Field Level Media
Sep 30, 2018
Seattle halfback Mike Davis rushed for a career-high 101 yards and two touchdowns, and Sebastian Janikowski made a 52-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Seahawks to a 20-17 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz.
The Seahawks drove 31 yards in seven plays without a timeout to set up Janikowski's winning kick after Arizona's Phil Dawson pushed a 45-yard field goal attempt wide right with 1:55 remaining.
Russell Wilson completed 19 of 26 passes for 172 yards for the Seahawks (2-2), who won their second straight and have not lost in Arizona since 2013. Wilson recorded his 75th victory, tying Matt Hasselbeck for the franchise record.
Arizona rookie quarterback Josh Rosen completed 15 of 27 passes for 180 yards and his first career touchdown in his first start. David Johnson had a season-high 71 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Rosen's 22-yard touchdown pass to Chad Williams with 8:59 remaining tied the game at 17, concluding an 80-yard drive that included 31- and 19-yard completions. Seahawks safety Earl Thomas fractured his left lower leg injury on the scoring play and was carted off the field.
Thomas, who held out of the preseason due to a salary dispute, directed an obscene gesture toward the Seattle sideline as he made his way off the field.
Davis' 1-yard run with one minute remaining in the third quarter gave Seattle a 17-10 lead. The Seattle defense limited the Cardinals to 14 yards of total offense in the third period.
The Cardinals (0-4) have lost their first four for the first time since 1986, when Gene Stallings' team lost its first five. However, Arizona made some offensive noise under Rosen after generating a league-low 20 points and two touchdown in the first three games.
Seattle grabbed a 7-0 lead with 6:09 left in the first quarter on Davis' 20-yard touchdown run. Davis, starting when Chris Carson could not go because of a hip injury, followed a block by Wilson to leap into the end zone. Johnson fumbled on the Cardinals' next series, but Janikowski missed a 38-yard field goal attempt.
Dawson made a 23-yard field goal, his first of the season, to cap a 68-yard drive when the Cardinals closed within 7-3. Rosen threw an apparent 27-yard touchdown pass to Chad Williams on that drive, but the call was overturned after video replay when Williams was ruled to have step out of bounds.
Johnson scored on a 1-yard run for a 10-7 lead with 1:52 remaining in the first half after Janikowski missed a 52-yard field goal attempt. Dawson missed a 50-yarder as time expired in the half.
Janikowski's 40-yard field goal tied it at 10 with 4:59 remaining in the third quarter.
--Field Level Media