It’s going to be a long season for the Arizona Cardinals, but they can’t just let themselves get trampled upon each week. The winless Cards will continue their search for their first victory of the season this coming Sunday at home against the visiting Seattle Cardinals, who are eyeing to get to .500 in the standing.
The Seahawks are +1,100 to top the NFC West, while the Cardinals have an extremely high price of +25,000 to author a miracle and win the division.
The Seahawks made sure they won’t venture into the fourth week of the season without a win, as they took down the Dallas Cowboys in a 24-13 home win last Sunday. Quarterback Russell Wilson, working behind a better offensive line, threw for 192 passing yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-26 completions. After getting sacked six times in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears, Wilson only got taken down twice for a loss of 10 yards. Wilson can look for a better offensive game ahead, as the Cardinals aren’t that great of a defensive team. Seahawks running back Chris Carson must also be licking his chops at the prospect of putting up a solid performance after rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries. He’ll face next Arizona’s defense that is allowing 131.3 rushing yards per game – fourth most in the NFL.
Seattle is 4-0-1 ATS in its last five road games against the Cardinals.
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Maybe it’s time for the Cardinals to unleash rookie quarterback Josh Rosen. With Sam Bradford ineffective as Arizona’s starting quarterback in each of the past three games, it’s making bigger sense for them to start Rosen, who stepped midgame in last week’s 16-14 home loss to the Chicago Bears and completed four of seven passes for 36 yards. He also threw a pick, but that can be chalked up to him being a rookie. Another rookie who can make a mark and give Arizona’s offense a jolt is wide receiver Christian Kirk, who caught seven of eight targets for 90 receiving yards against the Bears. Of course, the Cardinals still have star running back David Johnson, who can bounce back from a letdown 31-yard performance in Week 3 and carve out Seattle’s defense that’s only 30th against the run.
