Final2024 Week 12

Lumen Field, Seattle, WA

Arizona Cardinals vs Seattle Seahawks, Week 12 2024

Arizona Cardinals

Away

6

Seattle Seahawks

HomeWon

16

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cardinals03036
Seahawks076316

ARI 6SEA 16 Final

  • Passing leader

    Kyler Murray

    ARI · QB

    11.3PPR pts

    24/37, 285 YDS, 1 INT

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Trey McBride

    ARI · TE

    25.3PPR pts

    12 REC, 133 YDS

  • Cardinals leader

    James Conner

    ARI · RB

    9.9PPR pts

    7 ATT, 8 YDS, 5 REC, 41 REC YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Coby Bryant

    SEA

    1 INT, 1 TD, 6 TKL

Seahawks 16, Cardinals 6: Seattle beats Arizona

Seattle led 7–3 at halftime and outscored Arizona 9–3 after the break to win 16–6. Arizona outgained the Seahawks 298–285.

The Cardinals went 3-for-12 on third down and committed one turnover, while the Seahawks kept the ball for 33:13.

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Key advantages

  • +25% third-down rate SEA 50% · ARI 25%
  • +6:26 time of possession SEA 33:13 · ARI 26:47

Game Highlights

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Why the Seahawks Won

Seattle won the third-down and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Cardinals vs Seahawks
CardinalsStatSeahawks
25%Third-down conversion50%
26:47Time of possession33:13
Other team stats
298Total yards285
5.3Yards per play4.7
56Plays61
1Turnovers1

Scoring Summary

The Seahawks scored two touchdowns and one field goal; the Cardinals scored two field goals.

Scoring plays, Cardinals vs Seahawks
TimeTeamPlayARISEA
1st quarter
No scoring
2nd quarter
9:43ARIChad Ryland 35-yard FG Takes lead30
1:14SEAGeno Smith → Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 3-yard TD Takes leadJason Myers XP37
3rd quarter
7:12SEACoby Bryant 69-yard interception return TD Extends leadXP missed313
4th quarter
10:08ARIChad Ryland 22-yard FG613
1:56SEAJason Myers 50-yard FG Extends lead616

Fantasy Points: Cardinals vs Seahawks, Week 12 2024

Fantasy leaders

  1. Trey McBrideARITE25.3 PTSTE1
  2. Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR19.7 PTSWR13
  3. Geno SmithSEAQB13.4 PTSQB20
  4. Kenneth WalkerSEARB13.3 PTSRB15

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Kyler MurrayARIQB11.3QB2324/372850129077.0Start/Sit →
Geno SmithSEAQB13.4QB2022/312541132092.7Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Trey McBrideARITE25.3TE1TE———15121330Start/Sit →
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR19.7WR13WR———76771Start/Sit →
Kenneth WalkerSEARB13.3RB15RB1641064520
James ConnerARIRB9.9RB20RB78055410
DK MetcalfSEAWR9.9WR35WR———54590Start/Sit →
Marvin HarrisonARIWR7.7WR49WR———63470
Michael WilsonARIWR7.4WR51WR———42540Start/Sit →
AJ BarnerSEATE4.9TE24TE———43190Start/Sit →
Tyler LockettSEAWR4.0WR67WR———32200
Pharaoh BrownSEATE3.9TE31TE———22190
Zach CharbonnetSEARB2.2RB50RB6220————Start/Sit →
Trey BensonARIRB1.8RB51RB4180————
Jake BoboSEAWR1.8WR86WR———1180
Greg DortchARIWR1.5WR93WR———2150Start/Sit →
Elijah HigginsARITE1.5TE42TE———2150Start/Sit →
Emari DemercadoARIRB1.4RB54RB1140————Start/Sit →

Fantasy Usage

Arizona Cardinals

Snap Share

  1. Trey McBrideTE56 snaps97%
  2. Marvin HarrisonWR55 snaps95%
  3. Michael WilsonWR48 snaps83%
  4. James ConnerRB40 snaps69%
  5. Zay JonesWR22 snaps38%

