Overview

• Arizona erased a 20-6 deficit and tied the game with 33 seconds left, but the ensuing kickoff landed short of the NFL’s required landing zone and placed Seattle at its own 40 with 28 seconds.
• Sam Darnold hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 22 yards and Zach Charbonnet added a short run to set up Jason Myers’ 52-yard field goal for a 23-20 victory.
• Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said the plan was to keep the ball in play to burn clock and defended kicker Chad Ryland, noting the loss did not come down to one play.
• Ryland had made all his kicks, including a 57-yarder, and his earlier kickoffs forced returns that Seattle failed to bring past the 35 before the late mis-hit.
• Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald praised the permanent dynamic kickoff rule after the win, as analysts and fans questioned Arizona’s late-game decisions on clock use and kickoff strategy.