Preview, Cardinals vs. Seahawks
From the Seahawks: Seattle, winners of five of its last six, carries a four-game winning streak back to Qwest Field this Sunday vs. the Arizona Cardinals. Kickoff is slated for 1:05 p.m. (PT) and the game will be televised on FOX (channel 13 in Seattle). Seattle has the opportunity to capture its sixth division title in franchise history, fifth under Mike Holmgren and fourth-straight NFC West crown with a victory over Arizona.
The Seahawks have won four of the last six meetings and seven of the last 10. Arizona leads the all-time series by a slim 9-8 margin. Since joining the NFC West in 2002, Seattle is 7-4 versus the team from the Valley of the Sun.
With a win last weekend, Holmgren tied Chuck Knox for most career Seattle victories. Holmgren is currently 80-60 in the regular season (3-5 postseason) while Knox compiled an 80-63 regular season record (3-4 postseason) in his nine years at the helm.
Holmgren also tied Washington’s Joe Gibbs as the winningest active head coach with the win at Philadelphia. His 167-107 career record tied Gibbs’ 167-100 record. With wins this wekeend, the two will tie Bud Grant for 11th place in NFL history.
Two of Shaun Alexander’s top-10 rushing performances have come against the Cardinals. He posted 173 yards and a franchise-record 88-yard touchdown run at Arizona on November 6, 2005 and 154 yards on December 26, 2004. He also posted a career-high four rushing scores vs. Arizona on September 25, 2005.
FOX
Sam Rosen (play-by-play)
Tim Ryan (commentary)
Chris Myers (sidelines)
Comments
I already got the beer in the fridge and the pizza in the oven for this one! Man, that is going to be some really burnt pizza but really good beer. Go Hawks!
Posted by: Shock | December 4, 2007 2:46 PM
Tim Ryan is one of my faves! "It's a powerplay goal"
Posted by: Senior Hawker | December 4, 2007 3:10 PM
Lets hope for the rest of the season, one game at a time of course, that Seattle brings its 'A' game. The Seahawks need to make a statement to the rest of the NFL that they are a team that is not to be taken lightly. I was watching the NFL network last night and apparently the 'only two teams worth mentioning' in the NFC are Green Bay and Dallas. I for one would like to see that proved wrong, starting this weekend with Arizona. GO SEAHAWKS!!!! P.S. Hey Senior Hawker, what do you think of releasing McCrary and picking up Scobey again? Wasn't Scobey pretty effective on special teams? That is certainly an area Seattle could use some help in. Your thoughts.
Posted by: morrell | December 5, 2007 10:02 AM