When the same call hits twice, it looks like a glitch in the matrix. Linebacker Tyrice Knight fired up the middle, chopped the ball loose – twice – and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence cashed both takeaways for touchdowns as the Seattle Seahawks hammered the Arizona Cardinals 44-22 on November 9.
Seattle (7-2) scored on its opening drive when Sam Darnold rolled left and found Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 43 yards. Then the defense detonated the game. On Arizona’s first series, Knight punished Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett and jarred the ball free. Lawrence scooped the bounce and cruised 34 yards. Early in the second quarter, Knight did it again and Lawrence caught the hop in stride for a 22-yard score and a 28-0 lead.
Two Seahawks defenders making eerily similar plays to score two defensive touchdowns.
“First and foremost, all glory to God,” Lawrence said in a post-game press conference. “T. Knight did a great job running the play exactly how Macdonald drew it up. I was the lucky recipient of two forced fumbles. I’ll take it every day.”
Seattle hit 38 by halftime – its highest-scoring half of the season – and never looked back. The Cardinals (3-6) have now dropped six of seven.
“It was the same play, same result,” Knight said. “Really, the sack looked like the same thing for me. God puts things in order for you.”
Lawrence said the chaos never shook him as he rumbled through the noise.
“You don’t try to get too high or too low in those moments,” he said. “I barely get the ball. When I got the ball in my hands it was like, be calm and just make it to the touchdown.”
The veteran edge rusher also noted the game plan zeroed in on a stationary target in Brissett – much different than the hyper-agile Kyler Murray who went on IR earlier this week.
“We knew he wasn’t going to get out of the pocket much,” Lawrence said. “So we could pin our ears back and hunt.”
What The Seahawks Said About Demarcus Lawrence and Tyrice Knight’s Huge Days
GettyDeMarcus Lawrence and Tyrice Knight gave the Seattle Seahawks two huge boosts, creating two defensive touchdowns in the first half of their game against the Arizona Cardinals.
Seattle finished with five sacks, a pair of defensive scores and a locker room that sounded as impressed as the scoreboard.
“Our defense is doing a great job,” Darnold said. “To see D-Law and T-Knight play the way they have been; it’s not just today. It’s been showing up throughout the entire season.”
Knight got the start against the Cardinals after incumbent starter Ernest Jones IV sat out with an injury. Knight has had an up-and-down season working through a series of injuries. He proved that once his number was called (twice) he was ready.
“T. Knight, same story—you’ve got to stay ready,” head coach Mike Macdonald said. “Both of those were pressures we haven’t run before. To go in there and execute those things is some high-powered stuff. I couldn’t believe D-Law got the second one. I was like, ‘Holy crap, it’s him again.’ The way he attacks the ball is awesome. It’s awareness, it’s taking advantage of your opportunities.”
Smith-Njigba, the league leader in receiving yards, had six catches for 93 yards and soaked in the star-turn from a player he grew up watching.
“I’m just thankful DeMarcus Lawrence is on my team, honestly,” Smith-Njigba said. “I grew up watching him on the Cowboys. To have him is an honor.”
Seattle’s offense barely had to work after the avalanche. Darnold attempted only 12 passes (10 completions, 178 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) and the Seahawks still matched their highest point total of the season. George Holani punched in a 9-yard score, Zach Charbonnet added a 6-yard TD, and Jason Myers nailed three field goals.
Brissett connected late with Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr., but Arizona never seriously threatened after the opening quarter. The Cardinals also lost five players to injuries during the game.
Two Strip-Sacks, Two Demarcus-Lawrence Scores
The twin takeaways were more than highlights—they were historical outliers. Lawrence became just the sixth player since at least 1991 to notch two defensive touchdowns in the first half of a game. Both came on nearly identical designs that freed Knight clean up the middle. Lawrence’s awareness – and soft hands on two lively hops – did the rest.
Macdonald said those pressures had not appeared on tape previously, a testament to Seattle’s weekly self-scouting.
“How you prepare matters,” Macdonald said. “He’s showing he can play great ball for us.”
The result: a 28-0 stranglehold before the Cardinals could adjust, and a ninth straight win in the rivalry dating to 2021.
Quick Bio: From Dallas Star to Seattle Playmaker
Lawrence arrived in Seattle after 11 seasons in Dallas, where he built a reputation as a relentless edge who impacts the game beyond sacks. According to Pro-Football-Reference, he’s amassed 65.0 career sacks, 471 combined tackles, 103 tackles for loss, 134 quarterback hits and 20 forced fumbles, plus four Pro Bowl nods and a second-team All-Pro selection. He joined the Seahawks in 2025 and, entering Sunday, had two career fumble-return touchdowns—a number he doubled in one half. It was his first game of his career where he scored multiple touchdowns in a single game, let alone a single half.
Lawrence’s postgame tone matched his resume: calm, grounded and locked in.
“You can’t draw that up,” he said. “I’ll take it every day.”
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