The Arizona Cardinals were fantastic on Sunday with a 27-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks. For the most part, they had contributions from everyone. Who are the studs from the game? Were there any duds at all?
Stud: RB Kenyan Drake
Drake continues to make the Cardinals look good for trading for him. He set a career high for the second week in a row. After 137 yards and four touchdowns in Week 15, he followed it up with 166 yards and two touchdowns. His 80-yard touchdown run in the first quarter set the tone after a bad two series to open the game. He is becoming more and more valuable by the game.
Dud: WR Christian Kirk
Although he was questionable to play, he started. However, he had zero catches and had a drop. He made an incredible catch that wasn’t a catch because he didn’t get both feet inbounds and he ran the ball twice for nine yards but he had little impact on the game.
Stud: Chandler Jones
This is obvious. He had four sacks for the second time this season and forced two more fumbles. He now has 19 sacks on the season, which is a career-high for him and breaks the franchise record he set in 2017. He was dominant.
Stud: QB Brett Hundley
Hundley’s passing numbers weren’t pretty, as he completed 4-of-9 passes for 49 yards. However, he was victimized by a couple of drops. He made plays with his arm and his legs, rushing six times for 35 yards. Twice he picked up big first downs on scrambles on the final scoring drive that put the game away.
Stud: Zane Gonzalez
Gonzalez had a kick blocked, ending his streak of made field goals. But he made three more, keeping them in the lead and more than one score ahead. The Pro Bowl alternate continues to be money.
Stud: CB Chris Jones
Jones was flagged for unnecessary roughness, but he was also a big reason why Seahawks receiver Tyler Lockett was held to one catch for 12 yards on eight targets. Jones had three pass breakups.
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