2009 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18, 2009 · Qwest Field

Arizona CardinalsWinner

Seattle Seahawks

SEA -3 upsetU 45.5 ✓Seahawks closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Arizona Cardinals 27–3 — never really in doubt late.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ARI

Kurt WarnerQB

32/41, 276 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

9.3 expected points added · +13.1% completion over expected

Passing · SEA

Matt HasselbeckQB

10/29, 112 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-23.9 expected points added · -22.7% completion over expected

Rushing · ARI

Tim HightowerRB

13 att, 32 yds, 1 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ARI

Beanie WellsRB

12 att, 29 yds, 0 TD

-4.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ARI

Larry FitzgeraldWR

13/15 for 100 yds, 1 TD

35% of team targets · 6.0 expected points added

Receiving · ARI

Steve BreastonWR

7/9 for 77 yds, 1 TD

21% of team targets · 6.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kurt Warner	32/41	276	2	1	2	9.3
Matt Leinart	2/2	16	0	0	0	1.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tim Hightower	13	32	2.5	1	-2.9
Beanie Wells	12	29	2.4	0	-4.2
Matt Leinart	1	1	1.0	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Larry Fitzgerald	13	15	100	1	35%	6.0
Steve Breaston	7	9	77	1	21%	6.4
Anquan Boldin	6	7	54	0	16%	2.7
Tim Hightower	4	4	26	0	9%	0.5
Jerheme Urban	2	3	18	0	7%	2.5
Ben Patrick	1	1	10	0	2%	0.5
Beanie Wells	1	1	7	0	2%	0.4
LaRod Stephens-Howling	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.9
Sean Morey	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.8
Anthony Becht	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Sacks	PD
Adrian Wilson	4	0.0	0
Darnell Dockett	3	0.0	0
Gerald Hayes	2	0.0	0
Bryant McFadden	2	0.0	1
Alan Branch	2	0.0	0
Michael Adams	2	0.0	0
Calais Campbell	2	1.0	0
LaRod Stephens-Howling	2	0.0	0
Chike Okeafor	2	1.0	1
Clark Haggans	2	1.0	0

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Matt Hasselbeck	10/29	112	0	1	5	-23.9
Jon Ryan	1/1	42	0	0	0	4.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Julius Jones	5	5	1.0	-2.7
Justin Forsett	2	4	2.0	-0.2
Edgerrin James	3	3	1.0	-1.3
Matt Hasselbeck	1	2	2.0	-0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
John Carlson	2	6	55	21%	2.3
Nate Burleson	2	5	40	17%	0.3
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	4	8	34	28%	-3.3
Justin Forsett	1	1	16	3%	0.3
Deion Branch	2	7	9	24%	-2.8
Justin Griffith	0	1	0	3%	-1.0
Deon Butler	0	1	0	3%	-1.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Lofa Tatupu	7	1	0	0
Kelly Jennings	6	0	0	0
Will Herring	6	0	0	0
Josh Wilson	5	0	0	0
Aaron Curry	4	1	0	1
Jordan Babineaux	3	1	1	1
David Hawthorne	4	0	0	0
Colin Cole	3	1	0	0
Brandon Mebane	3	0	0	0
Ben Obomanu	2	0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: SEA -3
Closing total: 45.5
ARI moneyline: +134
SEA moneyline: -146

Seahawks closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45.5; the game landed 30 — under by 15.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Qwest Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 58°F, wind 4 mph
Referee: Carl Cheffers
Rest: ARI 7 days · SEA 7 days
Coaches: Ken Whisenhunt vs Jim Mora

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.