Who's Playing QB for Seattle?

Seattle's quarterback room is a hospital

Sam Darnold is out with a quad injury. His backup is questionable with a bad right elbow and was limited at practice Thursday. Jalen Milroe, a 2025 third-round pick, is getting extra reps just in case.

You want to lay 8.5 points on that? I don’t. Nobody in Seattle can tell you who takes the first snap, and a team with a question mark at quarterback doesn’t get to run away from anybody.

8.5 is a lot for a .500 team

Seattle is 4-4. It has won by more than 8.5 exactly twice: 31-7 in Arizona back in Week 2 and 20-3 over Kansas City. Five of its eight games were decided by a touchdown or less, and last week the Bears came into Seattle and won 34-17. Seattle also scores on just 78.6% of its red-zone trips, and guard Quenton Nelson is out.

Arizona is a road team

The Cardinals are winless at home and have won three of five on the road. They beat the Rams 18-16 in LA and won 33-30 in Dallas last week. Gardner Minshew went 17 of 23 for 188 yards and three touchdowns in that one, and now he’s the starter after Arizona traded Jacoby Brissett to Baltimore. Tyler Allgeier ran for 147 yards on 11 carries in Dallas, too.

Feed McBride

Trey McBride has a team-high 66 catches, and he’s gone over 59.5 receiving yards in four of his last six, including 111 against Denver and 72 in Dallas. Minshew is going to live on his tight end, and Seattle’s linebackers are banged up, with Ernest Jones IV limited Thursday with an ankle. Trey McBride over 59.5 receiving yards. Give me the Cardinals.