The Seahawks dominated the Cardinals with a 38-7 halftime lead, thanks to DeMarcus Lawrence's two fumble return touchdowns. Seattle's rushing game excelled, gaining 198 yards. Takeaways:

The 7-2 Seahawks will be in Los Angeles to face the 7-2 Rams in a matchup with major implications for the NFC West and NFC in general. Should they prevail in that one, the “something special” bandwagon will get bigger in Seattle.

The otherwise efficient quarterback has 10 turnovers in nine games. And the defense’s leader is going to miss at least a month.

"I'm trusting Seattle and the Rams both over Philadelphia," an exec said, as the Rams and Seahawks sit atop the NFC at 7-2.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Seattle and Kansas City were close on a trade that centered around Seahawks linebacker Boye Mafe, who was the subject of trade rumors before deadline day. However, despite the fact that it was believed something would get done, the Seahawks decided to hold on to their veteran linebacker.

NFC West-leading Seattle (7-2) beat its division rival for the ninth straight time dating to 2021, and this one was hardly competitive.

Ahead of their NFC West tilt in Week 10, one Seahawks fan was spotted trash-talking a few Cardinals players - which is nothing out of the ordinary for opposing fans to do, yet it was Jacoby Brissett's reaction to being called a knock-off Geno Smith was hilarious:

The Seahawks delivered a statement on Sunday, but we'll see how many people were paying attention. Seattle put forth yet another piece of evidence that it is one of the best teams in the NFL and a legitimate Super Bowl contender in a 44-22 drubbing of the Arizona Cardinals.