The Seahawks won this game five days before they played it.

Tuesday, Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon announced coming off his team’s Monday night win at Dallas that Jacoby Brissett would continue to be Arizona’s quarterback this weekend in Seattle. That was for the banged-up Kyler Murray.

That made this past week, then Sunday’s game, infinitely easier for DeMarcus Lawrence, Leonard Williams, Tyrice Knight, Byron Murphy and the Seahawks’ defensive front.

When they’ve faced Murray playing NFC West rival Arizona in past years, Seattle’s pass rushers have had to rein themselves in. Coaches have stressed the importance of rushing outside-in. That is, with discipline and a consistency with teammates. They must avoid creating huge gaps between them for the speedy, elusive Murray to run through

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