Earl Thomas with a fractured leg.The Arizona Cardinals remained winless but had to be encouraged with the performance of rookie quarterback Josh Rosen in his first start.It was a mixed bag for both teams but the Seahawks came away with the victory Sunday when Sebastian Janikowski Cheap Patrick Peterson Jersey , after two earlier misses, kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired for a 20-17 victory over the Cardinals, who fell to 0-4 for the first time since 1986, two years before the franchise moved from St. Louis."We ran the ball for over 170 yards, which is fantastic," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "Mike Davis ran like crazy. He gave us a great effort on a day when Chris (Carson) couldn't go."Thomas sustained a lower left leg fracture while defending what turned out to be the game-tying touchdown pass from Rosen to Chad Williams in the fourth quarter.Obviously frustrated, Thomas made an obscene gesture toward the Seattle side of the field as he was carted off.Thomas had been embroiled in a contract squabble with the Seahawks, skipping some practices to show his ire. His teammates understood his frustration."It's an unfortunate part of the business," Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said. "If he doesn't come back, he's not a team guy. If he does come back, he gets hurt and they say he shouldn't have come back. It's a crazy business that we're in."Rosen, meanwhile, was impressive in his starting debut, completing 15 of 27 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown with no interception. He had several passes dropped."I thought he played fantastic," said teammate Larry Fitzgerald, who uncharacteristically dropped a couple. "I didn't do him any justice by making plays for him, but I think he stuck in there and made some wonderful plays, some great throws."Here are some things to consider from Seattle's victory over Arizona.ROSEN'S DAYRosen said he had a couple of scrambles out of the backfield "that kind of got me in the flow of the game a little bit in the sense of like, 'I belong here."He said he felt more comfortable as the game went on and was at his most effective completing three big passes leading to his 22-yard TD toss to Chad Williams to tie the game at 17-17."Again, his poise showed up," coach Steve Wilks said. "... Total control over that whole drive."INJURED SEAHAWKSThomas wasn't the only Seattle player to be injured.Rookie tight end Will Dissly was carted off in the first quarter with a patellar tendon injury."There's nothing we can do but send love to them and build them up and all that Cheap Josh Rosen Jersey ," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. "The bittersweet is so obvious. That's how we're feeling about it."DAVIS RUNS WILDThrough the first three games this season, Davis had three carries for three yards.With Collins unable to play on Sunday, Davis ran wild, gaining 101 yards in 21 attempts, including TD runs of 20 and one yards."Mike Davis stepped up in a huge, huge way," Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson said. "He was the star of the game, I think, just making so many plays. He's an explosive player. He works the right way. He's a professional. He comes in ready."After his TDs, Davis did a celebration that included him waking from a slumber."I just feel like I have been slept on ever since I came into the NFL," he said. "It is just a reminder that I will wake them up one day."JOHNSON'S PROGRESSFinally, David Johnson began to look like David Johnson.The Arizona running back topped 100 yards from scrimmage. He rushed for 71 yards in 22 attempts, including a 21-yard run, and caught three for 41 yards, including a 30-yard screen pass on Arizona's game-tying TD drive.But Johnson gave himself poor grades."I don't know about the other guys, but I'm very disappointed in myself," he said. "I had a lot of mental errors, man, and I didn't do enough to help out the team."KICKING WOESJankowski and Dawson are two of the most experienced kickers in the business, but they each missed twice."No excuses," Dawson said. "I go out there whenever I'm told to go out there Cheap Christian Kirk Jersey , and it's my job to put the ball through the posts. And twice today, I didn't do that."Dawson missed a 45-yarder that would have given Arizona the lead with 1:50 to play. Seattle drove downfield, with no timeouts, to set up Janikowski's winning kick. Welp... I know a lot of us went into this with low expectations - but even the glass-half-empty crowd has to admit that was more of a disaster than could have been imagined. The Cardinals started in disastrous fashion, as things got lopsided early behind two pick sixes and multiple deep bombs from Denver. Rosen also played as rough as we’ve seen him, missing throws and not seeing the field.Time management would also add to the litany of issues plaguing the offense, burning multiple timeouts early and getting a penalty for a delay of game.To add insult to injury, there was also a minor scare as Rosen was taken to the tent after taking a hard bounce off the ground. Fortunately he would clear protocol and was able to return to the game. The first half would go on to be listless despite the defense sprinkling in a few stops.On the bright side, the Cardinals finally snapped their third quarter drought on their first drive of the half, netting Larry his first score of the season as well.Unfortunately, the positives would end after that. Ricky Seals-Jones took a helmet to the arm and had to leave the game, followed by turnover after turnover for a total of five takeaways for the Denver Broncos. Yeah, it wasn’t Rosen’s best day at the office.The offensive line would have an even tougher night as the Broncos front had their “get right” game and Von Miller lived up to his word to the tune of 6 sacks for the opposition. The questionable coaching would continue to rear it’s head. Brandon Williams continued to look hapless as the return man, Rosen was repeatedly trotted out late despite an endless clobbering from the Denver front until the final sack sent him limping off the field, and the offensive playcalling...The Rosen-Kirk connection continues to flash some promise, and Fitz is starting to look right after starting the season banged up. But as the season trots on, the positives are becoming fewer and fewer.At this point the Cardinals can only hope for good news regarding Rosen and Seals-Jones and look forward to a long week and what is likely their best remaining matchup before heading into a murderer’s row of quarterback in the coming weeks.If such a lackluster performance and being winless at home going into a long week doesn’t bring up changes immediately, I honestly don’t know what it will take for the front office to shake things up.
