Seahawks, Cardinals looking to keep pace in NFC West October 13 SEATTLE (AP) Considering where the Zion Williamson Jersey rest of the teams stand in the NFC West five games into the season, Seattle coach Pete Carroll sounded almost appreciative that no one has run away with the division.That seems unlikely to continue. Which adds a little bit more importance to what happens on Sunday when the Seahawks host the Arizona Cardinals, with one team guaranteed to be sitting in the division basement afterward.Its been hard for teams to get up on top of the schedule here. Its fortunate for us, Carroll said. The first quarter of the season is over, thats hard to imagine. ... We are within striking distance of doing something really special, so we are going for it.Both the Seahawks and Cardinals are 2-3, one game behind San Francisco and tied with the Los Angeles Rams in the division, and each coming off painful lo ses last week.Seattles run defense continued to get run over in a 39-32 lo s at New Orleans, despite another strong performance by Geno Smith, the league leader in pa ser rating through five weeks. Arizona had a chance to end Philadelphias undefeated start, but some execution i sues by Kyler Murray in the final moments and a mi sed field goal that would have forced overtime sealed a 20-17 lo Josh Hart Jersey s to the Eagles.It was a hard-fought game and to lose in that nature was tough, but I was just really proud of the effort, Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury said. A lot of those O-linemen were banged up and powered through, so I just wanted to make sure they knew we appreciated them.TWO GAMES, SHORT RESTThe Cardinals have had a slightly easier week of practice because they have an upcoming game on short rest they play the Seahawks on Sunday before playing the Saints at home next Thursday.Instead of the usual full-contact Wednesday practice, Kingsbury opted for a walkthrough.Felt like we could just use some mental reps, having everybody out there, even the guys who have got some nicks. It was good to have everyone out there and detail things up, Kingsbury said.The Cardinals are banged up, especially at running back. James Conner (ribs), Darrel Williams (knee) and Jonathan Ward (hamstring) all left last weeks game against the Eagles with injuries, leaving Eno Benjamin as the lone healthy back.Ward was put on injured reserve Wednesday.Arizona also hopes starting center Rodney Hudson can return for Sundays game after he mi sed the Eagles game with a knee injury.STOP SOMEONESeattles beleaguered run defense could benefit from the Cardinals' injury i sues at running back. The Seahawks are worst in the league at stopping the run, giving up an average of 170.2 yards per game, capped by the 235 yards allowed to New Orleans last week. Seattle watched Taysom Hill and Alvin Kamara each run for more than 100 yards, the third time in Seahawks history theyve allowed two 100-yard rushers in the same game.Seattle has allowed 851 yards rushing, the most by any team through five games since 2012.We just got to do our jobs and whatever our responsibilities are we just got to stay true to them, Seattle defensive lineman Shelby Harris said. We got to stop making so many mistakes on our end.SLOW STARTSIts sort of a miracle that the Cardinals have two wins considering theyve trailed basically the entire season Anthony Davis Jersey .Arizona hasnt scored in the first quarter, getting blanked 38-0.I think it starts with me, making sure those first 10 scripted plays are on point, everyones in sync and we know we can be effective, Kingsbury said. Then we just have to go and execute. What weve seen all week in practice hasnt been showing up those first few series for whatever reason. I dont know if were too excited or hyped up or whatever. But its gotta change. Weve led 10 minutes Jordan Crawford Jersey in five games and thats no way to survive an NFL season.ROOKIE ROLESeattle rookie running back Kenneth Walker III will be stepping into a more prominent role beginning this week because starter Rashaad Penny is out for the season with a lower leg fracture. Walker had a season-high eight carries for 88 yards including a 69-yard touchdown run last week against New Orleans. His workload is expected to increase significantly as Seattle is thin at the position. Deejay Dallas will be Walkers primary backup and Seattle signed Tony Jones off waivers from New Orleans.Im excited. Im always excited to play, Walker said. I feel comfortable with it as well, just preparing for the week as we always do.KICKOFF CHANGEThe start of Sunday's game will be delayed if the Seattle Mariners are still playing in the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros on Sunday. If a Game 4 is needed of the baseball series, the Seahawks-Cardinals game will move back by about 90 minutes and kick off at 2:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. Eastern) to try and mitigate traffic and crowd i sues with the two adjacent stadiums. If there is no Game 4, kickoff will stay at 1:05 p.m. local time. Lets hope it gets moved back, Carroll said. ___AP Sports Writer David Brandt contributed to this report. ___More AP NFL coverage: hub/nfl and AP_NFL in this topic National Football League Alvin Kamara Rashaad Penny Darrel Williams Shelby Harris Taysom Hill Kyler Murray Rodney Hudson Eno Benjamin Geno Smith Seattle Seahawks Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals Spain or Morocco? 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