2014 · Week 16 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

35·6

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Ryan Lindley

University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

SEA -9.5

Total

36.5

Model margin

-3.6est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cardinals
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Cardinals winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Seahawksedge mapCardinals
  • +0.091EPA / play-0.024
  • 44.0%Success rate39.1%
  • +0.141EPA / dropback+0.056
  • +0.030EPA / rush-0.165
  • 11.7%Explosive rate8.2%
  • +4.40CPOE-4.59
  • 43.4%Third-down rate40.7%
  • 60.8%Red-zone TD rate51.8%
  • 2.06Points / drive1.54
  • 1.2%Turnover rate1.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

SEA lead 30–17–1 since 1999

SEA have won 9 straight. Meetings average 43.5 points. ARI are 21-26-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W10ARI @ SEA2244SEA
2025 · W4SEA @ ARI2320SEA
2024 · W14SEA @ ARI3018SEA
2024 · W12ARI @ SEA616SEA
2023 · W18SEA @ ARI2120SEA
2023 · W7ARI @ SEA1020SEA
2022 · W9SEA @ ARI3121SEA
2022 · W6ARI @ SEA919SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Russell Wilson20/3133920
Tarvaris Jackson1/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marshawn Lynch1011311.32
Russell Wilson68814.71
Robert Turbin10383.80
Christine Michael8283.50

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Lindley18/4421601
Logan Thomas0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Stepfan Taylor11191.70
Marion Grice166.00
Kerwynn Williams242.00
Robert Hughes100.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -9.52.8%3.1%4.8%3.2%7.5%6.7%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

1.25%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

39.4%

Expected total

43.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.08
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment-2.30
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin-3.65