The good, the bad, the Ohio State WRs among SeahawksCardinals winners, losers Nate Davis, USA TODAY September 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM 0 It generally wasn't pretty – meaning the football game itself – but it did wind up providing the fourthquarter drama that typifies most NFL games nowadays.
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Nate Davis, USA TODAY September 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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It generally wasn't pretty – meaning the football game itself – but it did wind up providing the fourth-quarter drama that typifies most NFL games nowadays.
In the end, the Seattle Seahawks hung on to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 23-20 in a battle of NFC West rivals. Now 3-1, the 'Hawks are a half-game behind the San Francisco 49ers for the division lead. Meanwhile, the Cards dropped their second straight, falling to 2-2 − the losses to Seattle and San Francisco by a combined four points − and now the only squad in the NFC West that currently doesn't sport a winning record.
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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.
That wasn't all that happened on a night with a far-flung constituency of winners and losers. Here they are:
WINNERSReimagined Seahawks
Seattle fell a tiebreaker shy of winning the NFC West in 2024 – and wound up with the best record (10-7) of the 18 teams that missed the playoffs last season. Nevertheless, longtime GM John Schneider and second-year HC Mike Macdonald gave their roster a significant makeover in the offseason – swapping out QB Geno Smith for Sam Darnold, WR DK Metcalf for Cooper Kupp and offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb for Klint Kubiak while also making several defensive modifications. Now, the Seahawks seem to quickly be coalescing into the football team Macdonald wanted – one that plays smashmouth defense, leans on a ball-control offense and judiciously makes big plays on both sides of the ball with an emphasis on limiting mistakes. Mission (generally) accomplished Thursday.
'Rivalries' uniforms
The Cards became the first team to wear Nike's recently unveiled alternate uniforms – kits meant to emphasize NFL teams' cultural intersections with their communities. AFC East and NFC West teams will wear them one time apiece in the 2025 season. Arizona's sandblasted, desert-themed version is arguably the best of the bunch. Extending the uniform theme, the Cardinals' end zones were also gloriously painted.
a moment for the end zones pic.twitter.com/gaUi9eUz5P
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) September 25, 2025
'Rivalry' dominance
Though Macdonald, Darnold et al. are hardly responsible for the bulk of it, the Seahawks have now beaten the Cardinals eight consecutive times.
Jason Myers
The Seahawks kicker missed a 53-yard field goal on Seattle's penultimate drive that could have put the game out of reach. (The Cardinals tied the contest 20-20 on the ensuing drive.) Myers then made a 52-yarder at the gun ... that put the game out of reach.
Former Ohio State wide receivers
Coming out of Columbus, Arizona's Marvin Harrison Jr. was the highly regarded fourth overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft. A year earlier, Seattle chose former Buckeye Jaxon Smith-Njigba 20th overall selection. Harrison caught six balls, including a spectacular 16-yard TD from QB Kyler Murray. JSN had a game-high 79 receiving yards on four receptions, and his 22-yard grab on Seattle's final drive helped set up Myers' game-winner.
LOSERSFormer Ohio State wide receivers
Another game, another bad drop for Harrison – Thursday's butterfingers episode leading to an interception for Murray. Like 2024 draftmate Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears, MHJ may yet blossom into a great pro. But right now? Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze, Brian Thomas Jr., Ladd McConkey and Xavier Worthy have all been or shown they could be more highly impactful players than Harrison … to date. JSN is rounding into a legit No. 1 for the 'Hawks, however his holding penalty in the fourth quarter nullified a touchdown that could have iced the win for Seattle much earlier. Jawing at referee Alex Kemp afterward, Smith-Njigba was fortunate he didn't get tossed.
PICKED! Ernest Jones IV with the @Seahawks 2nd INT of the gameSEAvsAZ on Prime VideoAlso streaming on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/ARaBx7Yu4S
— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2025
Coby Bryant
Imagine how out of hand this game might have gotten if the Seahawks had retained possession on S Coby Bryant's first-quarter interception … as they probably should have after a shaky ruling from the officials.
The Seahawks get the interception...But then the Cardinals get the ball back on a fumble!SEAvsAZ on Prime VideoAlso streaming on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/7Hdh0YfwJu
— NFL (@NFL) September 26, 2025
Cardinals' run game
In Arizona's first game without injured RB James Conner, who suffered a season-ending foot injury, they managed all of 44 yards from their running backs.
Russell Wilson
Benched five minutes ago by the New York Giants and minding his business 2,500 miles away from Thursday night's game – perhaps as his career is concluding despite his wishes – Wilson nevertheless was catching strays from Prime Video's pre-game show. Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez and Richard Sherman, Wilson's teammate for six seasons in Seattle, both agreed the quarterback's case as a potential Hall of Famer has been significantly weakened … by Wilson himself.
Chad Ryland
After the Arizona kicker knotted the game 20-20 with his PAT with 28 seconds to go, his kickoff missed the landing zone and set Seattle up on its 40-yard line to start what turned out to be the game-winning drive.
Kyler Murray
Purportedly the Cardinals' franchise passer, he doesn't look like a Hall of Famer, either, coming up short again in another big game. Murray made it interesting at the end, but too little (too short?), too late.
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