Seahawks host Cardinals with both trying to get back to .500, Irvin returns

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday with both teams trying to get back to .500 for the season. Both teams are coming off painful losses with Seattle losing a shootout at New Orleans and Arizona stumbling at home against Philadelphia. The big question for Seattle will be can its run defense improve and in a hurry. Seattle has the worst run defense in the NFL after giving up 235 yards rushing last week to New Orleans. But the Cardinals are banged up at running back with James Conner and Darrel Williams uncertain to play.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Bruce Irvin is back for a second reunion with the Seattle Seahawks. Irvin is nearly 35 years old and he signed to Seattle’s practice squad and could be on the field Sunday when the Seahawks host Arizona. Irvin was Seattle’s first-round pick in 2012. He spent his first four seasons with the Seahawks before moving on. He returned in 2020 but managed just two games before suffering a torn ACL in his right knee. Irvin played six games last season for Chicago.