Seahawks vs Cardinals: By the numbers

The Seattle Seahawks travel to Glendale to take on the Arizona Cardinals. Statistically, this is a matchup of two very even teams.

This is a matchup of two fairly even teams. Both teams are in the top of the league in both offense and defense. Arizona is slightly better offensively, while Seattle has the better defense.

The Seahawks have the better running game, but the Cardinals have the better passing attack. Arizona is better on third down offensively, while the Seahawks are better defensively.

This is clearly a clash of two of the NFL’s best teams. Neither team has a statistical advantage.

That means that turnovers have a good chance to decide this game, but even that is problematic. The Cardinals are great at forcing turnovers, but the Seahawks almost never turn the ball over. The Cardinals turn the ball over a lot, but Seattle isn’t good at collecting turnovers this year.

The one area where things are unbalanced is on the injury report. The Seahawks will be without many key starters, including Kam Chancellor and Russell Okung. Arizona is mostly healthy.

Ultimately, this game will come down to which team plays more of its starters instead of resting them for the playoffs. Neither team has much on line, so it is likely that we’ll see a lot of backups in this one.

Offensive Ranks

Defensive Ranks

*All stats taken from ESPN.