2016 · Week 7 · Division

Final / OT

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

6·6

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Carson Palmer

University of Phoenix Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

ARI -2.5

Total

43

Model margin

+1.9est.

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
  • +0.022EPA / play-0.005
  • 44.0%Success rate45.3%
  • +0.102EPA / dropback+0.043
  • -0.126EPA / rush-0.093
  • 8.7%Explosive rate8.5%
  • +4.81CPOE-0.78
  • 38.7%Third-down rate40.4%
  • 41.8%Red-zone TD rate65.4%
  • 1.88Points / drive1.89
  • 1.7%Turnover rate2.5%

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 Wilson24/3722500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Christine Michael16523.30
Alex Collins122.00
C.J. Prosise100.00
Russell Wilson1-2-2.00

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Palmer29/4934200

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
David Johnson331133.40
Carson Palmer188.00
Andre Ellington273.50
J.J. Nelson144.00

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 +2.54.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

7.50%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.1%

Expected total

43.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.23
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin+1.89