Drew Lock and the Seahawks earn an easy win over the Cardinals

Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock did today what he's done three times this season: Played mistake-free football and led Seattle to a win. Lock, playing once again for an injured Sam Darnold, was steady and efficient as the Seahawks controlled the game and beat the Cardinals 17-3. Is Lock a better quarterback than Darnold? Probably not, but Lock might be better for what the Seahawks need right now, which is a quarterback who can play mistake-free football and let the defense win the game. Darnold has thrown nine interceptions this season, while Lock has thrown none. Today Lock completed 19 of 28 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown. Not spectacular numbers, but the key numbers were zeroes: Zero interceptions, zero fumbles, zero sacks. Darnold has far more negative plays than Lock does this season, and that's one of the reasons the Seahawks are 3-0 in the three games that have been primarily quarterbacked by Lock, and 2-4 in the six games that have primarily been quarterbacked by Darnold. At 5-4, the Seahawks aren't the team they hoped to be heading into this season, but they're very much in contention. And they might just have a better chance of making the playoffs and getting an opportunity to defend their title if Lock keeps playing.