Week 1, 2027

played in Seattle, OR

73 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	3	10	7	0	-	27
Seattle Seahawks	7	3	3	14	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 STL - Eric McCarthy 10 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
1Q: 03:34 SEA - Antonio Gibson 5 run (Daniel Carlson extra point)
2Q: 14:09 STL - Colby Waldron 56 field goal
2Q: 01:25 SEA - Daniel Carlson 48 field goal
3Q: 08:06 SEA - Daniel Carlson 33 field goal
3Q: 03:40 STL - Colby Waldron 45 field goal
3Q: 01:43 STL - Leroy Taylor 46 fumble return (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 11:13 SEA - Carlos Henderson 54 pass from Clayton Thorson (Daniel Carlson extra point)
4Q: 03:56 STL - D'Wayne Eskridge 4 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 01:06 SEA - Dashawn Erickson 2 pass from Clayton Thorson (Daniel Carlson extra point)
OT: 03:45 SEA - Darren Humphries 51 interception return

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 STL - Eric McCarthy 10 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
1Q: 03:34 SEA - Antonio Gibson 5 run (Daniel Carlson extra point)
2Q: 14:09 STL - Colby Waldron 56 field goal
2Q: 01:25 SEA - Daniel Carlson 48 field goal
3Q: 08:06 SEA - Daniel Carlson 33 field goal
3Q: 03:40 STL - Colby Waldron 45 field goal
3Q: 01:43 STL - Leroy Taylor 46 fumble return (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 11:13 SEA - Carlos Henderson 54 pass from Clayton Thorson (Daniel Carlson extra point)
4Q: 03:56 STL - D'Wayne Eskridge 4 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 01:06 SEA - Dashawn Erickson 2 pass from Clayton Thorson (Daniel Carlson extra point)
OT: 03:45 SEA - Darren Humphries 51 interception return

Team Statistics STL SEA
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 22
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 18 16
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 369 405
- Offensive Plays 73 66
- Yards per Play 5.05 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 42 109
- Rushing Attempts 21 26
- Yards per Rush 2.00 4.19
Net Passing Yards 327 296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 52 - 40 - 1 36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 327 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 7.40
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/59 10/71
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 4/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/51
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:18 31:05

Team Statistics	STL	SEA
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	22
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	18	16
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	369	405
- Offensive Plays	73	66
- Yards per Play	5.05	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	42	109
- Rushing Attempts	21	26
- Yards per Rush	2.00	4.19
Net Passing Yards	327	296
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	52 - 40 - 1	36 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	327	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	7.40
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/59	10/71
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	4/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/51
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:18	31:05

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	3:28	4:25	OWN 22	7	39	Field Goal
2	12:10	1:16	OPP 41	3	2	Missed FG
2	8:47	5:27	OWN 8	11	54	Missed FG
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 32	5	40	Missed FG
3	11:59	1:09	OWN 41	4	-1	Punt
3	8:01	4:28	OWN 25	8	47	Field Goal
4	10:55	7:06	OWN 26	13	74	Touchdown
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 25	5	18	Half
OT1	8:15	0:46	OWN 29	4	-14	Punt
OT1	5:13	1:36	OWN 20	5	16	Interception

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	5:59	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
2	14:03	1:53	OWN 10	4	2	Punt
2	10:54	2:07	OWN 46	3	-2	Punt
2	3:20	2:02	OWN 45	5	24	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 25	8	34	Fumble
3	10:50	2:49	OWN 19	6	65	Field Goal
3	3:33	2:01	OWN 33	3	13	Fumble
3	1:32	5:37	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	3:49	2:49	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
OT1	10:00	1:45	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
OT1	7:29	2:16	OWN 38	5	22	Punt

Game MVP: Clayton Thorson, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Fernando Niles	10	23	2.30	8
RB Wade McGregor	7	11	1.57	4
RB Tony Pollard	2	4	2.00	3
QB Silas Frederick	1	-2	-2.00	-2
WR Tee Higgins	1	6	6.00	6

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Spencer Bleess	19	74	3.89	22	3	0
QB Clayton Thorson	5	20	4.00	12	1	0
RB Antonio Gibson	2	15	7.50	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	52	40	327	0/0	2	21	1	97.2

