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The Arizona Cardinals played their first game after the Jacoby Brissett trade to the Baltimore Ravens. Except new starting quarterback Gardner Minshew absorbed his first loss of 2026 against the Seattle Seahawks 17-3. Head coach Mike LaFleur clearly saw a step back from Minshew’s fourth quarter surge the previous week versus the Dallas Cowboys.
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LaFleur got honest after the game about Minshew and the offense’s performance.
“I know we can operate better than we did today,” LaFleur told reporters. “The whole point of offensive football is to go up there and everyone is calm. It’s already a tough enough environment here [Seattle]. But we need to make the most of it, and we certainly did not.”
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Minshew still hit 21-of-30 passes for 166 yards. But he never tossed one touchdown pass in the game as the Cards settled for field goal tries. Minshew also took three sacks on the afternoon as well.
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Veteran Michael Wilson caught six receptions but settled for just 60 yards, which still led Arizona. Star tight end Trey McBride led the way with seven catches, but hit just 54 yards. Running back Tyler Allgeier piled up 46 rushing yards on 17 carries, with his longest run a 17-yarder.
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The Cards turned to defense more in staying competitive against the defending Super Bowl champs. Seattle mustered only 295 total yards including 175 through the air, which came with Drew Lock handling quarterback duties. The Seahawks’ ground attack ended up wearing down the Cardinals the most with 120 rushing yards. Both teams never turned the ball over.
But Arizona falls to 3-6 overall with the loss.
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