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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 25: Jason Myers #5 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates kicking the game-winning field goal against the Arizona Cardinals during the fourth quarter of the game at State Farm Stadium on September 25, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
The Seattle Seahawks marched into Arizona and got a critical win over the Cardinals in a major divisional showdown on Thursday Night Football, 23-20. The Seahawks built a 17-3 lead early in the third quarter and a 20-6 lead in the fourth but watched their lead vanish in a furious Cardinals comeback. With their backs against the wall and 28 seconds left on the clock, Seattle QB Sam Darnold marched his team down into field goal range and Seahawks K Jason Myers drilled a 52-yard field goal for the walk-off road win.
“I mean I’ve seen this guy play golf…he’s a stud, bro,” Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said after the game on Myers. “He’s got like, ice in his veins. And man, we knew he was gonna make that kick. Yeah, I think the whole sideline knew.”
“Yeah, that’s J-My,” Darnold said, referring to Myers. “I don’t mean to keep bringing up golf, but I golfed with him this offseason, and you know, that’s his mentality in golf too. He’ll hit a bad shot, and come back and stripe it the next one. So he’s got that mentality, and he gets pretty frustrated when he doesn’t make them, but then he comes back and it’s almost automatic, when you know that he’s going to go in and knock the next one down.
Seattle Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald on the Playcalling Late in the Game
Norm Hall/GettyGLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 25: Jason Myers #5 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates kicking the game-winning field goal with teammates against the Arizona Cardinals during the fourth quarter of the game at State Farm Stadium on September 25, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
Late in the fourth quarter, with a 20-6 deficit, the Cardinals executed a strong drive with their backs against the wall, capped off with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Arizona QB Kyler Murray to WR Marvin Harrison Jr. to cut the lead to 20-13.
The Seahawks had a drive going to put points on the board and make it a two-score game late, effectively icing the game away. However, after a 36-yard third-down pass from Darnold to top WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba put the ball at the Arizona 38-yard line, Seattle got incredibly conservative in their playcalling. After the Smith-Njigba catch, they ran three times for a total of three yards, settling for a 52-yard field goal that Myers missed.
“Yeah, going into that drive we wanted to be aggressive,” Macdonald said on his decision-making process. “And we double-moved them, [Smith-Njigba] made a great catch. Once we got into field goal range, basically we got back into four minute mode. We thought that going up multiple scores there would’ve done a great job.”
“Look, when we get into four-minute, this is one of those things we’re gonna be able to learn from. We gotta be a little bit more effective in those situations. In field goals, every yard matters, so it’s not like you just hit this magical spot on the field and field goals are automatic. So you’re trying to maximize gains. We have to be better in that fringe area overall as an offense, that kinda reared its head today throughout the entire game. Those are some things we need to learn from and improve moving forward, but that was our thought process.”
The Seattle Seahawks Are Now Second-Place in the NFC West
At 3-1, the Seahawks are only a half-game behind the division leading 3-0 49ers. That one Seahawks loss was at home in Week 1 against said 49ers, but San Francisco has a tough game against Jacksonville this weekend and could fall to 3-1 themselves.
Seattle is a half-game ahead of the 2-1 Rams, who host the surging Colts at home on Sunday. There could be a three-way tie for first-place in the NFC West after this weekend, or the Seahawks could be alone in second place. Either way, this is a team gaining momentum, and they have work to do with upcoming games against the Buccaneers, Jaguars, Texans, and Commanders, before a rematch with the Cardinals followed by a game against the Rams.
Ethan Woodie is an accomplished sports writer specializing in the NFL and college football for Heavy.com. He’s written for Heavy since 2025 and has years of experience writing for NFL Trade Rumors and Pro Football Focus (PFF). Woodie is an expert in draft scouting and his final 2025 Big Board was included in Arif Hasan’s media consensus board for Wide Left. More about Ethan Woodie
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