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clayton Thorson	36	24	317	4/21	2	54	0	112.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric McCarthy	13	19	71	5.46	27	16	1
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	9	12	63	7.00	13	17	1
WR Tee Higgins	6	7	77	12.83	15	20	0
RB Fernando Niles	4	4	44	11.00	22	21	0
TE Morris Henry	3	5	25	8.33	15	16	0
TE Harrison Bryant	2	2	23	11.50	2	20	0
RB Wade McGregor	2	2	11	5.50	3	6	0
WR Erik Jacobs	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dashawn Erickson	11	13	114	10.36	30	38	1
WR Henry Ruggs	5	7	74	14.80	7	19	0
WR Carlos Henderson	3	6	74	24.67	27	54	1
WR Cooper Campos	2	5	30	15.00	3	16	0
TE Rodney Quackenbush	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Spencer Bleess	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Antonio Gibson	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Darren Humphries	1	51	51.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Leroy Taylor	1	0	1
S Nickolas Kirk	1	0	0
CB Ryan Webb	0	1	0
CB Asante Samuel Jr	0	1	0

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Spencer Bleess	1	0	0	0
RB Antonio Gibson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Tobin	2	110	55.0	44.0	62	1

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Kaser	4	170	42.5	36.3	53	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colby Waldron	2/5	2/5	1/3	56	3/3

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daniel Carlson	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Niles	2	5	2.5	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Coles	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade McGregor	3	69	23.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Hirsch	4	80	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Leroy Taylor	8	2	0.5	17	29
CB Asante Samuel Jr	6	3	0.0	25	38
CB Ryan Webb	6	1	0.0	26	40
CB Jaire Alexander	5	2	0.0	20	31
ILB Josh Allen	5	2	0.0	26	39
S Nickolas Kirk	4	2	0.0	25	38
OLB Sergio Stewart	4	1	0.0	9	10
OLB Daniel Hacker	3	0	0.0	6	11
DT Chris Barker	2	3	1.0	23	34
DE Duane Newnam	2	2	1.0	25	37
DE Terrance Raymond	2	1	0.5	26	38
S T. J. Green	2	2	0.0	23	31
DT Jonathan Greenard	1	0	1.0	26	37
CB Blake Kassell	1	0	0.0	3	7
S Broderick Briggs	0	1	0.0	2	4

Seattle	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lenny Campbell	9	3	19	32
OLB Erik Kurowski	6	2	19	33
CB Joel Coles	5	2	19	46
ILB Axel Rambo	5	1	2	19
OLB Mercury Hoffman	5	0	10	15
CB Toby Lyon	4	4	21	52
S Nolan Laszlo	4	4	21	52
DE Craig Henson	4	0	16	26
CB Darren Humphries	3	3	11	35
S Isaac Knabe	3	0	19	32
DE Javier Pritchett	3	0	19	42
OLB Everett Bobo	2	1	2	14
DT Rondell Shapiro	2	0	14	34
DT Chandler Temmer	1	2	11	34
DT Justin Madubuike	1	1	8	15
S Sean Murphy-Bunting	1	0	0	7
DE Cameron Roberson	0	3	12	37

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Duane Newnam	1.0	1	37
DT Chris Barker	1.0	0	34
DT Jonathan Greenard	1.0	0	37
DE Terrance Raymond	0.5	1	38
OLB Leroy Taylor	0.5	0	29

Seattle	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chandler Temmer	1	0	0	34
DE Javier Pritchett	0	2	1	42
DE Cameron Roberson	0	2	0	37
DE Craig Henson	0	1	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ryan Webb	5	0	40
CB Jaire Alexander	4	1	31
CB Asante Samuel Jr	4	0	38
OLB Leroy Taylor	3	0	29
OLB Sergio Stewart	2	1	10
ILB Josh Allen	1	1	39
S Nickolas Kirk	1	1	38
OLB Daniel Hacker	1	0	11
DE Terrance Raymond	1	0	38
S Broderick Briggs	1	0	4
CB Blake Kassell	1	0	7

