The Seattle Seahawks beat the Arizona Cardinals 31-7 on Sunday at State Farm Stadium, scoring every point after Arizona tied it early in the second quarter. The Cardinals managed 151 total yards and 10 first downs.

Seattle held the ball for more than 36 minutes. The Seahawks ran 67 plays to Arizona's 47 and averaged nearly 6 yards a play against just over 3 for the Cardinals.

How It Happened

Seattle struck early. Drew Lock found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for an 82-yard touchdown with 12:25 left in the first quarter, and Jason Myers made it 7-0.

Arizona answered at 14:57 of the second quarter. Jacoby Brissett hit Trey McBride for a 2-yard score, and Chad Ryland's kick tied it 7-7. Neither team scored again before halftime.

The third quarter swung it. Lock and Smith-Njigba connected again from 7 yards at 12:27 for a 14-7 lead, and Myers added a 33-yard field goal at 6:47 to make it 17-7.

Smith-Njigba completed his hat trick with a 12-yard touchdown at 12:40 of the fourth quarter. AJ Barner capped the scoring with a 1-yard run at 1:11 for the 31-7 final.

Key Performers

Receiving: Jaxon Smith-Njigba – 3 TD (82, 7 and 12 YDS)
Passing: Drew Lock – 3-0 (TD-INT)
Seattle rushing: 40 ATT, 162 YDS, 1 TD (AJ Barner)
Kicking: Jason Myers – 1 FG (33 YDS), 4 XP
Arizona's score: Trey McBride – 2-yard TD reception from Jacoby Brissett

Smith-Njigba scored 3 of Seattle's 4 touchdowns, and the first came on a single 82-yard strike that put Arizona behind early.

The Seahawks' run game did the grinding work. They piled up 162 rushing yards and 9 first downs on the ground, which is how a team turns a third-quarter lead into a long afternoon for the opponent.

Seattle's defense held up its end. Arizona threw for 81 net yards, averaged under 3 yards per pass and converted only 3 of 12 third downs. The Cardinals were also sacked twice and threw an interception.

The Seahawks were not spotless. They lost a fumble, went 1-for-3 on fourth down and scored touchdowns on only 3 of 5 red-zone trips. Against an offense this stalled, none of it mattered.

What It Means

Seattle is 2-0, with a win at home and a win on the road. Winning 31-7 in an opponent's building is the kind of result that says the start is not a fluke.

Arizona falls to 1-1, and the split is stark. The Cardinals are 1-0 on the road and 0-1 at home, and this was the loss in Glendale.

Two games is a small sample, but the home showing is the concern. An offense that produced 4 passing first downs and 70 rushing yards at home needs answers before it plays at State Farm Stadium again.