Cardinals offense stalls in 31-7 loss to Seahawks as snap counts show struggles
The short version
- Cardinals ran 50 offensive snaps in a 31-7 Week 2 loss to Seattle
- Jacoby Brissett threw for 95 yards with two sacks and an interception
- Trey McBride caught eight passes, including a two-yard touchdown
- Marvin Harrison Jr. has one catch on four targets through two games
- Isaiah Adams returned from a knee injury, playing all 50 snaps up front
Arizona managed just 20 second-half yards on 12 plays before the final two snaps in Sunday's defeat, with Jacoby Brissett held to 95 passing yards.
The Arizona Cardinals fell to the Seattle Seahawks 31-7 on Sunday, with 18 players seeing action across 50 offensive snaps. Aside from the game's final two plays, the Cardinals produced only 20 yards on 12 second-half snaps.
Head coach Mike LaFleur described a lack of rhythm after halftime, pointing to consecutive short possessions and noting that beating a top defense requires executing the fundamentals.
Quarterback Jacoby Brissett played every offensive snap, completing 60.7 percent of his throws for 95 yards. His longest completion went for nine yards, he was sacked twice, threw an interception he called a bad decision, and finished with a 63.8 passer rating. Carson Beck was inactive as the emergency quarterback, and Gardner Minshew II did not play.
Tight end Trey McBride led the receiving group with eight catches on 10 targets, including a two-yard touchdown. Marvin Harrison Jr. was held without a catch on one target and has one reception on four targets through two games.
At running back, Tyler Allgeier took 32 snaps and Jeremiyah Love played 20, combining for 39 yards on 14 carries outside of Bam Knight's late 24-yard contribution. The offensive line played together for all 50 snaps, with guard Isaiah Adams back for the first time since a knee injury suffered in practice ahead of the August 22 preseason game against Dallas.
Written by the Matchday Live desk from reporting by Yahoo Sports.
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