The Seahawks were fortunate that the rest of the NFC West didn't separate as they worked through some issues with first-year head coach Mike Macdonald. The other three teams might regret not putting more distance between themselves and Seattle, which seems to be getting better as the season goes on.

The two teams are now tied atop the NFC West at 6-5, though Seattle has the tiebreaker over them - pushing the Seahawks over Arizona. It was anything but an inspired effort from t

The Cardinals failed to make a statement against the Seahawks on Sunday. Instead, they opened the door for an even tighter NFC West race.