Seahawks bully Cardinals: recapped on Twitter, you know, internet bullying

The Seahawks came into this game against the Arizona Cardinals needing a win in the worst way. The Cardinals had gotten off to a 9-1 start, surprisingly, and had even gone 3-1 without starting quarterback Carson Palmer, who is on injured reserve. The Seahawks, on the other hand, were coming off of a disappointing loss in Kansas City, a team that just lost to the Oakland Raiders. The Seahawks won in dominating fashion, though not without substantial resistance.

 

Okay, enough nonsense. If I miss one second of this game looking at Twitter, these eyes, gouged out.

— John Morgan (@LesserNesser)

Lawyer Milloy raising 12th Man Flag.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

 

1^st Quarter

AZ wins toss. Takes ball.

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

Ricardo Lockette! He brings down Ginn at the 14 yard line to start this off.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

Crowd sounding pumped AND jacked

— _BVM (@_BVM)

 

Drew Stanton cleverly evades a sack, but isn’t able to complete a pass on third down as Earl Thomas bats his pass down. Seahawks take over after three and out on the first drive from Arizona.

Wow. Cliff Avril was RIGHT there. Had the sack but couldn't bring Drew Stanton down. Earl Thomas was the batted pass anyway.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

Seahawks will start at Arizona's 49.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Completion to Tony Moeaki for 18 yards.

Seahawks pick up blitz and Wilson hits Moeaki for 18 yards to the 31.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Big Marshawn Lynch run.

Lynch a bad, bad, bad, bad, baaaad man.

— Lemuel Cranpierre (@30AcreFortress)

Lynch juked 3 men behind the LOS.

— DAVIS HSU (@DavisHsuSeattle)

 

Despite the return of Lemuel Jeanpierre.

And Patrick Lewis did indeed start at center for Seattle today.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Marshawn Lynch stopped on third down short of the marker.

Seahawks will go for field goal after swing pass to Lynch gets 6 on third and 7.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Steven Hauschka good from 27 yards. Seahawks lead 3-0.

Hauschka 27-yard field goal put Seattle ahead 3-0 with 8:45 to go in the first quarter.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Terrible pass interference call after great play by Byron Maxwell on a deep pass.

Good call in sea – contact through the back

— Mike Pereira (@MikePereira)

Gene Steratore might be the best ref in the NFL. But his crew just made a very questionable PI call on Byron Maxwell.

— Seattle Sportsnet (@alexSSN)

Back judge Dino Paganelli calls defensive pass interference on Byron Maxwell… 37-yard penalty. Pretty shaky call though…

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Pete Carroll up to 6,000 RPMS on that gum after the PI call.

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

Another Arizona drive ends without a touchdown. Field goal attempt from 48 yards no good.

Chandler Catanzaro missed a 49-yard FG try wide right and the Cardinals are kept off the board.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Ugly drive ends with a screen pass for a seven yard loss. Commentators talking about Lynch’s absence from the series.

Wait, so they can rest Marshawn Lynch for reasons other than hating him?

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

Helluva punt! Ball bounces about 15 yards to the AZ 10. punter Jon Ryan having a great season.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Richard Sherman and Kam Chancellor a couple of hard-hitting defensive backs.

That's a tackle Kam Chancellor might not have made a few weeks back when battling injuries.

— John Boyle (@johnpboyle)

Richard Chancerman with a good run stop there.

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

Cardinals punt.

Walters with 21-yard punt return to set up Seattle at its own 44. But Lynch not playing. He's riding exercise bike.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Ricardo Lockette wide open with Patrick Peterson in coverage, somehow.

Patrick Peterson yields to pedestrians.

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

2^nd Quarter

 

Russell Wilson sacked on third and goal. Steven Hauschka good from 6-0.

Hauschka hits 32-yard field goal to make it Seattle 6-0 with 12:52 to play in second quarter.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Byron Maxwell with an interception.

Stanton was high on that pass to Brown. Great extension by Maxwell to pick it off. Seahawks in business at AZ 48.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

 

Big pass to Jermaine Kearse.

19 yards to Kearse. That was pretty. More please

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Wilson getting sacked a lot early on, bringing up 3^rd and 16.

That's the 3rd time Wilson has been sacked in 5 plays.

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Stephen Hauschka good from 52. Seahawks lead 9-0.

Steven Hauschka drills a 52-yard field goal and the Seahawks are up 9-0.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Both kickers pushing it. Maybe that last pass reception was just to get it on the left hashmark.

— John Morgan (@LesserNesser)

I'm sure folks want more, but this was arguably the best defense in football coming in. Seahawks with three scores in four possessions.

