{"id":27684,"date":"2016-01-04T09:02:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T17:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/wilson-seahawks-rout-cardinals-36-6\/"},"modified":"2016-01-04T09:02:30","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T17:02:30","slug":"wilson-seahawks-rout-cardinals-36-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/wilson-seahawks-rout-cardinals-36-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson, Seahawks rout Cardinals 36-6"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLENDALE, Ariz. \u2014<\/strong> Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes in a second-quarter outburst and the Seattle Seahawks emphatically snapped Arizona\u2019s nine-game winning streak in a 36-6 rout on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Playing on the same field where they lost a Super Bowl heartbreaker last February, the Seahawks (10-6) dominated from their opening possession and led 30-6 at the half.<\/p>\n

It was a sour end to the regular season for the NFC West champion Cardinals (13-3), who had clinched the NFC\u2019s No. 2 seed and a first-round playoff bye.<\/p>\n

Tyler Lockett set up three of Seattle\u2019s four first-half touchdowns \u2014 with punt returns of 66 and 42 yards and a 36-yard reception.<\/p>\n

Seattle will play at either Washington or Minnesota in the wild card round next weekend, depending on the outcome of Sunday night\u2019s game between the Vikings and Green Bay.<\/p>\n

Arizona\u2019s Carson Palmer, who broke the franchise\u2019s single-season record for passing yards, did not play in the second half. Wilson sat out the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Seattle improved to 3-0 at Arizona since Bruce Arians became the Cardinals\u2019 coach. Arizona beat the Seahawks in Seattle 39-32 on Nov. 15.<\/p>\n

Christine Michael rushed 17 times for 102 yards, including a 44-yarder on Seattle\u2019s first touchdown drive.<\/p>\n

Wilson, repeatedly burning the Cardinals with misdirection plays, completed 19 of 28 passes for 197 yards. In a span of 3 minutes, 54 seconds, he threw TD passes of 7 yards to Will Tukuafu, 8 yards to Chase Coffman and 24 yards to Jerome Kearse.<\/p>\n

Tukuafu\u2019s touchdown was his first reception of the season.<\/p>\n

After Seattle forced an Arizona punt to start the game, Michael burst over the right side of the line for a 44-yard run to the Arizona 21. Wilson found Cooper Helfet for 20 yards to the Cardinals\u2019 1 and Bryce Brown scored from there to cap a 12-play, 88-yard drive that used up 7:19 of the first quarter.<\/p>\n

Two plays later, intended receiver Larry Fitzgerald was held up near the line of scrimmage and Jeremy Lane\u2019s interception set up Steven Hauschka\u2019s 52-yard field goal that made it10-0.<\/p>\n

Arizona\u2019s lone score came when Palmer threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Fitzgerald. For the fifth time this season, Chandler Catanzaro missed the conversion kick and Seattle led 10-6 with 11:59 left in the first half.<\/p>\n

Then came the Seahawks\u2019 deluge.<\/p>\n

Wilson threw 36 yards to Lockett in an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with the touchdown toss to the fullback Tukuafu.<\/p>\n

Lockett\u2019s 66-yard punt return, plus a facemask penalty against the Cardinals on the play, led to the touchdown pass to the third-string tight end Coffman.<\/p>\n

Lockett\u2019s 42-yard run set up Wilson\u2019s touchdown pass to Kearse that made it 30-6 with 2:06 left in the half.<\/p>\n

Seattle\u2019s first punt came with 12 seconds left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

Fitzgerald caught six passes for 55 yards and, with 109 catches, broke the franchise record for receptions in a season he set with 104 in 2005.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks led the NFL in fewest points allowed for the fourth consecutive season.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals\u2019 other two losses this season \u2014 to St. Louis and Pittsburgh \u2014 were by a combined 14 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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