Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 18 · Division

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

21·20

Cardinals

Arizona

QB Kyler Murray

State Farm Stadium · closed · grass

Closing spread

SEA -2.5

Total

48

Model margin

+1.0est.

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
  • +0.032EPA / play-0.055
  • 44.6%Success rate41.0%
  • +0.094EPA / dropback-0.082
  • -0.087EPA / rush-0.014
  • 9.6%Explosive rate9.3%
  • +1.54CPOE-2.77
  • 36.3%Third-down rate39.6%
  • 49.3%Red-zone TD rate62.4%
  • 2.00Points / drive1.88
  • 1.5%Turnover rate1.5%

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 · W7ARI @ SEA1020SEA
2022 · W9SEA @ ARI3121SEA
2022 · W6ARI @ SEA919SEA
2021 · W18SEA @ ARI3830SEA

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith16/2818920

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenneth Walker III17784.60
Zach Charbonnet5326.40
Geno Smith3289.30

Cardinals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kyler Murray22/3026210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
James Conner271505.61
Kyler Murray5336.60
Michael Carter4174.30
Rondale Moore155.00
Clayton Tune111.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Michael Wilson66950
James Conner44540
Trey McBride36341
Elijah Higgins22320
Rondale Moore45310
Greg Dortch24140
Michael Carter1220

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 -2.54.2%2.8%7.2%7.4%3.0%4.6%2.8%

Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

2.09%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.8%

Expected total

48.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.69
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.02