2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · University of Phoenix Stadium

Seattle SeahawksWinner

Arizona Cardinals

ARI -6 upsetU 46.5 ✓DomeCardinals closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Seattle Seahawks 36–6 — 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 · SEA

Russell WilsonQB

19/28, 197 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

14.7 expected points added · +5.6% completion over expected

Passing · ARI

Carson PalmerQB

12/25, 129 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

0.3 expected points added · -12.7% completion over expected

Rushing · SEA

Christine MichaelRB

17 att, 102 yds, 0 TD

2.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · ARI

David JohnsonRB

11 att, 25 yds, 0 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · ARI

Larry FitzgeraldWR

6/7 for 55 yds, 1 TD

16% of team targets · 3.2 expected points added

Receiving · SEA

Doug BaldwinWR

5/7 for 46 yds, 0 TD

22% of team targets · 3.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Seattle Seahawks

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Russell Wilson	19/28	197	3	0	1	14.7
Tarvaris Jackson	3/4	28	0	0	0	2.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Christine Michael	17	102	6.0	0	2.1
Bryce Brown	9	20	2.2	1	-0.5
Russell Wilson	5	13	2.6	0	-1.7
Tyler Lockett	2	7	3.5	0	-0.5
Kasen Williams	1	5	5.0	0	-0.1
Tarvaris Jackson	2	-2	-1.0	0	-4.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Doug Baldwin	5	7	46	0	22%	3.7
Cooper Helfet	4	6	42	0	19%	2.7
Tyler Lockett	2	4	36	0	13%	1.8
Jermaine Kearse	3	3	34	1	9%	3.8
Chase Coffman	4	5	29	1	16%	3.1
Kevin Smith	1	3	17	0	9%	1.8
Kasen Williams	1	1	8	0	3%	1.0
Will Tukuafu	1	1	7	1	3%	2.2
Fred Jackson	1	1	6	0	3%	0.2
Christine Michael	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
K.J. Wright	5	1	0.0	0
Kelcie McCray	2	1	0.0	0
Brock Coyle	2	1	0.0	0
Richard Sherman	3	0	0.0	2
Bobby Wagner	2	0	0.0	0
Cliff Avril	1	1	1.5	2
Jordan Hill	2	0	0.0	0
Cassius Marsh	2	0	0.0	0
Michael Bennett	1	1	0.5	0
Ahtyba Rubin	2	0	0.0	0

Arizona Cardinals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	12/25	129	1	1	0	0.3
Drew Stanton	8/18	84	0	2	2	-10.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
David Johnson	11	25	2.3	0	-0.4
Andre Ellington	2	2	1.0	0	-1.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Larry Fitzgerald	6	7	55	1	16%	3.2
John Brown	4	11	45	0	26%	-5.0
Jermaine Gresham	2	3	36	0	7%	1.4
David Johnson	3	8	34	0	19%	-0.4
Michael Floyd	1	4	16	0	9%	-1.3
Troy Niklas	1	1	8	0	2%	0.5
Andre Ellington	1	2	7	0	5%	-1.5
Darren Fells	1	2	7	0	5%	-0.5
Brittan Golden	1	1	5	0	2%	1.1
Jaron Brown	0	1	0	0	2%	-0.4
J.J. Nelson	0	3	0	0	7%	-4.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	PD
Deone Bucannon	8	1	0
Tony Jefferson	7	1	0
Justin Bethel	5	1	1
Rodney Gunter	6	0	0
Kevin Minter	4	1	1
Rashad Johnson	2	1	0
Jerraud Powers	3	0	1
Alex Okafor	3	0	0
D.J. Swearinger	3	0	0
Ed Stinson	3	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: ARI -6
Closing total: 46.5
SEA moneyline: +209
ARI moneyline: -234

Cardinals closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 42 — under by 4.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: University of Phoenix Stadium
Roof / surface: closed · grass
Kickoff weather: Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee: Brad Allen
Rest: SEA 7 days · ARI 7 days
Coaches: Pete Carroll vs Bruce Arians

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