Target Share34 targets

  1. Trey McBride44%, 15 targets
  2. Marvin Harrison18%, 6 targets
  3. James Conner15%, 5 targets
  4. Michael Wilson12%, 4 targets
  5. Greg Dortch6%, 2 targets
  6. Other6%, 2 targets

Carry Share14 carries

  1. James Conner50%, 7 carries
  2. Trey Benson29%, 4 carries
  3. Kyler Murray14%, 2 carries
  4. Emari Demercado7%, 1 carries

Seattle Seahawks

Snap Share

  1. AJ BarnerTE54 snaps84%
  2. DK MetcalfWR50 snaps78%
  3. Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR42 snaps66%
  4. Tyler LockettWR41 snaps64%
  5. Kenneth WalkerRB41 snaps64%

Target Share28 targets

  1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba25%, 7 targets
  2. Kenneth Walker21%, 6 targets
  3. DK Metcalf18%, 5 targets
  4. AJ Barner14%, 4 targets
  5. Tyler Lockett11%, 3 targets
  6. Other11%, 3 targets

Carry Share25 carries

  1. Kenneth Walker64%, 16 carries
  2. Zach Charbonnet24%, 6 carries
  3. Geno Smith12%, 3 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Trey McBrideARITE5697%1544%0
Marvin HarrisonARIWR5595%618%0
AJ BarnerSEATE5484%414%0
Michael WilsonARIWR4883%412%0
DK MetcalfSEAWR5078%518%0
James ConnerARIRB4069%515%7
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR4266%725%0
Tyler LockettSEAWR4164%311%0
Kenneth WalkerSEARB4164%621%16
Pharaoh BrownSEATE2945%27%0
Zay JonesARIWR2238%00%0
Zach CharbonnetSEARB2438%00%6
Tip ReimanARITE2034%00%0
Elijah HigginsARITE1831%26%0
Cody WhiteSEAWR1727%00%0
Jake BoboSEAWR1523%14%0
Greg DortchARIWR1221%26%0
Emari DemercadoARIRB916%00%1
Trey BensonARIRB916%00%4
Tyler MabrySEATE35%00%0
Zach PascalARIWR12%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

  • Biggest overperformer+7.7Jaxon Smith-Njigba19.7 PTS vs 12.0 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−7.4Kenneth Walker III13.3 PTS vs 20.7 xFP
  • Highest expected volume25.7 xFPTrey McBride25.3 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Trey McBrideARI · TE25.325.7−0.497%44% tgt—000%1544%
Kenneth Walker IIISEA · —13.320.7−7.464%64% car—01664%621%
Kyler MurrayARI · QB11.317.8−6.5100%37 att—37214%00%
Geno SmithSEA · QB13.415.7−2.3100%31 att—31312%00%
James ConnerARI · RB9.913.1−3.269%50% car—0750%515%
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA · WR19.712.0+7.766%25% tgt—000%725%
Marvin Harrison Jr.ARI · WR7.710.3−2.695%18% tgt—000%618%
DK MetcalfSEA · WR9.98.6+1.378%18% tgt—000%518%
AJ BarnerSEA · TE4.96.9−2.084%14% tgt—000%414%
Michael WilsonARI · WR7.46.9+0.583%12% tgt—000%412%
Tyler LockettSEA · WR4.05.1−1.164%11% tgt—000%311%
Zach CharbonnetSEA · RB2.23.9−1.738%24% car—0624%00%
Elijah HigginsARI · TE1.53.4−1.931%6% tgt—000%26%
Greg DortchARI · WR1.53.4−1.921%6% tgt—000%26%
Pharaoh BrownSEA · TE3.93.4+0.545%7% tgt—000%27%
Trey BensonARI · RB1.82.6−0.816%29% car—0429%00%
Jake BoboSEA · WR1.81.7+0.123%4% tgt—000%14%
Emari DemercadoARI · RB1.40.7+0.716%7% car—017%00%

Team totals: Cardinals 34 targets and 14 carries; Seahawks 28 targets and 25 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2024 season: 1.71 PPR points per target (68% catch rate), 0.65 per carry and 0.44 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Kyler Murray Unlucky

ARI · QB · 11.3 pts on 17.8 expected

24 of 37 passing for 285 yards, 1 interception; 2 carries for 9 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 17.8 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Kyler Murray →

Geno Smith

SEA · QB · 13.4 pts on 15.7 expected

22 of 31 passing for 254 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 3 carries for 2 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.7 expected.

