Seahawks vs. Cardinals: Score and Twitter Reaction for Sunday Night Football

Sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction.

The Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks combined for four field goals during Sunday night’s 6-6 tie, but the NFC West showdown was more about the missed kicks than the makes.

Arizona’s Chandler Catanzaro had the chance to win the game with a 24-yard field goal in overtime but missed it. Seattle then marched down the field and gave Steven Hauschka a 28-yard attempt to win it, but he shanked his chip shot. Naturally, the game that featured zero touchdowns, 16 accepted penalties, 15 punts and excruciatingly poor kicks ended in a tie.

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Bleacher Report and ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt effectively summarized things:

I’m out.#SNF

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 24, 2016

¯_(ツ)_/¯

— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) October 24, 2016

Bruh. pic.twitter.com/IH75453NxB

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 24, 2016

Bruh Part 2. pic.twitter.com/q207l7VHIY

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 24, 2016

ESPN Stats & Info said it was the first tie in Seattle’s history but noted this was almost business as usual for the Cardinals:

There have been three 6-6 NFL ties since the merger, and all three involved the Cardinals. Tonight vs SEA 1972 at PHI 1970 at KC

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 24, 2016

First-place Seattle moved to 4-1-1 after the absurd game and is still comfortably ahead of second-place Arizona, which is 3-3-1.

While it was far from pretty, Greg A. Bedard of Sports Illustrated appreciated the defensive toughness required during Sunday’s contest:

Been a while since 10 yards was harder fought for than in this game. Love it

— Greg A. Bedard (@GregABedard) October 24, 2016

These guys are going to be completely spent after this game. Trenches are a bloodbath

— Greg A. Bedard (@GregABedard) October 24, 2016

Despite the lack of points, Arizona received solid numbers from its offensive playmakers. Carson Palmer threw for 342 yards, while David Johnson ran for 113 and added 58 through the air. J.J. Nelson led the way with a game-high 84 receiving yards.

Palmer was fighting an uphill battle in terms of pass-catching options. Darin Gantt of Pro Football Talk reported receiver Jaron Brown left with a knee injury, and Michael Floyd shuffled in and out during the contest. What’s more, Arizona played the game without John Brown.

On the other side, Russell Wilson threw for 225 yards, while Christine Michael added 52 on the ground. Doug Baldwin finished with a team-high 69 receiving yards.

It was nothing but defense from the start. The teams were locked in a scoreless tie at the end of the first quarter and traded punts on the opening six possessions. A Patrick Peterson return on that sixth punt set up Arizona at Seattle’s 33-yard line, and Sports Illustrated commented on the lackluster state of the game:

Cardinals are winning the all-important punt battle so far.

— SI NFL (@si_nfl) October 24, 2016

The Cardinals couldn’t cash in thanks to the athleticism of Bobby Wagner. The linebacker hurdled Arizona’s snapper and blocked Catanzaro’s field goal, although the officials initially threw a penalty flag. Tom Pelissero of USA Today said they were “debating whether Bobby Wagner was lined up over the snapper. If he’s not …

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