The Seattle Seahawks rolled into the desert and left no doubt, dismantling the Arizona Cardinals 38-14 in a Week 2 statement. Seattle moved to the front of the NFC West conversation with a performance that was balanced, efficient and never really in question. For Arizona, the loss stings as an early misstep at home, where the Cardinals badly needed a divisional win to steady the season. By the fourth quarter, the only drama left was the margin. Sam Darnold was surgical, throwing for 240 yards and four touchdowns while keeping the Cardinals' secondary guessing all afternoon. His favorite target was Elijah Arroyo, who piled up 116 receiving yards and consistently found space in the seams. Arizona's lone bright spot came on the ground, where Jeremiyah Love churned out 124 rushing yards and gave the Cardinals a pulse between the tackles. The problem was that Love's production rarely translated into points, and Seattle answered every Arizona push with another scoring drive. Defensively, Seattle set the tone by living in the backfield. Derick Hall was the difference-maker with two sacks, repeatedly wrecking Arizona's timing and forcing the Cardinals into obvious passing situations. Tre'Davious White's interception was the swing moment, killing an Arizona possession and handing the Seahawks offense a short field it promptly converted. Garrett Williams led all tacklers with four for the Cardinals, a stat line that spoke to how often Arizona's defense was on the field and how little help it received.