2011 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2011 · CenturyLink Field

Arizona Cardinals

Seattle SeahawksWinner

ARI -3 upsetU 42.5 ✓20 mph windCardinals closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Seattle Seahawks 13–10 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 20 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · ARI

Kevin KolbQB

25/39, 252 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-2.0 expected points added · -0.0% completion over expected

Passing · SEA

Tarvaris JacksonQB

18/31, 171 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-2.0 expected points added · +0.5% completion over expected

Rushing · SEA

Marshawn LynchRB

19 att, 73 yds, 0 TD

-1.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ARI

Alfonso SmithRB

17 att, 54 yds, 0 TD

-2.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · SEA

Sidney RiceWR

8/10 for 109 yds, 0 TD

33% of team targets · 6.3 expected points added

Receiving · ARI

Larry FitzgeraldWR

5/8 for 64 yds, 1 TD

21% of team targets · 3.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kevin Kolb	25/39	252	1	2	3	-2.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Alfonso Smith	17	54	3.2	-2.7
Chester Taylor	8	20	2.5	-1.5
Kevin Kolb	3	16	5.3	0.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Larry Fitzgerald	5	8	64	1	21%	3.4
Todd Heap	6	10	61	0	26%	-1.5
Early Doucet	5	6	50	0	16%	1.4
Andre Roberts	4	6	38	0	16%	-0.6
Alfonso Smith	3	5	21	0	13%	-0.3
Chester Taylor	1	2	12	0	5%	-0.5
Anthony Sherman	1	1	6	0	3%	-0.1

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Calais Campbell	5	5	2.5	0
A.J. Jefferson	6	1	0.0	2
Stewart Bradley	4	2	0.0	0
Adrian Wilson	4	2	0.0	1
Clark Haggans	2	3	0.0	0
Darnell Dockett	3	2	0.5	0
Richard Marshall	4	0	0.0	0
Daryl Washington	3	1	0.0	0
Kerry Rhodes	1	2	0.0	0
Joey Porter	2	1	1.0	0

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tarvaris Jackson	18/31	171	0	1	4	-2.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Marshawn Lynch	19	73	3.8	0	-1.5
Leon Washington	3	29	9.7	0	0.6
Tarvaris Jackson	4	20	5.0	1	-1.3
Eddie Williams	2	2	1.0	0	-0.5
Justin Forsett	1	0	0.0	0	-0.9
Doug Baldwin	1	-2	-2.0	0	-0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Sidney Rice	8	10	109	33%	6.3
Doug Baldwin	2	4	23	13%	2.8
Golden Tate	2	3	15	10%	1.0
Ben Obomanu	2	2	12	7%	1.0
Zach Miller	2	3	9	10%	-1.3
Marshawn Lynch	1	3	2	10%	-2.0
Justin Forsett	1	3	1	10%	-1.8
Leon Washington	0	1	0	3%	-0.5
Mike Williams	0	1	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Leroy Hill	7	3	1.0	0	0
David Hawthorne	6	3	0.0	0	1
Chris Clemons	3	4	1.0	0	1
Marcus Trufant	6	0	0.0	1	1
Kam Chancellor	3	2	0.0	1	2
Alan Branch	2	2	0.0	0	0
Kennard Cox	3	1	0.0	0	0
Raheem Brock	2	1	1.0	0	0
Brandon Mebane	1	2	0.0	0	0
Walter Thurmond	2	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ARI -3
Closing total: 42.5
ARI moneyline: -155
SEA moneyline: +140

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

Total closed 42.5; the game landed 23 — under by 19.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: CenturyLink Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 68°F, wind 20 mph
Referee: Alberto Riveron
Rest: ARI 7 days · SEA 7 days
Coaches: Ken Whisenhunt vs Pete Carroll

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

Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.