Seattle Seahawks injury report – Game 17 at Arizona Cardinals
Ed Stein
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This week the Seattle Seahawks travel to Arizona. Pacific Northwest Sports has you covered with all you need to know for Game 17.
Pacific Northwest Sports is here for Seattle Seahawks fans. We have all the facts and tidbits 12s need to know for Sunday’s game. This week the Seahawks finish their season at Arizona.
Details
Who: Seattle Seahawks (6-10) at Arizona Cardinals (11-5).
Where: State Farm Stadium – Glendale, Arizona.
When: Sunday, January 9, 2022, 1:25 PM PST.
Weather: A beautiful day is in store for the greater Phoenix area. Expect sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70s.
TV: FOX. Announcers: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Shannon Spake.
Line: Seahawks +5.5. Over/Under: 48.
Interesting Trends
Seattle is 1-4 in their last 5 road games. They have covered only twice in their previous eight games against the Cards. Believe it or not, the total has gone over in four of the last five.
The Cardinals are 11-5 this season but are 3-4 in their most recent 7 games. Against the spread, Arizona only covered once in their last five.
Injuries
Seattle Seahawks
Out (IR) – RB Chris Carson (neck), LB Ben Burr-Kirven (knee), DE Marcus Webb (undisclosed), RB Alex Collins (abdomen), S Marquise Blair (knee), S Jamal Adams (shoulder), CB Tre Brown (knee). Out – LB Bobby Wagner (knee), CB John Reid (concussion), OT Brandon Shell (shoulder), S Ryan Neal (COVID), G Kyle Fuller (COVID). Questionable – G Gabe Jackson (knee), LEO Carlos Dunlap (ankle), TE Will Dissly (heel). Probable – LB John Rhatigan (knee)
Arizona Cardinals
Out – RB Chase Edmonds, WR Rondale Moore, DL Jordan Phillips, CB Marco Wilson. Questionable – TE Demetrius Harris (shoulder), DL Zach Allen (ankle), RB James Conner (heel), LB Dennis Gardeck (thumb).
What’s at stake
Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals already clinched a postseason spot, but they still have plenty of incentive to win this game. A win over Seattle combined with a Rams loss means Arizona wins the NFC West and plays at home next week. If the Cards lose or L.A. wins, then Arizona is the NFC number five seed and plays at Dallas.
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are out of the playoffs but have one big thing to play for on Sunday. They sent their 2022 first-round pick to the Jets as part of the Jamal Adams trade. Giving up a top ten pick would just be an insult on top of the injury of a losing season, and the Seahawks would dearly love to avoid this. Also, this could be Russell Wilson’s last game in a Seahawks uniform. If Russ leaves, it would be nice to see him go out with a win.
Outlook
As mentioned above, there is much more at stake for Arizona than there is for the Seattle Seahawks. Since L.A. plays against San Francisco at the same time, the Cards won’t know their final fate until the game is almost over. They aren’t resting anyone in the last week that isn’t absolutely necessary.
To be honest, it’s hard to believe that the Seahawks are only a five and a half point underdog. Their defense plays on Sunday without their two best players, Bobby Wagner, Jamal Adams.
Cards QB Kyler Murray should have a big day. When these teams met on November 21, his backup Colt McCoy threw for 328 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Matchups to watch
- Seahawks WR D.K. Metcalf vs. Arizona S Budda Baker.
- Arizona QB Kyler Murray vs. Seahawks S Quandre Diggs.
- Seahawks Edge Carlos Dunlap vs. Detroit OT D.J. Humphries.
- Arizona OLBs Chandler Jones and Marcus Golden vs. Seahawks OTs Duane Brown and Jack Curhan.
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Check back with us on Monday for our takeaways from this week’s game.