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SEATTLE, WA — DeMarcus Lawrence scored two touchdowns in 148 NFL games over 12 seasons. On November 9, 2025, he matched that number before halftime.

Lawrence returned two fumbles for touchdowns in the first two quarters at Lumen Field, becoming the first player in NFL history to return two fumbles more than 20 yards to the end zone in the same game. Both scores were forced by the same linebacker, on what appeared to be the identical defensive call, one quarter apart. By the time Arizona got its first points on the board, Seattle led 35-0.

The Seahawks won 44-22, improved to 7-2, and extended their winning streak over the Cardinals to nine straight games dating back to 2021. Arizona fell to 3-6.



Final Score & Game Information

Q1Q2Q3Q4F
Arizona Cardinals (3-6)078722
Seattle Seahawks (7-2)21170644
  • Date: November 9, 2025
  • Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
  • Attendance: 68,723
  • Weather: 59°F, 72% humidity, 5 mph wind
  • Vegas Line: SEA -7.0
  • Over/Under: 45.5

Two Fumbles, the Same Linebacker, One Historic Afternoon

On Arizona’s opening drive, Tyrice Knight blitzed off the edge and stripped Jacoby Brissett clean. The ball bounced off the turf at the 34-yard line, Lawrence gathered it in stride, and walked untouched to the end zone. Seattle led 14-0.

On Arizona’s first drive of the second quarter, Knight ran the same stunt, forced the same result. Lawrence was in the same spot, caught the ball at the 22, and scored again. Seattle led 28-0.

“You can’t draw that up,” Lawrence said postgame. “T-Knight did a great job running the play exactly how coach Macdonald drew it up. I was the lucky recipient of the two forced fumbles.”

Cooper Kupp, watching from the sideline, captured it simply: “That was like déjà vu. It was crazy. It might have been the same exact defensive call.”

Lawrence became just the fourth player in NFL history to return two fumbles for touchdowns in the same game, joining Al Nesser (1920), Fred Evans (1948), and Jeremy Chinn (2020). He was also the sixth player since at least 1991 to record two defensive touchdowns in the first half of a single game.

Knight, starting in place of injured linebacker Ernest Jones IV, finished with eight tackles, two sacks, and a 93.4 PFF grade. No defender on either team graded higher.


Scoring Summary

QtrTimeTeamPlayARISEA
110:55SEASmith-Njigba 43-yd pass from Darnold (Myers kick)07
19:22SEALawrence 34-yd fumble return (Myers kick)014
11:23SEAHolani 9-yd rush (Myers kick)021
214:08SEALawrence 22-yd fumble return (Myers kick)028
28:33SEACharbonnet 6-yd rush (Myers kick)035
22:50ARIDortch 4-yd rush (Ryland kick)735
21:37SEAMyers 46-yd FG738
38:42ARIMcBride 15-yd pass from Brissett (Brissett to Harrison Jr., 2-pt conversion)1538
411:54SEAMyers 32-yd FG1541
49:50ARIHarrison Jr. 9-yd pass from Brissett (Ryland kick)2241
45:31SEAMyers 34-yd FG2244

First Quarter: 21 Points, a Franchise Record, and a Game Already Over

Sam Darnold opened the scoring with a 43-yard touchdown strike to Jaxon Smith-Njigba on Seattle’s first possession. The Lawrence score made it 14-0. George Holani capped a nine-play, 81-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown run and the quarter ended 21-0.

That matched the Seahawks’ franchise record for first-quarter scoring, equaling the 21 points Seattle put up in the first quarter of a 44-13 win over New Orleans on September 21.

Lawrence’s second fumble return pushed the halftime lead to 28-0. Zach Charbonnet added a 6-yard rushing score, Myers connected from 46 yards, and Arizona’s only first-half points came on a late Greg Dortch rushing score. Seattle went into the locker room up 38-7.

The Seahawks became the third team in Super Bowl era history to hold a 28-point halftime advantage in back-to-back weeks, having led Washington by the same margin a week earlier.

“We had guys step up, and nobody flinched,” coach Mike Macdonald said. “And it took all 70 again. That’s how we roll.”


