 scored two touchdowns by early in the second quarter, one on Clowney's spectacular 27-yard interception return and another on a 9-yard pass from Wilson to tight end Will Dissly. After that, Seattle controlled the game's pace with Chris Carson, who ran for 104 yards on 22 carries. The Seahawks also leaned on their defense, which forced Cardinals rookie quarterback Kyler Murray into another up-and-down day. Arizona's problems were a familiar story. The Cardinals (0-3-1) moved the ball fairly well in the first half, but couldn't convert that success into touchdowns. To make matters worse, Zane Gonzalez missed two field goal attempts from 43 and 48 yards and the Seahawks led 20-3 at halftime. Murray's introduction to the NFL continues to be a mixed bag. On the Cardinals' second drive, he tried to throw a screen pass to David Johnson, but the 6-foot-5, 255-pound Clowney shed a block and jumped into the air, snatching the ball before sprinting for a 27-yard touchdown. It gave the Seahawks a 10-0 lead. It was Clowney's first career interception and third career touchdown. The Seahawks acquired the standout defensive end in a trade with the Houston Texans just before the season started. Murray scored his first career rushing touchdown with a 9-yard run with 10:21 left in the fourth quarter to pull the Cardinals within 20-10. The No. 1 overall pick finished 22 of 32 passing for 241 yards and one interception. David Johnson had eight catches for 99 yards. Seattle's C. J. Prosise scored on a 9-yard run with 2:13 left in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach. NO. 2 IN CATCHESArizona's Larry Fitzgerald caught five passes for 47 yards, pushing him past Tony Gonzalez for the No. 2 on the NFL's all-time career receptions list. Fitzgerald has 1,326 career catches. No. 1 on the list is Jerry Rice, who had 1,549. TIGHT END, AGAINDissly's touchdown catch continued a troubling trend for Arizona's defense. The Cardinals have given up six touchdowns to opposing tight ends this season. Dissly finished with a team-high seven catches for 57 yards. SEATTLE LOVES THE DESERTThe Seahawks continued their dominance inside State Farm Stadium with another win. Seattle hasn't lost in Glendale since 2012, with a 6-0-1 record during that span, including a 2016 tie. PALMER HONOREDFormer Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer was inducted into the franchise Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony. The 39-year-old Palmer was the team's starter for five seasons from 2013 to 2017. He led the team to a 13-3 record and the NFC Championship game in 2015. The Cardinals had an 8-1 record in 2014 before Palmer suffered a season-ending knee injury. INJURIESCardinals: DE Zach Allen (shoulder) hurt his shoulder in the second quarter and didn't return. . . . LB Dennis Gardeck (ankle) left early in the fourth quarter. UP NEXTSeahawks: Seattle hosts the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. Cardinals: Arizona plays its second road game of the season when it travels to face Cincinnati next weekend. ---More NFL: https://apnews. com/NFL and https://twitter. com/-NFL)
Sep 26, 2019GLENDALE, Ariz. Russell Wilson is proof that a mobile quarterback who is slightly undersized by NFL standards can have a long and successful career in the league. Arizona rookie Kyler Murray would love to follow Wilson's path - especially when it comes to winning. The Cardinals (0-2-1) are still looking for their first win of the season when they host the Seahawks (2-1) on Sunday at State Farm Stadium. Murray, the No. 1 overall draft pick in April, is just 5-foot-10 but has already shown flashes of potential stardom through three games. ''It was good to see a guy my size doing it. I think that helps any kid,'' Murray said of watching Wilson. ''We kind of have the same stature, so being able to see him do it in the league, winning Super Bowls, that gives you a confidence boost. '' Murray and the Cardinals could use another boost of confidence after a discouraging 38-20 loss to Carolina last week. Arizona led 17-14 in the third quarter, but collapsed down the stretch. The Panthers got rolling - especially after a 76-yard touchdown run by Christian McCaffrey - and Murray threw two interceptions while trying to keep up. Arizona has played from behind for much of the season. Coach Kliff Kingsbury says that's a big reason the running game hasn't been great and Murray has been sacked 16 times. ''He's got to learn, when the party's over, to get rid of it,'' Kingsbury said. ''You appreciate the fact that he wants to make every play and bring us back, but there's no 21-point touchdown passes. It's just a learning curve that we're going through. '' Seattle won its first two games of the season before a 33-27 setback to New Orleans last weekend. The 5-11 Wilson has been dominant through three games, throwing for 901 yards, seven touchdowns and no interceptions while completing more than 71 percent of his throws. