Ugly streak continues for Cardinals after brutal loss to Seahawks

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The Arizona Cardinals still cannot figure out the Seattle Seahawks. Arizona suffered another frustrating loss on Sunday, falling 17-3 at Lumen Field in a game where its offense never found any rhythm.

The defeat extended an ugly streak for the Cardinals, who have now lost 11 straight games to Seattle, according to Bo Brack. The Cardinals reporter did not hold back in his assessment of Arizona’s performance.

“Arizona’s offense was a NO-SHOW: 8 straight scoreless drives, 4/13 on third down and under 200 yards,” Brack wrote on X.

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The numbers back him up. The Cardinals finished with just 198 total yards and 50 rushing yards on 18 carries. Their passing attack managed only 166 yards, while Seattle’s defense racked up three sacks and eight tackles for loss.

It did not start that way. Chad Ryland gave Arizona an early 3-0 lead with a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter. From there, however, the Cardinals came up empty.

Seattle took over in the second quarter. A.J. Barner punched in a 1-yard touchdown run, then caught a 7-yard scoring pass from Drew Lock with 18 seconds left in the half to put the Seahawks up 14-3. Jason Myers added a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter, and that was more than enough for Seattle.

Lock got the start with Sam Darnold sidelined by a quad injury, but the Seahawks did not need much from him. Seattle leaned on its ground game, running the ball 33 times for 120 yards, and held the ball for 31:39.

It was a rough day for Gardner Minshew in particular. The veteran took over as Arizona’s starter after the Cardinals traded Jacoby Brissett to the Baltimore Ravens and had not lost a game this season before Sunday.

Head coach Mike LaFleur did not sugarcoat it after the game.

“I know we can operate better than we did today,” LaFleur said, adding that the team needed to make the most of a hostile road environment. “But we need to make the most of it, and we certainly did not.”

Ugly streak continues for Cardinals after

The loss dropped the Cardinals to 3-6, while Seattle improved to 5-4. With the trade deadline looming on Tuesday, Arizona has some big decisions to make.

The Cardinals will look to regroup when they host the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday.

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