Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2022 · Week 9 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

31·21

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Kyler Murray

State Farm Stadium · open · grass

Closing spread

ARI -1.5

Total

49.5

Model margin

+0.0est.

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
  • +0.013EPA / play-0.081
  • 44.8%Success rate40.7%
  • +0.060EPA / dropback-0.079
  • -0.071EPA / rush-0.084
  • 9.2%Explosive rate6.3%
  • +5.46CPOE-1.70
  • 37.4%Third-down rate35.4%
  • 54.3%Red-zone TD rate59.7%
  • 2.05Points / drive1.60
  • 1.9%Turnover rate2.0%

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 · W6ARI @ SEA919SEA
2021 · W18SEA @ ARI3830SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith26/3427521

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenneth Walker III261094.22
Geno Smith6386.30
Travis Homer177.00
DeeJay Dallas144.00

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kyler Murray25/3517520

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kyler Murray8607.50
James Conner7456.40
Eno Benjamin4123.00
Greg Dortch133.00
Keaontay Ingram122.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Rondale Moore810690
Zach Ertz58401
DeAndre Hopkins45361
James Conner55190
Eno Benjamin11150
Greg Dortch1100
Robbie Chosen13-40

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 +1.52.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.4%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

2.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.1%

Expected total

43.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.69
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.01