Team Stats

StatARISEA
Total Yards335372
Net Passing Yards206174
Rushing Yards129198
Yards Per Play4.66.3
Avg EPA Per Play-0.201+0.053
Total Plays7359
First Downs2122
Rushing First Downs714
Passing First Downs146
3rd Down Efficiency6/16 (38%)6/10 (60%)
4th Down Efficiency2/5 (40%)0/0
Red Zone (Poss-TD-FG)6-3-0 (50%)4-2-2 (100%)
Turnovers23
Sacks Allowed5 for 52 yds1 for 4 yds
Penalties5 for 37 yds3 for 20 yds
Time of Possession26:2033:40
Defensive/ST Touchdowns02
Total Drives1211
Avg Yards Per Drive21.530.9

Quarterbacks: Darnold in Neutral, Brissett Under Siege

Sam Darnold attempted 12 passes. That alone tells the story of how comfortable Seattle’s margin was.

He completed 10 for 178 yards and a touchdown, with one interception late in the third quarter on a deep ball to Smith-Njigba near the goal line. His passer rating was 111.8. Seattle’s offense had the game managed well before the second half started.

Brissett was not as fortunate. He took five sacks for 52 yards in losses, with Arizona’s offensive line allowing 25 total pressures on the day. He still completed 22 of 44 attempts for 258 yards and two second-half touchdowns, but two fumbles in the first half at Arizona’s own end of the field made any path back impossible.

Passing Stats

PlayerTeamCMPATTCMP%YDSAVGTDINTSKSK YDSRTGQBRADJ CMP%
Jacoby BrissettARI224450.0%2585.92055283.330.754.8%
Sam DarnoldSEA101283.3%17814.81114111.877.883.3%

Advanced Passing Stats

PlayerTeamIAY/PACAY/CmpYAC/CmpBad Th%Drop%Prss%Avg Time to Throw
Jacoby BrissettARI7.46.35.423.3%2.3%24.5%2.87s
Sam DarnoldSEA10.79.97.98.3%0.0%15.4%2.89s

Rushing: Seattle’s Ground Game Was the Difference

Seattle ran 46 times for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Arizona managed 23 carries for 129 yards.

Charbonnet and Walker each handled 14 carries and combined for 150 yards before the fourth quarter. Holani picked up 31 yards on seven attempts and scored in the first quarter. Arizona’s Emari Demercado broke a 55-yard run in garbage time but finished with only four carries on the day.

Rushing Stats

PlayerTeamATTYDSAVGTDLGYBC/AttYAC/AttBroken Tkl
Zach CharbonnetSEA14835.91302.73.24
Kenneth Walker IIISEA14674.80244.50.32
George HolaniSEA7314.4191.92.63
Rashid ShaheedSEA22010.001010.00.01
AJ BarnerSEA231.5021.50.00
Emari DemercadoARI46416.00553.512.51
Jacoby BrissettARI4317.80155.32.51
Zonovan KnightARI10282.80112.30.52
Michael CarterARI341.3061.30.00
Greg DortchARI221.0141.00.00

Receiving: McBride’s 127-Yard Day, Smith-Njigba Hits 1,000

The most complete individual performance in this Seattle-Arizona matchup came from a Cardinal.

Trey McBride posted a season-high 127 receiving yards on nine catches against a Seattle secondary that had everything else locked down. Brissett has targeted McBride 46 times over the past four games, and against Seattle that volume continued. Arizona had no clean alternative. Marvin Harrison Jr. was targeted 12 times and finished with three catches for 33 yards.

“The amount of respect that they gave him on the other side, they tried doubling him as well and putting their corners on him and giving him a whole bunch of different looks,” Brissett said. “He made the most of a lot of his opportunities.”

McBride’s 85.2 PFF grade was third-best on the field.

For Seattle, Smith-Njigba’s five catches for 93 yards and one touchdown pushed his 2025 total to 1,041 yards, making him the first receiver in the NFL to reach 1,000 yards this season. He joined Antonio Brown (2014, Pittsburgh) and Michael Irvin (1995, Dallas) as the only players to record 75 or more receiving yards in each of their first nine games of a season. He’s also now the eighth Seahawk in franchise history with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.

Cooper Kupp, catching both of his targets for 74 yards including a 67-yard reception that set up Seattle’s fifth touchdown, continued to justify his offseason move.

