Seattle Seahawks: Studs and duds vs. Cardinals in Week 4

Stud: Chris Carson RB

Before this Sunday, Carson had fumbled in every week of the season. He already has lost three fumbles, the same number that he lost in the entire 2018 season. Last week, Carson’s fumble was returned for a touchdown by the Saints. It was the most telling play of a disappointing, mistake-ridden loss.

Week 4 brought new life for Carson though. After producing 158 rushing yards and 59 receiving yards through the first three weeks, Carson carried the ball 22 times for 104 yards. It was his first 100-yard game of the season. Carson also caught four passes for 41 more yards. He did not fumble the ball once.

Considering how the Cardinals have played this season, Week 4 served as the perfect game to restore Carson’s confidence. C.J. Prosise also had a heart-warming moment. With Rashaad Penny out, Prosise was in as the backup. He scored in the fourth quarter. It was Prosise’s first touchdown since 2016. He’s spent the majority of the last two seasons on IR.

Dud: The secondary

The Seahawks don’t have a bad secondary, but it’s a middling group of players at best. Murray was intercepted three times during the first three weeks. While Clowney did pick off the rookie, the secondary didn’t hamper Murray as much as anticipated.

The first overall pick completed 68.75 percent of his pass attempts for 241 yards. It wasn’t a great performance, but Murray wasn’t fazed by facing the Seahawks secondary. This is the same group that Teddy Bridgewater posted a 112.7 passer rating against last week.

Seattle has a decent secondary, but it isn’t a group of playmakers. The defensive backs don’t generate a lot of turnovers and opposing quarterbacks aren’t afraid to test them throughout the game. There are a handful of secondaries that are worse than Seattle’s, but the Seahawks need their defensive backs to do better if they want to make a deep playoff run.