The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 9 Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals Sunday afternoon game.
| Seattle | Rank | @ | Arizona | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Spread | -2 | ||
| 24 | Implied Total | 26 | ||
| 26.3 | 4 | Points/Gm | 22.8 | 15 |
| 24.9 | 26 | Points All./Gm | 26.3 | 30 |
| 58.5 | 28 | Plays/Gm | 70.3 | 1 |
| 66.5 | 29 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 62.5 | 14 |
| 6 | 6 | Off. Yards/Play | 4.9 | 30 |
| 5.7 | 19 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.8 | 25 |
| 42.52% | 13 | Rush% | 37.90% | 21 |
| 57.48% | 20 | Pass% | 62.10% | 12 |
| 45.11% | 26 | Opp. Rush % | 39.00% | 8 |
| 54.89% | 7 | Opp. Pass % | 61.00% | 25 |
- Arizona has trailed for 78.7% of their offensive snaps, the highest rate in the league.
- After allowing opponents to score on 51.9% of their drives Weeks 1-5 (highest rate in the league), Seattle has allowed opponents to score on 20.6% of their drives the past three weeks (second).
- 43.5% (37-of-85) of the Seattle drives have reached the red zone or scored prior, trailing only the Bills (47.9%), Chiefs (47.2%), and Eagles (44.0%).
- 41.2% (35-of-85) of the drives against Arizona have reached the red zone or scored prior, the fourth-highest rate in the league.
- 14.8% of the plays run by Seattle in the red zone have resulted in touchdowns, 30th in the league.
- Seattle is averaging 6.5 yards per play on first down, fourth in the league.
- Arizona is averaging 4.7 yards per play on first down, 31st in the league.
Quarterback
Kyler Murray: Murray didn’t play a clean game on Sunday, but he did more than enough from a fantasy perspective. Murray threw two interceptions, but also threw for a season-high 326 yards and had some regression to the mean working towards his career touchdown rate, throwing a season-high three touchdown passes. With an additional 36 yards rushing, Murray was able to produce his first top-five fantasy week of the season.
These teams just played back in Week 6. In that game, Arizona did not score an offensive touchdown as Murray threw for just 222 yards and 6.0 yards per pass attempt. Murray did rush for a season-high 100 yards in that game, but that week was the start of this defensive turnaround for the Seattle defense.
Seattle pressured Murray on 34.0% of his dropbacks in that game, which has been his bugaboo all season long. Under pressure this season, Murray is completing 40.3% of his passes (36th) for 3.4 yards per pass attempt, a rate only higher than Zach Wilson (3.0 Y/A).
There is a low bar to clear for Murray to be better in this rematch. Murray also did not have DeAndre Hopkins at his disposal in the first meeting between these teams. With Hopkins the past two weeks, Murray has his two highest yards per pass attempt marks on the season. His rushing ability gives him multiple avenues to still produce a viable floor and keep him in play as a QB1.
