Seahawks Rout Cardinals 31-7 for 12th Straight Win
15 sourcesUpdated Sep 21, 2026
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Arizona Cardinals 31-7 in Glendale, improving to 2-0 and setting a franchise record with their 12th consecutive win, which passed the 2005 team's 11-game regular-season streak. The result also extended Seattle's winning streak over Arizona to 10 games. With starting quarterback Sam Darnold injured, Drew Lock went 19-of-26 for 235 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions, posting a 139.1 passer rating. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught all three of Lock's touchdown passes, finishing with nine receptions for 155 yards. His first score was an 82-yard catch on Seattle's second offensive play. Arizona answered with a fourth-and-goal touchdown pass from Jacoby Brissett to Trey McBride that tied the game 7-7 at halftime. After the break, Chazz Surratt recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff, Julian Love recorded a diving interception, and Jason Myers kicked a field goal. Seattle added two more Smith-Njigba touchdowns and closed the game with a quarterback sneak for a 24-0 second-half margin. Emanuel Wilson carried 21 times for 91 or 92 yards once Jadarian Price exited with a chest injury. Arizona finished with 150 or 151 total yards. Coverage in the record is entirely left-rated and centers on Smith-Njigba's production and the defense. No center- or right-rated headlines appear. Minor source differences exist only on exact yardage totals.
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Smith-Njigba turning those catches into three scores, especially the long one, shows he's becoming a real threat in the passing game.
Seahawks defense really clamped down after the first quarter, holding Arizona to almost nothing. That 12-game streak feels real now.