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll can certainly see why Murray is compared to Wilson. ''Kyler's a really good ballplayer,'' Carroll said. ''There's no doubt that he belongs, and he's part of it and fits and all that. Maybe had Russell Wilson not come along, it would have been much harder for Kyler to be the first pick in the draft, but I don't know. '' FUMBLE TROUBLESeattle starting running back Chris Carson may not hold his job much longer if he continues to give away the football. Carson has three lost fumbles in three games, including last Sunday when one was returned for a touchdown by the Saints. It's a tough spot for the Seahawks as Carson personifies how Seattle wants to play offensively and control the game by running the ball. But turnovers are at the top of Carroll's importance list and Carson may not get many more chances, especially if backup Rashaad Penny is healthy after missing last week with a hamstring strain. For his part, Carroll is remaining supportive. ''You're going to see absolute support for our guy. He's a great football player. We love him. You're going to see what that looks like,'' Carroll said. ''There's been a lot of players over the years, through the ages that have had issues at times. They put it to rest and it's behind them and all that. That's what's going to happen here. '' STOPPING A TIGHT ENDSeattle tight end Will Dissly has already caught three touchdown passes this season. That number might jump against a defense that has struggled to contain that position all season. Detroit's T. J. Hockenson, Baltimore's Mark Andrews and Carolina's Greg Olsen have all had big numbers against Arizona. Olsen caught two touchdown passes last week. Kingsbury said the loss of both starting cornerbacks - Patrick Peterson (suspension) and Robert Alford (injury) - has created a bit of a domino effect in the secondary. ''There are not as many bodies that you feel comfortable with covering guys as you'd like,'' Kingsbury said. ''That's the biggest issue, who can you put on the tight end and feel comfortable with him covering him? That's what we have to answer. '' ALL-TIME GREATArizona's Larry Fitzgerald continues to be a very productive option for the team's offense, even at 36 years old. He has 18 catches through his first three games, giving him 1,321 in his career, and needs five more to pass Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez for second place behind Jerry Rice with 1,549. MORE NICKEL? Seattle has bucked the trend by playing base defense more often than not in the first three weeks. That's meant keeping linebacker Mychal Kendricks on the field more often and in only select circumstances adding an extra defensive back. Last week against New Orleans, the Seahawks stayed in their base defense on 73 percent of the plays. But can they do that against Arizona's pass-happy offense? The Seahawks seem to think so because of the abilities of Kendricks and K. J. Wright to cover running backs and in some cases wide receivers in the slot. ''We can play against anything if we put our mind to it,'' linebacker Bobby Wagner said. ''I think, no matter who we have on the field, base, nickel, whatever you want. We'll be good. '' SECOND HOMETake away the Super Bowl loss to New England, and trips to Arizona have been mostly successful. Seattle has won five of its past six trips to the desert, with the other game finishing in a 6-6 tie. Of course the games have come with some oddity, too. Kam Chancellor (neck), Richard Sherman (Achilles tendon) and Earl Thomas (leg) all played their final games for the Seahawks in Arizona as each suffered major injuries that ended their last seasons with Seattle, or in the case of Chancellor the final game of his career. --- Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this story. ---More NFL: https://apnews. com/NFL and https://twitter. com/-NFL
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