Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2018 · Week 4 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Russell Wilson

20·17

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Josh Rosen

State Farm Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

SEA -3.5

Total

40

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
  • +0.093EPA / play-0.240
  • 44.2%Success rate35.6%
  • +0.208EPA / dropback-0.267
  • -0.027EPA / rush-0.193
  • 11.2%Explosive rate6.0%
  • +7.30CPOE-7.13
  • 38.7%Third-down rate29.0%
  • 72.8%Red-zone TD rate63.9%
  • 2.23Points / drive0.92
  • 1.1%Turnover rate3.0%

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 Wilson19/2617200

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Mike Davis211014.82
Rashaad Penny9495.40
Russell Wilson4215.30

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tyler Lockett56530
Doug Baldwin57410
David Moore22390
Mike Davis44230
Nick Vannett1260
Brandon Marshall1350
Will Dissly1150

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Rosen15/2718010

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
David Johnson22713.21
Josh Rosen2136.50
Christian Kirk177.00
Chase Edmonds310.30

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 -3.52.8%3.1%4.8%3.2%7.5%6.7%3.8%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

7.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

39.4%

Expected total

43.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-5.38
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-3.64