Rashid Shaheed, acquired in a trade from New Orleans earlier that week, made his Seahawks debut with one catch for 3 yards, two rushes for 20 yards, and three kickoff returns.

Receiving Stats

PlayerTeamTGTRECYDSAVGTDLGYACADOTDropRTG when Tgt
Trey McBrideARI13912714.1124587.70126.1
Emari DemercadoARI434013.3034320.80106.2
Michael WilsonARI74348.5015135.1069.9
Marvin Harrison Jr.ARI1233311.0114711.5167.4
Elijah HigginsARI32199.501288.0084.0
Zonovan KnightARI4155.00515.0039.6
Zay JonesARI100003.0039.6
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEA659318.61431217.00118.7
Cooper KuppSEA227437.0067569.00118.7
Elijah ArroyoSEA1155.00514.0087.5
Rashid ShaheedSEA1133.0035-2.0079.2
Kenneth Walker IIISEA1133.0035-2.0079.2
Nick KallerupSEA100008.0039.6

Defense: Seattle Shorthanded, Didn’t Show It

Seattle played without four starters: cornerback Josh Jobe, safety Julian Love, linebacker Ernest Jones IV, and defensive tackle Jarran Reed. Knight replaced Jones and had a career-defining afternoon. The rest of the unit filled in accordingly.

Nick Emmanwori led in total tackles with nine and broke up four passes. Uchenna Nwosu added two TFLs and five total pressures. Arizona’s lone defensive highlight was a Denzel Burke interception in the third quarter, picking off Darnold on a red zone attempt early in the half.

Arizona’s pass rush generated one sack on 12 Darnold dropbacks. Seattle’s generated five on 53 Brissett dropbacks.

Defensive Stats

PlayerTeamTOTSOLOASTSACKSTFLPDFFFRTDPFF GRADE
Tyrice KnightSEA8622.03020093.4
Nick EmmanworiSEA9540.504000
Drake ThomasSEA7430.020000
Ty OkadaSEA7520.001000
Coby BryantSEA6150.001000
Devon WitherspoonSEA4310.000000
DeMarcus LawrenceSEA4130.510022
Patrick O’ConnellSEA4130.000000
Uchenna NwosuSEA3300.020000
Riq WoolenSEA3210.002000
Boye MafeSEA2111.010000
Leonard WilliamsSEA2201.010000
Nehemiah PritchettSEA2110.00200081.9
Akeem Davis-GaitherARI6240.01000082.2
Cody SimonARI6330.001000
Garrett WilliamsARI6330.000000
Jalen ThompsonARI5500.000000
Denzel BurkeARI5410.011000
Calais CampbellARI5320.01000079.9
Budda BakerARI5230.000000
Dalvin TomlinsonARI4310.000000
Darius RobinsonARI4220.000000
Dante StillsARI3300.010000
Kei’Trel ClarkARI3210.000000
Josh SweatARI1101.01011090.9

Interceptions

PlayerTeamINTYDSTD
Denzel BurkeARI140

Fumbles

PlayerTeamFUMLOSTREC
Jacoby BrissettARI220
Sam DarnoldSEA220
Drew LockSEA101
Rashid ShaheedSEA100
DeMarcus LawrenceSEA002
Brady RussellSEA001
Josh SweatARI001
Zaven CollinsARI001

Special Teams, Kicking, and Punting

Jason Myers handled all of Seattle’s scoring on field goals and extra points, going 3-for-3 and 5-for-5 to finish with 14 individual points. Pat O’Donnell handled Arizona’s punting with a 40.8-yard average across four kicks.

