2015 · Week 17 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

36·6

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Carson Palmer

University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

ARI -6

Total

46.5

Model margin

+1.3est.

ARI perspective

Push chance

3.0%est.

the line sits on a key number

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
  • +0.105EPA / play+0.133
  • 47.1%Success rate47.7%
  • +0.255EPA / dropback+0.260
  • -0.104EPA / rush-0.059
  • 10.9%Explosive rate10.8%
  • +7.64CPOE+4.51
  • 47.8%Third-down rate47.4%
  • 63.8%Red-zone TD rate61.1%
  • 2.18Points / drive2.34
  • 1.4%Turnover rate2.1%

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 Wilson19/2819730
Tarvaris Jackson3/42800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Christine Michael171026.00
Bryce Brown9202.21
Russell Wilson5132.60
Tyler Lockett273.50
Kasen Williams155.00
Tarvaris Jackson2-2-1.00

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Palmer12/2512911
Drew Stanton8/188402

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
David Johnson11252.30
Andre Ellington221.00

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 +64.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

3.03%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.7%

Expected total

44.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.15
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.34