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Axel Rambo	5	0	0	19
CB Toby Lyon	4	1	0	52
CB Joel Coles	4	1	0	46
OLB Erik Kurowski	4	0	0	33
OLB Mercury Hoffman	4	0	0	15
OLB Lenny Campbell	4	0	0	32
CB Darren Humphries	3	0	1	35
S Isaac Knabe	3	0	0	32
S Nolan Laszlo	3	0	0	52
OLB Everett Bobo	2	0	0	14
S Sean Murphy-Bunting	1	0	0	7
DT Rondell Shapiro	1	0	0	34
S Cory Hopfner	1	0	0	16
DE Craig Henson	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Nolan Palmer	2	6	0	21	52
C Martin Groza	1	5	1	21	52
T Mekhi Becton	1	3	0	21	52
FB Denzel Carr	1	1	0	5	11
T Shawntae Francis	0	4	0	21	52
G Tony Peterson	0	2	0	21	52

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G John Simpson	3	5	26	0	40
T Austin Corbett	2	5	26	0	40
G Jack Rayburn	1	4	26	3	40
C Ryan Kelly	1	3	26	0	40
T Amari Weber	0	2	26	1	40
TE Dashawn Erickson	0	2	26	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Jacobs	2	12
Morris Henry	1	23
Tony Pollard	1	20
Duane Newnam	1	11
Shawntae Francis	1	7

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Cooper Campos	2	18
Gene Hirsch	1	21
Craig Henson	1	15
Austin Corbett	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	26	40	19	85
G Nolan Palmer	21	52	---	---	7	80
G Tony Peterson	21	52	---	---	7	80
T Mekhi Becton	21	52	---	---	7	80
T Shawntae Francis	21	52	---	---	7	80
WR Eric McCarthy	17	47	---	---	10	74
QB Silas Frederick	21	52	---	---	---	73
C Martin Groza	21	52	---	---	---	73
DE Duane Newnam	---	---	25	37	11	73
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	21	51	---	---	---	72
CB Asante Samuel Jr	---	---	25	38	6	69
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	26	39	2	67
DE Terrance Raymond	---	---	26	38	2	66
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	26	37	2	65
S Nickolas Kirk	---	---	25	38	2	65
DT Chris Barker	---	---	23	34	---	57
S T. J. Green	---	---	23	31	---	54
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	20	31	2	53
TE Morris Henry	11	18	---	---	23	52
OLB Leroy Taylor	---	---	17	29	2	48
RB Fernando Niles	11	30	---	---	5	46
WR Tee Higgins	12	31	---	---	1	44
TE Harrison Bryant	11	31	---	---	1	43
FB Denzel Carr	5	11	---	---	22	38
OLB Daniel Hacker	---	---	6	11	19	36
RB Wade McGregor	7	16	---	---	6	29
RB Tony Pollard	2	5	---	---	20	27
S Broderick Briggs	---	---	2	4	17	23
TE Gino Fox	6	16	---	---	---	22
WR Donnie Kinney	0	0	---	---	21	21
OLB Sergio Stewart	---	---	9	10	---	19
WR Erik Jacobs	2	4	---	---	12	18
DT Ezekiel Sampson	---	---	3	9	2	14
K Colby Waldron	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Blake Kassell	---	---	3	7	2	12
OLB Bradley Sandberg	---	---	0	1	10	11
DE Alex Highsmith	---	---	1	4	4	9
C Rico Harris	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Jake Tobin	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Damon Akiyama	---	---	0	2	4	6
RB Randal Garner	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Christopher Springer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Ian Book	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eugene Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tommy Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Pete Werner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Toby Lyon	---	---	21	52	20	93
TE Dashawn Erickson	26	39	---	---	21	86
WR Cooper Campos	26	39	---	---	18	83
T Austin Corbett	26	40	---	---	12	78
S Nolan Laszlo	---	---	21	52	5	78
G Jack Rayburn	26	40	---	---	6	72
CB Joel Coles	---	---	19	46	7	72
G John Simpson	26	40	---	---	2	68
S Isaac Knabe	---	---	19	32	16	67
C Ryan Kelly	26	40	---	---	---	66
QB Clayton Thorson	26	40	---	---	---	66
T Amari Weber	26	40	---	---	---	66
OLB Erik Kurowski	---	---	19	33	12	64
DE Javier Pritchett	---	---	19	42	3	64
WR Henry Ruggs	25	33	---	---	---	58
DE Craig Henson	---	---	16	26	15	57
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	12	37	3	52
DT Rondell Shapiro	---	---	14	34	4	52
OLB Lenny Campbell	---	---	19	32	1	52
CB Darren Humphries	---	---	11	35	5	51
WR Carlos Henderson	21	28	---	---	1	50
RB Spencer Bleess	20	25	---	---	2	47
DT Chandler Temmer	---	---	11	34	2	47
OLB Everett Bobo	---	---	2	14	21	37
RB Antonio Gibson	6	15	---	---	11	32
DT Justin Madubuike	---	---	8	15	3	26
OLB Mercury Hoffman	---	---	10	15	1	26
TE Rodney Quackenbush	5	13	---	---	7	25
ILB Axel Rambo	---	---	2	19	2	23
WR Taywan Taylor	0	6	---	---	16	22
RB Gene Hirsch	0	0	---	---	21	21
S Cory Hopfner	---	---	2	16	2	20
OLB Kenneth Murray	---	---	2	8	3	13
DT Earnest Brown IV	---	---	0	10	3	13
CB Michael Carter II	---	---	2	7	1	10
S Sean Murphy-Bunting	---	---	0	7	2	9
K Daniel Carlson	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Dominique Mueller	---	---	2	6	---	8
WR Dez Fitzpatrick	0	1	---	---	6	7
P Drew Kaser	0	0	---	---	6	6
T David Sharpe	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Maurice Emmons	0	0	---	---	6	6
G James Borders	0	0	---	---	6	6
FB Kody Cunningham	1	0	---	---	---	1
TE Carson Lincoln	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Kellen Mond	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	18	36	2.0
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	10	61	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	52	40	3	1	2	2	5	2	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clayton Thorson	36	24	2	2	4	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	64	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	25	179	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	84	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	13	190	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	54	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric McCarthy	19	13	1	71	0	47
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	12	9	0	63	0	51
WR Tee Higgins	7	6	0	77	1	31
TE Morris Henry	5	3	1	25	0	18
RB Fernando Niles	4	4	0	44	1	30
TE Harrison Bryant	2	2	0	23	1	31
RB Wade McGregor	2	2	0	11	0	16
WR Erik Jacobs	1	1	0	13	0	4