Kicking

PlayerTeamFGFG%LONGXPPTS
Jason MyersSEA3/3100%46 yd5/514
Chad RylandARI0/02/22

Punting

PlayerTeamPUNTSYDSAVGLONGIn 20
Pat O’DonnellARI416340.8452

Kick Returns

PlayerTeamRETYDSAVGLONGTD
Zonovan KnightARI47919.8230
Greg DortchARI36722.3270
Rashid ShaheedSEA36722.3270

Top PFF Grades

PlayerTeamPositionPFF GradeSnaps
Tyrice KnightSEALB93.453
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR92.126
Josh SweatARIED90.933
Cooper KuppSEAWR88.033
Trey McBrideARITE85.264
Akeem Davis-GaitherARILB82.250
Nehemiah PritchettSEACB81.923
Olusegun OluwatimiSEAC80.233
Calais CampbellARIDI79.933
Paris Johnson Jr.ARIT77.376

Snap Counts

Arizona Cardinals

PlayerPosOffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
Paris Johnson Jr.OL762
Evan BrownOL762
Jacoby BrissettQB73
Hjalte FroholdtOL732
Will HernandezOL73
Michael WilsonWR70
Marvin Harrison Jr.WR69
Trey McBrideTE64
Jonah WilliamsOL541
Zonovan KnightRB357
Emari DemercadoRB326
Greg DortchWR309
Elijah HigginsTE2817
Simi FehokoWR2113
Zay JonesWR11
Cody SimonLB628
Denzel BurkeCB61
Budda BakerS568
Jalen ThompsonS56
Garrett WilliamsCB51
Akeem Davis-GaitherLB508
Dalvin TomlinsonDL36
Walter NolenDL35
Calais CampbellDL3310
Josh SweatLB33
Baron BrowningLB33
Zaven CollinsLB2811
Dante StillsDL269
Jordan BurchLB2516
PJ MustipherDL238
Kei’Trel ClarkCB2014
Darius RobinsonDL196
Darren HallCB1812
Kitan CrawfordS1025

Seattle Seahawks

PlayerPosOffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
Grey ZabelG628
Anthony BradfordG628
Abraham LucasT628
Charles CrossT568
Sam DarnoldQB56
Cody WhiteWR4515
Cooper KuppWR331
Olusegun OluwatimiC33
Nick KallerupTE305
Elijah ArroyoTE29
Robbie OuztsFB273
Kenneth Walker IIIRB27
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR261
AJ BarnerTE231
Jalen SundellC234
Zach CharbonnetRB231
Rashid ShaheedWR217
George HolaniRB1113
Drew LockQB6
Brady RussellFB525
Coby BryantS762
Ty OkadaS751
Drake ThomasLB733
Devon WitherspoonCB72
Riq WoolenCB72
Nick EmmanworiS702
Byron MurphyDT552
Leonard WilliamsDE541
Tyrice KnightLB53
Uchenna NwosuLB45
DeMarcus LawrenceLB442
Derick HallLB392
Boye MafeLB312
Nehemiah PritchettCB2315
Mike MorrisDE1926
Brandon PiliNT184
Patrick O’ConnellLB816
Connor O’TooleLB316
D’Anthony BellS19
Chazz SurrattLB17

The Seahawks vs Cardinals player stats from November 9 are a complete picture of a team that has learned to win even when things go wrong. Seattle lost two fumbles from Darnold, gave up a third-quarter interception, and still won by 22. Arizona scored only on drives that started when the game was already out of reach.

Lawrence’s afternoon was one of the more unusual individual performances the NFC West has seen in years: a 34-yard fumble return in the first quarter, then a 22-yard fumble return on what Kupp described as the exact same defensive call seven minutes later, both set up by a linebacker who was only starting because the guy in front of him was hurt.

“Just got behind early versus a good team,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said. “It’s tough to dig yourself out, so not a lot of good from out of that game.”

Nine straight losses to Seattle. Four starter-level injuries absorbed by the Seahawks without any visible drop-off. A 38-7 lead at halftime. There was nothing subtle about what happened at Lumen Field on November 9, 2025, and the box score confirms every bit of it.


Stats sourced from Pro Football Reference, PFF, and the Associated Press.

Bobby Smith
Bobby Smithhttps://thesportie.com/
Bobby A. Smith is a Senior Sports Analyst with over nine years of professional experience, specializing in forensic analysis of game strategy and player performance. His work provides a definitive lens on a broad spectrum of professional sports, delivering expert commentary on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, Soccer, Boxing, Cricket, F1, and NASCAR. Unlike surface-level reporting, Bobby’s analysis is known for identifying the critical, game-deciding patterns that raw statistics often obscure. Every article is grounded in rigorous, fact-based research and an unwavering commitment to journalistic integrity.

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