OC Dooley
Bonus Play
“1 UNIT” LATE AFTERNOON PERCENTAGE TOTAL (Cardinals at Seahawks OVER 40 in a 4:05 eastern kickoff): Even though both participating teams have constantly played above the spot all season, today’s total has been kept in relative check due to poor weather conditions and I expect this over/under figure to drop even more as gametime approaches creating some solid value. Not only is there a strong chance of rain in Seattle today, the winds are scheduled to gust right around the 20-mile per hour mark. Despite the rough weather it is worth considering that statistically Arizona has the “second worst” scoring defense in the NFL and they have already surrendered a massive 41 points twice on the highway. In a pair of HOME games this season the Seattle offense (31 and 27 points scored) has been very productive and must be licking their collective chops at the thought of attacking a weak opposing stop-unit. Seattle’s offense improved with the acquisition of veteran running back Marshawn Lynch who paid immediate dividends last Sunday by producing a touchdown. The big news for the Seahawks last Sunday was the emergence of Mike Williams (11 receptions) who has been challenged by his head coach to be the “go to” receiver now that Deion Branch has been traded. Going into last week Williams had a combined 11 receptions for the entire campaign and he equaled that figure in one game. One of the reasons why Arizona benched starting quarterback Derek Anderson was his failure to find star wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald on a consistent basis. Not only has Max Hall flashed the ability to find Fitzgerald, he appears to be a leader that the entire offense can rally around. The last four times that Arizona has faced Seattle in this divisional series, they have put a grand total of 118 points on the scoreboard. In the past three years the Cardinals are 8-0 OVER after consecutive games where the offense produced “200 or less” total yards. In that same three year time span Arizona is 8-0 OVER when facing poor punt coverage opponents who on average allow at least 12 yards per return