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Quick Take: Seahawks-Cardinals

In Brief

» Last meeting: Kurt Warner had four touchdown passes to lead the Cardinals past the Seahawks, 34-21, in the 2008 season finale.
» Streaks: The Cardinals have won four of the past five and have a 21-19 overall series edge.
» Last week: Warner threw five touchdowns to help the Cardinals past the Bears, 41-21. ... The Seahawks picked off Matthew Stafford five times and defeated the Lions, 32-20.

Keep your eye on ...Nate Burleson's motivation: Burleson came out this week and guaranteed to a Seattle TV station that the Seahawks would beat the Cardinals. After having made such a bold proclamation, the pressure will be on him to perform at a high level.

Marcus Trufant's comfort level: Seattle's Trufant, a former Pro Bowl cornerback, got his first start of the season last week after beginning the year on the physically-unable-to-perform list with a back injury. The Seahawks will need him to show he is in top form despite the long layoff if they hope to slow down the Cardinals' talented group of wide receivers.

Arizona's allergic reaction to being at home: After playing extremely well at home last year and struggling on the road, the script has completely flipped this season for the Cardinals. They are just 1-3 in front of the home crowd, and have been outscored by 39 points in those three losses.

Did you know?

In his past three starts at Arizona, Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck has five touchdowns and zero interceptions. ... Seahawks DE Patrick Kerney has 11.5 sacks in his last six outings against the Cardinals. ... Since 2005, Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald leads the NFL with 424 receptions. ... Arizona's Chike Okeafor has a sack in two consecutive games.

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