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dashawn Erickson	13	11	1	114	1	39
WR Henry Ruggs	7	5	1	74	0	33
WR Carlos Henderson	6	3	0	74	1	28
WR Cooper Campos	5	2	1	30	0	39
RB Antonio Gibson	3	1	1	8	0	15
TE Rodney Quackenbush	1	1	0	11	0	13
RB Spencer Bleess	1	1	0	6	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fernando Niles	1	0	0.00	2.30

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Spencer Bleess	2	-2	-1.00	3.89
RB Antonio Gibson	1	5	5.00	7.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Frederick	4	4	24	6.00	6.29

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clayton Thorson	7	4	33	4.71	8.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eric McCarthy	1	1	10	10.00	3.74
WR Tee Higgins	1	1	6	6.00	11.00
TE Morris Henry	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	1	4	4.00	5.25

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dashawn Erickson	5	3	19	3.80	8.77
WR Carlos Henderson	1	0	0	0.00	12.33
WR Henry Ruggs	1	1	14	14.00	10.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fernando Niles	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
RB Antonio Gibson	2	1
QB Clayton Thorson	1	0
RB Spencer Bleess	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	14	10	8

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clayton Thorson	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric McCarthy	5	3	2
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	4	3	3
RB Fernando Niles	3	3	2
WR Tee Higgins	2	1	1

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dashawn Erickson	4	4	3
RB Antonio Gibson	2	0	0
WR Carlos Henderson	1	1	1
WR Henry Ruggs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (18,600)
End Zone 10,300 (13,500)
Mezzanine 6,400 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (11,900)
Club Seats 9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (18,600)
End Zone	10,300 (13,500)
Mezzanine	6,400 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (11,900)
Club Seats	9,900 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (6,200)