Start/Sit: Geno Smith →

Trey McBride Volume, no payoff

ARI · TE · 25.3 pts on 25.7 expected

15 targets (44% of the team's), 12 catches for 133 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 25.7 expected.

Start/Sit: Trey McBride →

James Conner

ARI · RB · 9.9 pts on 13.1 expected

5 targets (15% of the team's), 5 catches for 41 yards; 7 carries (50% of the team's) for 8 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 13.1 expected.

Kenneth Walker III Volume, no payoff

SEA · — · 13.3 pts on 20.7 expected

6 targets (21% of the team's), 4 catches for 52 yards; 16 carries (64% of the team's) for 41 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 20.7 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ran hot

SEA · WR · 19.7 pts on 12.0 expected

7 targets (25% of the team's), 6 catches for 77 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 12.0 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Jaxon Smith-Njigba →

Marvin Harrison Jr.

ARI · WR · 7.7 pts on 10.3 expected

6 targets (18% of the team's), 3 catches for 47 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 10.3 expected.

Greg Dortch

ARI · WR · 1.5 pts on 3.4 expected

2 targets (6% of the team's), 1 catch for 5 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 3.4 expected.

Start/Sit: Greg Dortch →

Stock Up, Stock Down

Arizona Cardinals

  • Stock up: Marvin Harrison Jr. played 95% of the snaps, up from a 75% season average.
  • Stock down: Greg Dortch played 21% of the snaps, down from a 47% season average.

Seattle Seahawks

  • Stock up: AJ Barner played 84% of the snaps, up from a 46% season average.
  • Stock up: Pharaoh Brown played 45% of the snaps, up from a 26% season average.
  • Stock down: Jaxon Smith-Njigba played 66% of the snaps, down from a 85% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2024 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Cardinals defense and Seahawks defense
Points allowed toCardinals DSeahawks D
QBs16.916.9
RBs23.621.8
WRs32.433.9
TEs9.711.6

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Seattle opened at 50% win probability and passed 98% in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

Seahawks win probability

Seahawks win probability by game minuteSeahawks started at 50%, stood at 66% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 5 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. −11Ryland 35-yd FG50% → 39%Q2 9:43
  2. +28Smith → Smith-Njigba, 3-yd TD38% → 66%Q2 1:14
  3. +20Bryant 69-yd pick-six69% → 89%Q3 7:12
  4. −7Ryland 22-yd FG96% → 90%Q4 10:08

Swing in Seahawks win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Cardinals vs Seahawks
Arizona CardinalsMeasureSeattle Seahawks
56Plays61
75%Pass rate59%
5.9Yds / dropback6.1
3.5Yds / carry2.6
3/12Third downs7/14

Efficiency edge Seattle ran 5 more plays than Arizona.

  • Top targets
  • ARI McBride 44% · Harrison 18% · Conner 15%
  • SEA Smith-Njigba 25% · Walker 21% · Metcalf 18%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Cardinals vs Seahawks
ResultARISEA
Touchdowns01
Field goals21
Punts65
Turnovers11
Missed field goals10
  • The Cardinals opened the scoring on their fourth possession, a 6-play, 33-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
  • The Seahawks drained the clock with two second-half drives of five to nine minutes.
All 20 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
ARIQ1 15:00412:51Punt
SEAQ1 12:096253:37Punt
ARIQ1 8:326263:23Punt
SEAQ1 5:094123:03Punt
ARIQ1 2:066233:01Punt
SEAQ2 14:053-41:27Punt
ARIQ2 12:386332:55Field goal
SEAQ2 9:437284:01Punt
ARIQ2 5:42311:03Punt
SEAQ2 4:397613:25Touchdown
ARIQ2 1:14360:35Punt
SEAQ2 0:395120:39End of half
SEAQ3 15:005293:31Punt
ARIQ3 11:298424:17Interception
ARIQ3 7:124-12:14Punt
SEAQ3 4:5811735:07Interception
ARIQ4 14:5111764:43Field goal
SEAQ4 10:0813498:12Field goal
ARIQ4 1:568511:45Missed FG
SEAQ4 0:111-10:11End of game
About these numbers

