Seahawks stave off Cardinals with game-winning field goal in thrilling win on the road

The Seattle Seahawks held off their NFC West rival the Arizona Cardinals in a - win on the road on Thursday night The Seahawks improved to - to start the early season while the Cardinals fell to - There wasn t much coming from the Cardinals offense in this event but the fourth quarter made the meeting very engaging as Kyler Murray ultimately got specific momentum going CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMMarvin Harrison Jr who was having a rough match at that point was trusted by Murray on a pass to the end zone and he hauled it in over Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon to make it a one-score event after the extra point Sam Darnold and the Seahawks owning a - lead knew they could seal mastery with a long drive killing clock and making it a two-score challenge It looked like that was coming when Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught a -yard pass on third-and- to get into Cardinals territory But three plays later Jason Myers was trying a -yard field goal and he missed wide right to keep the Cardinals hopes alive And Murray delivered the drive his company needed to tie it up SEAHAWKS' INTERCEPTION TURNS INTO FUMBLE AFTER DEFENDER RUNS INTO OWN TEAMMATEThe Cardinals went plays and yards in just under three minutes as running back Emari Demercado was wide open on second-and-goal and he ran into the end zone for the tie following the extra point with seconds left to play in regulation There was a slim chance Darnold could get Myers back in his field goal range to try a game-winner but that all changed when Chad Ryland s kickoff attempt failed to get into the designated landing zone between the goal line and the -yard line The ball bounced just before the -yard line giving Seattle the ball at their own -yard line Darnold got the ball onto Arizona s side thanks to a perfect pass to Smith-Njigba for a -yard gain After a Zach Charbonnet four-yard run Myers had another chance from almost the same distance as he lined up a -yarder This time it was true as the Seahawks celebrated their triumph in a big divisional matchup As noted this match wasn t an offensive thriller as both defenses were playing their opponents well However Darnold was able to orchestrate two touchdown drives finding tight end A J Barner from yards out for the gang s first points on the scoreboard while Charbonnet ran one in at the goal line in the second quarter to head into the locker room with a - lead Both teams would find a field goal in the third quarter before the fourth turned this battle into a thriller Looking at the stat sheet Darnold was -of- for yards with his touchdown pass and no interceptions with Smith-Njigba leading the way with yards on just four catches Kenneth Walker III may not have discovered the end zone but he did lead the rushing attack with yards on carries compared to Charbonnet s yards on touches in the backfield As for the Cardinals Murray was -of- with two touchdown passes and two interceptions thrown including one that luckily went back to Arizona after Cobe Bryant ran into his own Seahawks teammate and fumbled while returning the pick Harrison was the leading receiver with yards on six catches Trey Benson who will be filling in for James Conner the remainder of the season after his year-ending foot injury last week had yards on just eight carries in his first event as the unit s primary running back He also had five catches from Murray for yards Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter