Well-executed 2-minute drill helps Seahawks extend lead, beat Cardinals

SEATTLE – The Seattle Seahawks perfectly executed a two-minute drill to take a two-score lead into halftime and it turned out to be more than they needed in a 17-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Seattle Seahawks 17, Arizona Cardinals 3: Box Score

After taking over at their 19-yard line with 1 minute, 45 seconds remaining in the first half, Seattle marched 81 yards on seven plays, which included a 29-yard defensive pass interference call on the Cardinals, to take a 14-3 advantage into the break.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught three passes for 35 yards on the drive and drew the penalty that helped put Seattle in scoring range. AJ Barner capped the scoring drive with a contested 7-yard TD grab.

Zach Charbonnet extended the drive with a 5-yard run on third-and-1 early in the drive. Two plays later, Drew Lock found Smith-Njigba over the middle for a 13-yard gain to the Seahawks’ 46-yard line. On the next play, Lock tried hit Smith Njigba deep down the right side line but couldn’t connect. However, Arizona’s Max Melton was called for a pass interference call that brought the ball to the Cardinals’ 25.

Lock then found Smith-Njigba again over the middle near the 12-yard line and the standout wide receiver used a stiff arm to get to the 7 and get out of bounds with 18 seconds left in the half.

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Barner held on to a 7-yard TD pass through contact from Arizona safety Budda Baker on the next play to put Seattle up 14-3 with 15 seconds left in the half. It was Barner’s second TD of the game.

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The touchdown drive fully swung momentum in Seattle’s favor heading into the break. After a stop on defense to start the second half, the offense drove for a 45-yard Jason Myers field goal that stood as the only points of the final two quarters for either squad.

The Seahawks improved to 5-4 with the win and the Cardinals dropped to 3-6.

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