Seattle Seahawks 17, Arizona Cardinals 3: AJ Barner and the defense settle it by halftime
AJ Barner scored twice before halftime and Seattle held Arizona to 198 yards in a 17-3 win that covered 9.5 and stayed well under 40.5.
The Seattle Seahawks did their scoring in the second quarter and spent the rest of Sunday afternoon at Lumen Field making it hold. AJ Barner scored both Seattle touchdowns, one on the ground and one through the air, and the defense kept the Arizona Cardinals to a single field goal and 198 total yards in a 17-3 win.
The result moves Seattle to 5-4 and completes a season sweep of Arizona, which falls to 3-6. It also follows a 34-17 loss to Chicago, so the Seahawks are back above .500 heading into a road trip.
How it was won
Arizona scored first. Chad Ryland hit a 28-yard field goal with 9:23 left in the first quarter, and that was the last time the Cardinals put points on the board.
Seattle answered early in the second quarter. Barner ran in from 1 yard out at 14:23, and Jason Myers converted the extra point for a 7-3 lead. The Seahawks added to it just before the break, when Drew Lock found Barner for a 7-yard touchdown with 15 seconds left in the half. Myers again converted, and Seattle went in up 14-3.
The only scoring after halftime came from Myers, who made a 45-yard field goal with 3:50 left in the third quarter to finish the scoring at 17-3.
The box score shows a game Seattle controlled without needing anything unusual. Neither team turned the ball over. Seattle outgained Arizona 295 to 198, ran for 120 yards to Arizona's 50, and led in first downs 21 to 13. The Seahawks converted 7 of 14 on third down; the Cardinals managed 4 of 13. Seattle held the ball for 31:39.
Lock was efficient rather than busy, completing 19 of 28 for 175 yards and the touchdown to Barner. Zach Charbonnet carried the run game with 77 yards on 16 carries. Jadarian Price added 24 yards on 9 carries and led Seattle in receiving with 54 yards on 4 catches. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 7 passes for 51 yards.
For Arizona, Gardner Minshew II completed 21 of 30 for 166 yards without a touchdown. Trey McBride caught 7 for 54 and Michael Wilson 6 for 60, but the Cardinals could not turn completions into drives that finished. Tyler Allgeier was held to 46 yards on 17 carries, under three yards a try, which left Arizona throwing into a defense that had no reason to worry about the run.
Against the number
Seattle closed at -9.5, and a 14-point margin covered by four and a half. The Myers field goal late in the third quarter was the score that moved the Seahawks past the number, and Arizona never threatened to get back inside it.
The total closed at 40.5. With 20 points scored, the under came in comfortably, and it was never in much doubt once the second half turned into a field-goal exchange with only one kick made.
On the moneyline, the market had Seattle at -535 and Arizona at +400. The favorite won, and the price reflected the gap the box score confirmed. Full closing numbers are on the game page.
What's next
Seattle goes on the road to face the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, November 15, 2026, on CBS. The Seahawks have alternated wins and losses over their last several games, and a result in Las Vegas would give them a first chance at back-to-back wins since early in the season.
Arizona's next opponent was not included in the schedule information available to us at publication. At 3-6 and swept by Seattle, the Cardinals need to find an offense that can finish drives, after scoring 10 points across two games against the Seahawks this season.