Bold Cardinals vs. Seahawks predictions for Week 10 matchup

While it is The Arizona Cardinals have seen their quarterback change dramatically, the The Seahawks added to their arsenal. And here are some bold predictions for the Cardinals and Seahawks matchup in Week 10.

This is an important NFC West division showdown with the Seahawks coming in with a 6-2 record. The Cardinals are 3-5, snapping a five-game losing streak with a Monday Night Football win over the Cowboys.

At home, the Seahawks are a touchdown favorite. However, despite being unbeaten away from home, they are only 2-2 at home.

Seahawks KB Sam Darnold will throw for 220 yards, 1 TD

The Cardinals showed against the Cowboys that they can get after the quarterback. They sacked Dak Prescott five times and pressured him on other plays.

And rookie Walter Nolen III looks set to make a big impact on the Cardinals’ defensive line. Nolen had four tackles, two for loss, one sack and one pass defensed. It was historical playaccording to a post on X by Mark Dalton.

“Great debut for Cards rookie Walter Nolen III last night: 4 tackles, 2 TFL plus sack, KB hit and pass defensed. First player since TJ Watt in 2017 and 4th in NFL history with 1+ sack, 2+ TFLs and 1+ pass defense in first career game”

This adds to the problems for Darnold, who appeared essentially pressure-free in last week’s win over the Chiefs. He won’t have that luxury against the Cardinals.

Nolen caught the eye teammate Kale Campbell, who is an NFL veteran, according to Sports Illustrated.

“Having your first NFL game and going out there and doing what he did, it’s like, come on, man. It’s amazing,” Campbell said. “Now I have to make sure his head doesn’t get too big. You have to stay a little calm.”

Nolen even left the game impressed.

“It was amazing,” Nolen said. “It was even better that we got the sync. So it was surreal to go out there and have the performance that I did in addition to winning. I’ll remember that for the rest of my life. I’m already at next week. I can’t wait to get to Seattle and compete.”

Watch out, Sam.

Things have been going well for Brissett over the last three games. He threw for 320 yards and two scores against the Colts. Against the Packers, he passed for 279 yards and two more touchdowns. And then against the Cowboys, he had 261 yards passing with another two-TD effort. He threw just one interception along the way.

However, things change this week. It’s not about playing on the road. He has done it well this year. But it’s about the defense and the history of the Seahawks. Brissett has a career record of 20-36. He’s not going to change his lines and suddenly become a winning quarterback. This is just a tough game, situationally, for him.

It is true that he does not throw in crosses. He was one of the best in NFL history at protecting the football when he puts in the airaccording to NBC Sports.

“Through Monday night’s win over the Cowboys, Brissett had thrown a career-high 25 interceptions on 1,873 pass attempts,” wrote Michael Davis Smith. “That’s a 1.3 percent interception rate, which is an all-time NFL record.”

“The second-lowest interception rate in NFL history belongs to Aaron Rodgers, who threw an interception on 1.4 percent of his passes.”

Still, Brissett gives the Cardinals a chance to compete while former starter Kyler Murray deals with an injury that will sideline him for the next four weeks. It’s Murray works on the way backaccording to ESPN.

“He’s doing well,” Gannon said. “He wants to be there. He’s a competitor. I talked to him today. He’s a good teammate and he’s working on getting healthy.”

Gannon said Murray is still KB1, “Yeah, nothing’s changed about that,” he said. “That’s how I feel.”

Jakon Smith-Njigba will have a season low

The Seahawks standout has been open all season. He has caught at least eight passes in six of eight games. And he was over 100 yards or knocking on the door with 96 in seven games.

However, the one game he didn’t take off was in Game 1 against the Cardinals. They held him to four catches, on just five targets, for 79 yards and no scores. This week will be similar. He might get into the end zone, but the total yards won’t be high.

First, the Cardinals will have better pressure on Darnold this time around. Second, the windows will be tighter, and Darnold will have to make accurate throws to get the ball to his featured weapon.

And third, the Seahawks will take some shots at Rashid Shahid in his first game with the team. This will limit Smith-Njigba’s options.