Kickers miss short field goals, Seahawks, Cards tie 6

The Cardinals front-seven was either getting to Wilson or getting held on nearly every play. The game was just ugly across the board, from both teams, and it obviously ends in a tie at 6-6, that’s no fun? Just tap it in and the Cardinals could fist-pump all night after beating the Seattle Seahawks at home for the first time since coach Bruce Arians was hired in 2013.

Catanzaro should have won it with a chip-shot field goal from 24 yards.

Instead of watching a game with an ending, everyone watching got this, one of the NFL’s all-time odd ties, which somehow feels about right.

“We’ve got to do better”, Christine Michael said after 16 carries for 52 yards. They outgained Seattle 443-227 yards; they controlled the ball almost a full 20 minutes longer and they got 12 more first downs than the Seahawks.

With less than 5 minutes left in regulation, Cardinal punter Ryan Quigley had his kick blocked by Seahawks rookie receiver Tanner McEvoy.

Then it got really, really weird in overtime. Hauschka hit his first field goal from 40-yards and his second from 36-yards out.

The officials correctly ruled that Wagner wasn’t within a yard of the line of scrimmage, so no foul.

The Seahawks forged the rare tie despite a horrific offensive display – the worst of the Russell Wilson era. The game ended in a 6-6 tie after overtime. “No excuse”, Catanzaro said.

“We work hard to make those kicks all season long and it is disappointing when it doesn’t go well”, Hauschka said.

Asked what he said to Catanzaro after he missed the potential game-winner, Arians was frank: “Make it”. “This isn’t high school, baby”.

Before most of you got out of bed Sunday, the L.A. Rams lost to the New York Giants 17-10 in London.

Defense Showed Up: Russell Wilson is one of the slipperiest players in the league and is just as risky using his legs as he is with his arm. There was a flag on the play, but after the referees talked it over, they decided not to penalize Seattle, giving them possession.

The sight of Sowell being taken to the locker room on a cart with a towel over his head and the issues Seattle was having in pass protection before that raised anew the discussion about whether the Seahawks should consider trading for a tackle before the NFL’s November 1 trade deadline.

That isn’t enough for Tyrann Mathieu.

Although ties aren’t that rare in the National Football League – there have been four since 2012 – a tie where neither team scores a touchdown is extremely rare. He said the Cardinals would have no changes on special teams. How does an NFL game in this era of football where offense is emphasized more than ever have 12 combined points? The score is tied up. The team played their tails off.

Arians still was unhappy after the game when he spoke with reporters.

Running back David Johnson had another good night.

Baldwin caught six balls for 69 yards and TE Jimmy Graham five for 53, but had two drops.

The Cardinals were without speedster John Brown after doctors diagnosed sickle cell traits that were causing leg pain. The Seahawks recovered the ball and had to punt. Until the fourth quarter, the Seahawks’ longest play from scrimmage was 14 yards. Arizona drove down the field and hit another field goal to take a 6-3 lead.

Nelson recapped the ups and downs of that reception.

And because I hate you just as much, let’s revisit last night’s stinkbomb through everybody’s favorite lens: that of rulebook minutiae! I felt like with my ability and what I’m able to bring to the team, I should have scored a touchdown. I didn’t feel like I touched him.