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GLENDALE,
Ariz.
-
The
Arizona
Cardinals
have
had
a
home-field
disadvantage,
winning
only
once
in
four
tries.
Seattle has lost all three of its road games by a combined score of 95-44.
Something has to give when the NFC West foes meet in the desert on Sunday.
The Cardinals (5-3) look to finally give their fans something to cheer about. The Seahawks (3-5) see a vital opportunity to salvage a season.
"It needs to be known that this game is way more important, because of how we shot ourselves in the foot earlier in the season," Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said.
Among the road victories for Arizona was a dominant 27-3 triumph in Seattle on Oct. 18. It was a dismal performance for the Seahawks, who managed just 128 total yards, including a franchise-low 14 on the ground. Seattle was 0-for-11 on third downs.
"We got after Seattle that first game," Cardinals nose tackle Bryan Robinson said, "and I'm pretty sure they want to make amends for what happened the first time around."
Thanks to an unlikely 4-0 road record, Arizona has built a two-game lead in the NFC West, despite what wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald calls "a roller-coaster ride" through the first half of the season.
It's still a tenuous spot. Despite all of its troubles, Seattle could pull within a game of the Cardinals with a victory.
Arizona is coming off perhaps its best game of the season, a 41-21 victory over the Bears in Chicago. But just two weeks ago, Carolina ran all over the Cardinals for a 31-21 victory in Glendale.
Arizona had developed a raucous, supportive environment, going 14-4 at home in coach Ken Whisenhunt's first two seasons with the Cardinals. Yet the cheers often turned to boos this season as the Cardinals lost at home to San Francisco, Indianapolis and Carolina.
Arizona needed a three-play goal-line stand for its only home win, 28-21 over Houston on Oct. 11.
Turnovers have played a big role. The Cardinals have 12 of them at home, compared with three by the opposition.
"I certainly don't think it's our preparation or how we have been working in practice. It's about making mistakes at the wrong time," Whisenhunt said. "Maybe that is a ...[next page]
Seattle has lost all three of its road games by a combined score of 95-44.
Something has to give when the NFC West foes meet in the desert on Sunday.
The Cardinals (5-3) look to finally give their fans something to cheer about. The Seahawks (3-5) see a vital opportunity to salvage a season.
"It needs to be known that this game is way more important, because of how we shot ourselves in the foot earlier in the season," Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck said.
Among the road victories for Arizona was a dominant 27-3 triumph in Seattle on Oct. 18. It was a dismal performance for the Seahawks, who managed just 128 total yards, including a franchise-low 14 on the ground. Seattle was 0-for-11 on third downs.
"We got after Seattle that first game," Cardinals nose tackle Bryan Robinson said, "and I'm pretty sure they want to make amends for what happened the first time around."
Thanks to an unlikely 4-0 road record, Arizona has built a two-game lead in the NFC West, despite what wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald calls "a roller-coaster ride" through the first half of the season.
It's still a tenuous spot. Despite all of its troubles, Seattle could pull within a game of the Cardinals with a victory.
Arizona is coming off perhaps its best game of the season, a 41-21 victory over the Bears in Chicago. But just two weeks ago, Carolina ran all over the Cardinals for a 31-21 victory in Glendale.
Arizona had developed a raucous, supportive environment, going 14-4 at home in coach Ken Whisenhunt's first two seasons with the Cardinals. Yet the cheers often turned to boos this season as the Cardinals lost at home to San Francisco, Indianapolis and Carolina.
Arizona needed a three-play goal-line stand for its only home win, 28-21 over Houston on Oct. 11.
Turnovers have played a big role. The Cardinals have 12 of them at home, compared with three by the opposition.
"I certainly don't think it's our preparation or how we have been working in practice. It's about making mistakes at the wrong time," Whisenhunt said. "Maybe that is a ...[next page]
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