— Brian Nemhauser (@hawkblogger)

 

Cliff Avril sacks Drew Stanton on third down. Arizona to punt.

Cliff Avril has been really fast off edge today. Sacks Stanton on 3rd and 10. Cards will punt again.

— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth)

Hawks again with great field position. Start at AZ 48

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

Arizona has 48 yards on 19 plays with 8:38 to play in second quarter.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Russell Wilson with a 40 yard run called part-way back on a Jermaine Kearse holding call.

Russell Wilson's fantasy team: QB Russell Wilson RB RB WR WR WR TE DEF K Stephen Hauschka

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

Another sack for Arizona.

Fourth sack of game moves it back to the 28.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Fifth sack for Arizona on the next play. Field goal attempt blocked.

49-yard attempt is blocked and the hold call on Kearse obviously looms large there.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Two minute warning.

Cardinals total yards: 59 Seahawks penalty yards: 59

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Drew Stanton with a third down scramble for a first down.

Drew Stanton on the scramble for arguably Arizona's most productive play of the game so far. Gain of 13 yards.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Big pass to Juron Brown.

Stanton hits Juron Brown to the 23. Arizona time out with 1:39 to go in half.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Pass to John Carlson.

Nice throw on time from Stanton to John Carlson gets 19 and a first-and-goal.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

 

Juron Brown drops a touchdown pass on third down. Catanzaro good from 23 yards. Seahawks lead 9-3.

Chandler Catanzaro good on a 23 yard chip shot. W/ 14 seconds left in half lead 9-3

— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth)

 

Halftime

Having Wagner back changes this D. But so does playing at home.

— Damian (@NWKingdome)

Russell Wilson is such a goober. I mean, he got me to switch to American Family Insurance but still

— Jacson A Bevens (@JacsonBevens)

At the half, Wilson went 7-10 for 94 yards, long of 48. No INTs or TDs, but he was sacked 5 times. Two-39 yards rushing.

— Liz Mathews 710 ESPN (@Liz_Mathews)

Seahawks WR's have 2 recs in first half

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

Seattle field position first half: Az 49, Sea 39, Sea 44, Az 48, Az 48…and the have just 9 points.

— Jason Puckett (@JasonPuckettKJR)

 

3^rd Quarter

Richardson returns it from nine yards deep to the 11. Lynch coming in as Seattle starts second half there.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Russell Wilson faces pressure on third down again, and is sacked. Seahawks will punt.

And that's six sacks for the Cardinals.

— Terry Blount (@TerryBlountESPN)

An offensive line of babies would probably be an upgrade. Also, it would be a great movie premise.

— Connor Hutyler (@ConnorHutyler)

Punt rolls dead at the Arizona 47.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Bruce Irvin sniffs out weird zone read play.

Drew Stanton throws juke moves like he's neck deep in syrup

— Jacson A Bevens (@JacsonBevens)

Zone read with Drew Stanton worked the way you’d think it would.

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson)

 

Punt blocked by Seahawks, Seahawks get the ball at the 24 yard line. Cooper Helfet with a great tackle on the recovery.

DeShawn Shead with the blocked punt and Cooper Helfet with a body slam. get the ball back 24 yards from the end zone.

— Jerry Brewer (@JerryBrewer)

 

Russell Wilson escapes like four sacks, scrambles for four yards.

Wilson wiggles free of a would-be seventh sack and scrambles for four yards.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

False start on third and eight, bringing up third and 13.

False start on JR Sweezy pushes back 5 yards for third-and-13 now, at the AZ 27. Seattle has gone backward again.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Steven Hauschka good from 40 yards. Seahawks lead 12-3.

Hauschka hits 40-yard field goal to put Seattle ahead 12-3 with 8:34 left.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

Seattle with just three targets to receivers, none to Doug Baldwin.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Earl Thomas makes a huge tackle short of the first down. Arizona to punt.

Tremendous play from Earl Thomas to stop Andre Ellington short on 3rd and 2. Arizona will punt.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

Earl Thomas embarrasses lightning.

— Matty Shareickson (@musingmatt)

Earl Thomas is your favorite player's favorite player.

— Connor Hutyler (@ConnorHutyler)

 

Another pass to Tony Moeaki.

Play-action to Lynch opens up Tony Moeaki across the middle for an 11-yard gain. Moeaki is Seattle's leading receiver. 4-34.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Wilson eludes a sack, finds a wide open Marshawn Lynch.

Free rusher on Wilson off play-action, but Wilson spins away from trouble and finds Marshawn Lynch for 23 yards. Seattle moving.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Offensive line pretty rough today.

The Seattle run offense without Max Unger, facing the Arizona run defense. pic.twitter.com/xgxuQ0eSzA

— Zach Whitman (@zjwhitman)

 

Wilson with a run for a first down on third and 11.

