With the entirety of the NFC West within one game of each other, the division is anyone’s race. That makes this matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals all the more pivotal.

A loss for Seattle would put them at 5-6, two games out of first place with a 1-3 record in divisional play. That’s a death sentence for anyone looking to reach the playoffs. Arizona, meanwhile, has a little more leeway. They’ve yet to lose in the division, and they are coming off a bye. They’ll be well-rested and well-prepared for this matchup.

Here are our experts’ predictions for this Week 12 NFC West showdown.

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• Spread: Cardinals (-1)
• Moneyline: Cardinals (-110); Seahawks (-110)
• Over/under: 47.5

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Lorenzo Reyes: Cardinals 27, Seahawks 23

Arizona is coming off its bye and Kyler Murray has been excellent this year. The Seahawks and coach Mike Macdonald have installed an oppressive defense, but I’m more concerned about Seattle’s offense keeping pace with the Cardinals.

Tyler Dragon: Seahawks 24, Cardinals 22

This one has the potential to be the game of the week. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals have been a pleasant surprise this year. However, the Seahawks got a massive win in San Francisco last week. A home victory versus Arizona could put them in the driver’s seat in the NFC West. 

Richard Morin: Seahawks 21, Cardinals 20

The NFC West gets even more jumbled as the Seahawks and Cardinals both move to 6-5 after this one.

Jordan Mendoza: Cardinals 23, Seahawks 20

This game will be the true test of whether the Cardinals are a legit playoff contender. Kyler Murray provides some more magic to give Arizona a remarkable fifth-straight win.

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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Many of us love the landscape of the southern Arizona desert, but others may not care as much as scattered trash piles are becoming a new normal.

Residents living in the Tortolina area told 13 News they’re frustrated and angry over the dumping.

Clint told 13 News he brought his four kids out to the desert over the years, but it is starting to get worse.

“I don’t like it one bit,” Clint said. “My kids don’t like to see it, my friends and neighbors that come out here, we just really dislike it a lot. It’s disheartening, is a word I can say.”

One of his most recent finds was construction debris from a bathroom remodel, which included a worn-down bathtub, remnants of drywall, and torn boxes.

Clint found an address on one of the boxes. He said he and his friend went to the home and informed the owners of the trash.

He said the homeowners seemed unaware of the problem but the following day, the trash was gone.

“No harm no foul but they got caught,” Clint said. “Had they not, then it would still be sitting out there.”

Something similar happened about 10 years ago to Tucson resident Connie Coons. She hired someone to take her trash out to the dump, but the trash didn’t make it there.

“I got a letter in the mail probably a couple of weeks later,” Coons said. “It was a picture of my garbage in somebody’s alley.”

The city explained to her over the phone that the trash was cleared, but she was already embarrassed.

Coons tried to call the person she hired, but she was unable to reach them.

“I was angry that I trusted these people and gave them money to do a job, and then I did not get the job,” Coons said.

More than a decade years after the incident, trash dumping continues to be an ongoing issue. Both Clint and Coons told 13 News that they wish people would think twice before inappropriately disposing of their trash.

“It’s sad that we, as a society, are still thinking that it’s acceptable,” Coons added. “Not the vast majority, but obviously there is people that don’t have a problem with dumping garbage in the desert.”

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PHOENIX – The American Lung Association (ALA) graded Arizona’s lung cancer response as mostly below average Tuesday. The association releases an annual report documenting the success or failure in each state’s response to lung cancer awareness.

“The No. 1 modality (for lung cancer) is going to be smoking,” said Dr. Richard Gillespie, a thoracic surgeon at HonorHealth Heart Care – Heart and Lung Surgery – Shea. “It’s No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, but it’s not the only risk.”

The ALA report follows a criterion that ranks states on six factors. Arizona ranked above average for rate of new cases; average for early diagnosis; and below average for survival rate, surgical treatment, and lack of treatment and screening.

“Lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer,” said ALA Senior Director of Advocacy JoAnna Strother. “It is the leading cause of cancer deaths. We’re (ALA) just trying to make more people aware that if they are eligible for screening, that they should definitely talk to their provider.”

Those diagnosed with lung cancer can get treatments or surgeries to help lessen their symptoms.

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In Arizona, according to the report, 27.1% of people diagnosed with lung cancer are alive after five years, which is lower than the national average of 28.4%.

The rate of new cases in the state, 42.6 per 100,000, is similar to last year and is significantly lower than the national rate of 53.6 – ranking the state seventh among all others.

This year, the rate of new cases has improved by 19% in Arizona and 15% nationally.

Those at high risk for lung cancer in Arizona include adults between the ages of 50 to 80 who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years, are current smokers or quit within the last 15 years. About 14% of those high-risk individuals in the state received screenings for lung cancer – compared to the national rate of 16% – ranking the state at 37th.

“People are very independent out here (in Arizona); they don’t want to be told what to do,” Gillespie said. “I think people haven’t heard about screening for lung cancer. It’s a relatively new modality. We as a community need to really be letting people know that this is something that can reduce their risk of lung cancer.”

According to ALA, lung cancer takes the lives of 361 people a day in the U.S. But within the past 10 years, the lung cancer survival rate has increased by 44%.

“Those who are recent immigrants, those who are in some of the less affluent areas of Phoenix just don’t have access to health care,” Gillespie said. “We want to be a part of outreach (and) make sure that we’re providing tools that people need to be able to take care of themselves.”