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    Seattle Seahawks locked in defensive battle, lead Arizona Cardinals 7-3

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    SEATTLE, Wash. – Engaged in a defensive slugfest with first place in the NFC West up for grabs, Geno Smith connected with Jaxon Smith-Njigba within two minutes of a first-half play for a three-yard touchdown to give the Seattle Seahawks take in front of the Arizona Cardinals 7-3 at Lumen Field.

    Under constant pressure from an aggressive Arizona defense that regularly sent five or more rushers, Smith picked up four sacks for a loss of 25 yards in the first half, three of which came on third down that led to Seattle punts. On the team’s first four possessions, even when one of them pushed into Cardinals territory, Michael Dickson finished each time by kicking the ball to the opponent, giving him a decent workout on special teams in mid-November.

    However, after taking a first down sack from linebacker Jesse Luketa, Smith took advantage of offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb’s perfect play call on the ensuing 2nd and 10, dumping the ball to Smith-Njigba on a six-yard tunnel screen defenders down. on him. The receiver beat the blitz with blockers in front and took off for a 46-yard gain, setting the table for Smith to connect with him again three plays later on an away route to take the lead for the first time.

    When Smith actually had time to throw, he played an effective first half, completing 11 of 16 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. He completed a trio of passes for more than 19 yards, including a 29-yard connection with DK Metcalf after stepping into the pocket to avoid a pair of rushers in the first quarter. Ken Walker III, who was held in check for most of the half, rushed eight times for 20 yards.

    While the Seahawks mostly struggled offensively in the first half, the same could be said for the Cardinals, who scored five times on six possessions. Boye Mafe and Tyrice Knight found their way to Kyler Murray for sacks on the opening drive, while Leonard Williams threw his name in the hat and brought down the elusive quarterback for a sack late in the first half.

    In all, Seattle produced four quarterback hits and James Conner continued to rush for nine yards on four carries. Arizona managed to convert just two of eight third-down chances in the first two quarters, while producing just 110 total yards of offense after scoring 28 or more points in each of the previous three games.

    Knight led the charge against the Seahawks defense, recording five tackles and a sack and nearly had a game-changing play late in the first quarter. After Murray’s arm was hit by Williams deep in Arizona territory, the ball squirted out and was initially ruled a fumble, with the rookie linebacker picking it up and scoring. However, the replay officials overturned the fumble and ruled it an incomplete pass, wiping six points off the scoreboard.

    In the secondary, safety Julian Love recorded two pass breakups, including a near diving interception down the sideline on a third-down pass from Murray. Riq Woolen also made a nice pass breakup in coverage against Marvin Harrison Jr., which led to another punt late in the half.

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