will be a New Year’s Day NFC west tussle when the Seattle Seahawks travels to the desert in a week seventeen NFL pro football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this NFL game from Arizona at 4:15PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The point spread came in with the home club Arizona Cardinals favored by –3 points with a total of 41 points.
NFL bettors has come in early on the side of the road underdog as the Arizona Cardinals are now favored by -2 ½ points.
The total has moved towards the under as the game is now hung at 40 ½ points.
Arizona Cardinals money line players will lay –145 odds with the road underdog Seattle Seahawks returning +125 odds for the road club to get the win and not take the points.
The Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals will wrap up their head to head meetings this 2011 NFL regular season.
Their first match up in NFC west action took place way back in week three with the Seattle Seahawks earning the 13-10 home victory as a +3 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at under the closing total of 43 points.
Arizona quarterback Kevin Kolb despite 252 yards passing threw for two interceptions in defeat.
The Seahawks had success running the football with 122 yards on 30 attempts in the win.
Marshawn Lynch scampered for 73 yards rushing on 19 carries.
The Seahawks will travel to Arizona with an overall record of 7-8 on the season. The team is 3-4 on the road.
Seattle averages 20 points with 299 yards per game with 105 yards rushing for 3.8 yards a carry.
On defense the Seahawks allow 19 points with 328 yards per game. Teams rush for 111 yards against them for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
The Seahawks had their three game win streak snapped last week in a playoff eliminating 19-17 home defeat to the San Francisco 49ers as a +1 point underdog.
The total landed under the closing line of 37 ½ points.
Seattle amassed 265 yards of offense with 124 coming from their run game on 26 rushes.
The Seahawks allowed four sacks and scored two touchdowns in three red zone tries.
The team had one costly turnover and took none from San Francisco.
Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson completed 15 of 28 passes for 163 yards with a touchdown and a fumble late in the fourth quarter as the team was in 49ers territory.
Marshawn Lynch ran for 107 yards on 20 carries with a rushing touchdown. Out of the backfield Lynch had two catches for 24 yards.
Ricardo Lockette had a 44 yard reception.
Ben Obomanu caught two passes for 20 yards.
Doug Baldwin had a touchdown reception to go with his two grabs for 17 yards.
Seattle allowed San Francisco 349 yards of offense with 178 from their run game on 40 rushing attempts.
The Seahawks had two sacks and gave up one 49ers touchdown in their two red zone opportunities.
The Arizona Cardinals will host Seattle with a similar 7-8 record in the 2011 campaign. The club is 5-2 at home.
The Cardinals average 19 points and 320 yards per game with 99 rushing yards for 4.2 yards a carry.
Defensively the team surrenders 21 points and 354 yards per game. Teams rush for 120 yards against them for 4.1 yards per rush against average.
Arizona was riding a four game win streak when they traveled to Cincinnati last week.
The Cardinals suffered the playoff eliminating 23-16 road defeat to the Bengals as a +4 ½ point underdog.
The total played right at the closing total of 41 points.
The Arizona Cardinals fell behind 23-0 after three quarters and rallied for 16 points in the four quarter.
The team was in position to tie the game but wide out Early Doucet wide open for a possible game tying touchdown fell down as the fourth down pass fell incomplete very late in the fourth quarter.
Arizona was able to gain 316 offensive yards with 59 yards coming from their ground game on 18 carries.
The Cardinals had five sacks and scored one touchdown in three red zone appearances.
The club had three turnovers and took two away from Cincinnati.
Quarterback John Skelton completed 23 of 44 passes with 297 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
Beanie Wells rushed for 53 yards on 14 carries.
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald led Arizona with six receptions for 105 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Andre Roberts caught six passes for 75 yards.
Early Doucet grabbed two balls for 47 yards.
Jeff King had a two yard touchdown catch.
Arizona allowed Cincinnati 301 yards of offense with 165 coming on the ground on 34 runs from scrimmage.
The Cardinals had two sacks and allowed two Bengals touchdown in six red zone drives.
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