The Seahawks' interception touchdown is counted as a Cardinals interception, not as a Seahawks possession. Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Cardinals vs Seahawks Head-to-Head

The Cardinals and Seahawks first met in 1976 and have played 55 times since. They have been NFC West rivals since 2002.

All-time series
32–22–1Seahawks lead, 55 meetings since 1976
Postseason
0No playoff meetings
Largest Cardinals win
27–32009
Largest Seahawks win
58–02012

Since 2021

10–1 Seahawks lead

11 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. S = Seahawks win, C = Cardinals win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 9 Cardinals at Seahawks Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2024 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Cardinals vs Seahawks
CardinalsStatSeahawks
8-9Record10-7
23.5Points per game22.1
358.2Yards per game332.2
5.9Yards per play5.5
22.3Points allowed per game21.6
342.5Yards allowed per game332.7

Cardinals vs Seahawks Fantasy Outlook for 2026

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2024 Game Logs for Players in This Game

Cardinals vs Seahawks Game FAQ

Who won the 2024 Cardinals vs Seahawks Week 12 game?

The Seattle Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals 16–6 in Week 12 of the 2024 season. The game was played at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA, on November 24, 2024. See the Seahawks' 2024 schedule.

What was the final score of Cardinals vs Seahawks?

The final score was Seahawks 16, Cardinals 6. The Seahawks led 7–3 at halftime, and the second half went Cardinals 3, Seahawks 9.

What happened in the Cardinals vs Seahawks game?

Seattle led 7–3 at halftime and outscored Arizona 9–3 after the break to win 16–6. Arizona outgained the Seahawks 298–285. Trey McBride led all players with 12 catches for 133 yards.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Cardinals vs Seahawks?

Trey McBride led the game with 25.3 PPR fantasy points, the TE1 of Week 12, on 12 catches for 133 yards. Jaxon Smith-Njigba was next with 19.7 (WR13). See Trey McBride's 2024 game log.

Who led Cardinals vs Seahawks in passing, rushing and receiving?

Kyler Murray (ARI) led all passers with 24 of 37 for 285 yards and an interception. Kenneth Walker (SEA) led in rushing with 16 carries for 41 yards. Trey McBride (ARI) led in receiving with 12 catches for 133 yards.

How many fantasy points did Trey McBride score against the Seahawks?

Trey McBride scored 25.3 points in PPR leagues, 19.3 in half-PPR and 13.3 in standard scoring against the Seahawks in Week 12 of the 2024 season, on 12 catches for 133 yards. He drew 44% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Cardinals vs Seahawks?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 19.7 PPR points on 12.0 xFP (+7.7). Kenneth Walker III fell furthest short, with 13.3 points on 20.7 xFP (−7.4). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Cardinals vs Seahawks?

Trey McBride had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 25.7 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 25.3. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

What was the turning point of Cardinals vs Seahawks?

Geno Smith's 3-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Smith-Njigba with 1:14 left in the second quarter was the biggest swing of the game, moving the Seahawks' win probability from 38% to 66%.

What is the all-time Cardinals vs Seahawks record?

The Seahawks lead the all-time series 32–22–1 across 55 meetings since 1976.

When did the Cardinals and Seahawks last play before this game?

Before Week 12 of 2024, they last met in the 2023 season on January 7, 2024, when the Seahawks beat the Cardinals 21–20.

What is the Cardinals vs Seahawks record since 2021?

The Seahawks lead 10–1 across 11 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.