Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks Preview

By J.E. | Saturday, September 24, 2005 | ( 0 )

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The Arizona Cardinals (0-2) head to the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Seahawks (1-1). Kickoff will take place at 4:05pm ET at Qwest Field.

The Arizona Cardinals dropped another winnable game last week as they settled for 4 field goals in their 17-12 loss to the Rams. Their lack of a premier running back has allowed opposing defenses to zone in on Kurt Warner and WR Larry Fitzgerald. Warner was 29-of-42 for 327 yards in the game, but failed to get the ball into the end zone. Running back Marcel Shipp only gained 54 yards last week and rookie J.J. Arrington missed the game due to a stomach ailment. Warner's downfield targets will be wide receivers Anquan Boldin, who had 8 catches for 119 yards against the Rams, and Larry Fitzgerald, who had 4 catches for 70 yards. On defense, the Arizona Cardinals have to come up with a way to stop Shaun Alexander, or he could put up some impressive numbers.

The Seattle Seahawks jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead against the Falcons last week, but then barely held on for a 21-18 victory. The offense begins with Shaun Alexander, and Seattle will make sure that he gets plenty of carries against the Cardinals' defense. Alexander rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown last week, and more importantly, kept the Atlanta offense off the field. Matt Hasselbeck, who was 20-of-31 for 281 yards and 2 TDs against the Falcons, will look to throw the ball to WRs Darrell Jackson and Bobby Engram as soon as the Cardinals start anticipating the run. Defensively, LB Jamie Sharper leads the Seahawks in tackles with 13. Rocky Bernard and Bryce Fisher will be looking to put pressure on Warner all day.

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