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Photos: Seahawks lose to the Cardinals in final game of the regular season

Originally published December 31, 2017 at 12:27 pmUpdated December 31, 2017 at 6:53 pm

Seahawks kicker Blair Walsh watches his final field goal attempt miss, as the Seattle Seahawks lose 26-24 to the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll walks off the field after his team lost to Arizona 26 – 24. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians gives a big hug to Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll after the Cards defeated the Seahawks 26-24. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (16), left and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) tell the story of the game as the 4th quarter winds to an end. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) runs off the field for the final time. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks kicker Blair Walsh walks off the field after missing the final field goal as the Seattle Seahawks lose 26-24. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson kicks Arizona’s winning field goal in the fourth quarter to put them up 26-24. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Arizona Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson (4) puts the Cardinals into the lead during the 4th quarter. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas swoops in on Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin to push Cardinals running back D.J. Foster out of bounds on a 17-yard gain in Arizona’s final field-goal drive in the fourth quarter of the regular season finale in 2017. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) makes a 4th quarter pass against Arizona on Dec. 31. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin celebrates his fourth-quarter touchdown to put the Seahawks up 24-23 against Arizona Sunday. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks fans watch the game during 4th quarter action. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham (88) makes a catch and run during 4th quarter action in the 2017 regular season finale against Arizona, which figures to have been his final game with Seattle. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin intercepts a pass intended for Cardinals wide receiver Jaron Brown in the third quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) leaps over Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson (82) during a long 31 yard 4th quarter run. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks running back Mike Davis (39) makes a 4th quarter run. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) makes a 4th quarter run in the season finale against Arizona. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett (16) make a long return on a punt during 4th quarter action. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton throws it incomplete as he is wrapped up by Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, bottom, defensive tackle Garrison Smith, right, and defensive end Dion Jordan in a game last season. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks running back J.D. McKissic rushes for 14 yards against Cardinals inside linebacker Deone Bucannon and free safety Harlan Miller, right, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks running back J.D. McKissic makes a 4th quarter run. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin celebrates his 18-yard touchdown in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against Arizona with fellow wide receiver Paul Richardson. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin pulls in an 18-yard touchdown against Cardinals safety Budda Baker in the third quarter of a game last season. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham celebrates a 20-yard reception in the third quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll reacts to a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct on Thomas Rawls in the third quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton (5) gets hammered by Seattle Seahawks defensive end Dion Jordan (95), Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Garrison Smith (98), and Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (72). (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones sacks Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson for a loss of 13 yards and forcing a fumble, but his grab of Wilson’s facemask offset the play. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks offensive line and assistant head coach Tom Cable talks with his unit. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Garrison Smith (98) and Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (72), right, take down Arizona Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton (5). (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) fumbles the ball for a late 2nd quarter loss. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is tackled a yard short on 3rd down in the second quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks offensive guard Ethan Pocic goes down with a knee injury in the first half. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals running back Kerwynn Williams gains eight yards against Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin and \ free safety Earl Thomas, right, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Paul Richardson (10) bobbles a pass during 2nd quarter action. Defending is Arizona Cardinals defensive back Tramon Williams (25). (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald draws a pass interference call on Seahawks cornerback Justin Coleman in the second quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll argues a pass interference call on Seahawks cornerback Justin Coleman against Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald in the second quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald picks up seven yards against Seahawks defensive tackle Jarran Reed. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws incomplete under pressure in the second quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Arizona Cardinals running back Elijhaa Penny (35) dives past Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas (29) to score a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Seattle. (John Froschauer / The Associated Press)

Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett celebrates his kickoff return for a touchdown in the first half on Dec. 31 against Arizona. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett runs back a kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin can’t get to Cardinals wide receiver Jaron Brown on this touchdown reception in the first quarter of a game in Seattle on Dec. 31. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett chases down Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton, but Stanton gets past him to throw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Jaron Brown in the first quarter. The game turned out to be Bennett’s last with the Seahawks. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is denied converting on third down by a slew of Arizona defenders. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton throws in the first quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner pressures Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton to throw incomplete in the first quarter. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Russell Wilson warms up before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, center, huddles with his team before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Seattle. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) warms up with Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson warms up before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signs autographs for fans before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals at CenturyLink Field. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas stretches before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll chats with players before a game. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seahawks cornerback Shaquill Griffin warms up before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals last season. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Tight end Tyrone Swoopes is greeted by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Arizona Cardinals. (Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks fans cheer on the Hawks as they take the field. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett (72) arrives on the playing field prior to the Seattle Seahawks playing the Arizona Cardinals. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)

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