Wilson scramble picks up 15 on third and 11. This drive is all him at the moment.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Russell Wilson to Cooper Helfet, who does a lot of work to score the Seahawks first touchdown of the day. Seahawks lead 20-3.

Great run after the catch by Helfet, and the Seahawks are up 16.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

Touchdown , somersaulting Cooper Helfet with the block, catch, sprint & dive from the 3 across goal line. 20yd TD. SEA 19, AZ 3 3Q

— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle)

 

Former Huskies DB playing in the other Washington.

RT : Greg Ducre on the field at corner for the Redskins.

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

RT : Greg Ducre interception.

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

John Brown with a big catch on the sidelines. Seahawks challenge and the call stands.

That was a tremendous play to catch that ball by John Brown. Holy cow. Can't see it being overturned either way.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

4^th Quarter

End 3: Hawks 19 AZ 3. Total yards: Sea 198, AZ 163

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Sounders update.

GOAL Galaxy! It's 1-0 in the 52nd.

— Ari Liljenwall (@AriLiljenwall)

LA Goalaxy. 1:0! https://t.co/D8IP4N9nSU

— KICKTV (@KICKTV)

 

Big pass negated by holding call on Arizona.

27-yard Arizona pass called back due to holding on Housler.

— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta)

 

Arizona drive stalls.

Incomplete pass from Stanton to Floyd as Richard Sherman defends. That was big defensive stop on third-and-12.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

As Richard Sherman celebrated defending that pass near the Arizona sideline, Honey Badger came over and gave Sherm five. Respect.

— Jerry Brewer (@JerryBrewer)

 

Wilson with another big run.

Wilson keeps it on a designed QB run and picks up 8 yards for the first down. Keep those chain's a-movin' and the clock a-tickin'.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Then Marshawn Lynch with a big run.

Marshawn Lynch gets free for 13 yards, his longest gain of the day.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Seahawks offensive line woes continue after another false start.

Pretty sure that's 3 false starts. At home. On 3 diff guys.

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Flea flicker to Kevin Norwood, who had a step on Patrick Peterson and made a good effort on the ball, but Patrick Peterson broke it up.

Norwood had a great shot at that ball. And he's the guy who can go get it

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

Norwood elevated for that but Patrick Peterson did a great job of knocking the ball out. Perfect play by Peterson

— Danny Kelly (@FieldGulls)

 

Another good Jon Ryan punt. Arizona’s drive starts at their own nine yard line.

Surgical punt

— Danny Kelly (@FieldGulls)

 

Arizona narrowly evades turnover-touchdown.

Byron Maxwell knocks the ball out from Jaron Brown, but it goes out of bounds.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

Recovery would have meant 6, probably.

— Casey McLain (@TheCaseyMcLain)

 

John Brown keeps making good catches.

John Brown with another phenomenal catch on the sideline.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

 

Drew Stanton sacked and then in some pain.

SACK. Avril, Irvin bring down Stanton. Great jump by Avril.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

 

Third down pass incomplete as Stanton underthrows his receiver.

Stanton hit again on third down and is a hair slow getting to his feet.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

No truth to rumor that Drew Stanton now wants to be known as “Giancarlo”

— Larry Stone (@StoneLarry)

 

Arizona punts.

Seahawks to start from their own 32 with 6:53 left.

— Stephen Cohen (@scohenPI)

 

Broadcasting.

"You going to the 'Hawks game this afternoon?" "Hopin' to. Got 96 more fish to throw to that guy over there first."

— Jacson A Bevens (@JacsonBevens)

 

Wilson complete to Lynch for a nice gain.

Big third down conversion with a dump off pass from Wilson to Lynch that goes for 14 yards on 3rd and 10.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)

 

Russell Wilson runs for a first down.

Another first-down scramble by Wilson. Clock ticks past 3:40.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Pass to Luke Willson. Foot on the throat or whatever.

Russell Wilson to Luke Willson for a big pick-up of 21 yards. But Willson can't stay inbounds. 2:23 left.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

Game …

— Russ_Miller (@russ_miller)

Wilson 204 passing, 74 rushing.

— Dave Softy Mahler (@Softykjr)

 

Cooper Helfet with a first down catch near the goal line.

Cooper Helfet! Nice catch. Three yards short of his second TD of the day.

— Nick Eaton (@njeaton)

 

Seahawks take a knee at the three yard line, all classy like. Win 19-3.

dammit, being classy sucks

— Danny Kelly (@FieldGulls)

Incredibly important victory for Seattle over Arizona, 19-3. Now two back in the division and 7-4 on the year.

— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree)