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In the locker room this week, tenured members of the Cardinals waxed poetic about the epic Seahawks clashes of yesteryear.
From 2013-16, these two franchises were among the best in the NFL, and the head-to-head showdowns rarely disappointed.
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has played in 237 regular season games and pinpoints the Cardinals’ 17-10 win at Seattle in 2013 as the greatest of his career.
“That ’12 year, getting beat 58-0 (in Seattle), was probably the most embarrassing time I’ve ever had in my entire career, as a professional,” Fitzgerald said. “You just have somebody manhandle you like that and be embarrassed on national TV. That really stung. To have that taste and feeling in your mouth walking into that locker room, an then coming back the next year, and not only to beat them, but to beat them in a fashion that was indicative of what we were trying to do: physical, four-minute, downhill, you-know-what’s-coming, we-imposed-our-will-on-you, that type of win.
“It wasn’t like we spread them out and beat them like that. It was physical game, and Seattle with (coach) Pete Carroll has prided themselves on being a physically intimidating, dominating football team. They want a messy, grimy game like that. And to be able to beat them in that fashion in ’13 was definitely the victory that stood out to me over my career.”
Players like Fitzgerald, running back David Johnson, center A.Q. Shipley and defensive tackle Corey Peters have been around for many of those games, but at this point, the majority of the roster has one year or less of experience against the Seahawks.
Coach Kliff Kingsbury and rookie quarterback Kyler Murray will get their first taste of the rivalry on Sunday, in a game the Cardinals (0-2-1) badly need to win.
“I’ve got a bit of a feel for it, just asking some of the older guys that have been here awhile,” Kingsbury said. “But I don’t think, until you go through it, you really know what it’s all about.”
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