2014 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 21, 2014 · University of Phoenix Stadium
Final
Seattle Seahawks 35 at Arizona Cardinals 6. Final.
Seattle Seahawks 35–6 — never really in doubt late.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Seattle Seahawks
48 dressed · 5 never used
- 78Alvin BaileyT · Every snap100%67 snaps
- 68Justin BrittT · Every snap100%67 snaps
- 65Patrick LewisC · Every snap100%67 snaps
- 77James CarpenterG · Full-time96%64 snaps
- 64J.R. SweezyG · Full-time96%64 snaps
- 3Russell WilsonQB · Full-time96%64 snaps
- 82Luke WillsonTE · Full-time84%56 snaps
- 89Doug BaldwinWR · Full-time81%54 snaps
- —Paul RichardsonWR · Heavy rotation61%41 snaps
- 19Bryan WaltersWR · Rotational42%28 snaps
- 15Jermaine KearseWR · Rotational42%28 snaps
- 22Robert TurbinRB · Rotational37%25 snaps
- 84Cooper HelfetTE · Rotational36%24 snaps
- 24Marshawn LynchRB · Rotational36%24 snaps
- —Will TukuafuFB · Rotational28%19 snaps
- 83Ricardo LocketteWR · Rotational27%18 snaps
- 33Christine MichaelRB · Rotational25%17 snaps
- 61Lemuel JeanpierreC · Situational4%3 snaps
- 7Tarvaris JacksonQB · Situational4%3 snaps
- 66Keavon MiltonTE · Situational4%3 snaps
- 79Garry GilliamT · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 5
Arizona Cardinals
50 dressed · 7 never used
- 70Bobby MassieT · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 74Paul FanaikaG · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 68Jared VeldheerT · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 63Lyle SendleinC · Every snap100%69 snaps
- 15Michael FloydWR · Every snap99%68 snaps
- —Ryan LindleyQB · Every snap99%68 snaps
- 11Larry FitzgeraldWR · Full-time94%65 snaps
- 62Ted LarsenG · Full-time90%62 snaps
- 12John BrownWR · Heavy rotation78%54 snaps
- 30Stepfan TaylorRB · Rotational49%34 snaps
- 85Darren FellsTE · Rotational46%32 snaps
- 89John CarlsonTE · Rotational41%28 snaps
- —Marion GriceRB · Rotational30%21 snaps
- 84Rob HouslerTE · Rotational29%20 snaps
- 13Jaron BrownWR · Situational12%8 snaps
- 78Earl WatfordG · Situational10%7 snaps
- 33Kerwynn WilliamsRB · Situational9%6 snaps
- 19Ted GinnWR · Situational7%5 snaps
- 39Robert HughesRB · Situational6%4 snaps
- 6Logan ThomasQB · Situational1%1 snap
Dressed, never took a snap · 7
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · SEA
20/31, 339 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.6 expected points added · +5.8% completion over expected
Passing · ARI
18/44, 216 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-18.3 expected points added · -20.0% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Seattle Seahawks
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Wilson | 20/31 | 339 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +12.6 |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 2 | +7.0 |
| Russell Wilson | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 1 | +6.9 |
| Robert Turbin | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Christine Michael | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | −0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Willson | 3 | 3 | 139 | 2 | 10% | +12.5 |
| Doug Baldwin | 7 | 11 | 113 | 0 | 38% | +4.9 |
| Paul Richardson | 5 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 24% | −0.1 |
| Bryan Walters | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3% | −0.5 |
| Cooper Helfet | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14% | −1.3 |
| Jermaine Kearse | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | +1.4 |
| Ricardo Lockette | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Wagner | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Sherman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Bennett | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Hill | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Wright | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tharold Simon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brock Coyle | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Chancellor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Arizona Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Lindley | 18/44 | 216 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −18.3 |
| Logan Thomas | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepfan Taylor | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Marion Grice | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Kerwynn Williams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
| Robert Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown | 3 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 18% | −1.6 |
| Michael Floyd | 2 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 18% | −8.3 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 4 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 27% | −2.2 |
| Darren Fells | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4% | +1.5 |
| Stepfan Taylor | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 7% | +0.7 |
| John Carlson | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7% | −0.1 |
| Rob Housler | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | +1.4 |
| Jaron Brown | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4% | −1.9 |
| Marion Grice | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9% | −1.9 |
| Ted Ginn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jefferson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashad Johnson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Okafor | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Foote | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Kelly | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Minter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deone Bucannon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Seahawks -9.5
- Closing total
- 36.5
- Seahawks moneyline
- -390
- Cardinals moneyline
- +338
Seahawks closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 36.5; the game landed 41 — over by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- University of Phoenix Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Played indoors — no weather to report.
- Referee
- Walt Anderson
- Rest
- Seahawks 7 days · Cardinals 10 days
- Coaches
- Pete Carroll vs Bruce Arians
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.