Coming into this game I’ll admit I was a little bit wary.

This is not a typical NFL season. Weird things are happening. Today the Dolphins hammered the Bills. Last week the Panthers won comfortably in Green Bay — yet followed that result up by losing badly at home to the Saints. The Vikings won well in Detroit a week ago against the odds.

The current Super Bowl favourite is a team with a 5-4 record — summing up how unpredictable and bizarre everything is.

Was this going to be a game where the Seahawks suffered their upset?

Nope. With 8:33 left in the first half, they led 35-0. The game was over. There would be no surprise here — only another statement of intent by the Seahawks.

They end Sunday in possession of the NFC’s #1 seed. They’ll take it into next weekend and a visit to the LA Rams if the Packers beat the Eagles on Monday.

This is getting interesting.

I’m sure there’ll be people lingering on what happened after they stormed to a 35-0 lead. I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s incredibly difficult to play-out basically 2.5 quarters of football when the game’s already won.

One turnover came on a botched snap just after a new center entered the game. One came when a pass bounced off somebody’s helmet for the second time this season.

The Cardinals did a good job featuring their unstoppable weapon in Trey McBride.

The reality is this — the Seahawks beat Arizona by 22 points. This same opponent lost to the Packers by four points, the Colts by four points, the 49ers by one point and they beat the Cowboys last week. There might’ve been some untidy moments but they did something today that nobody else has done to Arizona.

Seattle ran the ball well, they scored two touchdowns on defense, their good players played at a high level again. This was an excellent victory.

So how serious are the Seahawks as a contender? They certainly have a very balanced roster at the moment. Their superpower is probably within that balance. They don’t have glaring holes.

Other teams are relying on an exceptional quarterback and don’t have the same rounded depth.

Next week’s game against the Rams will tell us a lot about how good the Seahawks actually are. But if you’re looking for how far a rounded, deep roster can take you — just look at the Eagles a year ago. I seem to recall they did OK.