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The Seahawks' offense had been mostly a two-man show the past couple years, but now there's a third weapon -- even if it's one that hasn't been used as much as fantasy owners would like.

Of course, Russell Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch are still the lead characters when Seattle has the ball, the team lacked a receiving threat after 2014's midseason trade of Percy Harvin. The front office rectified that in March by acquiring TE Jimmy Graham in a trade with the Saints..

Graham started the season slowly but now leads the team with 38 catches and 450 yards.

In his past three contests, Graham has averaged 5.7 receptions and 82 yards per contest. While the Seahawks aren't dominant through the air, he is the player who figures to be the aerial focal point in Sunday's matchup.

"They already had Marshawn and Russell, and now they got that fool over there," Cardinals linebacker Kevin Minter said. "You pick your poison with this team."

Graham's height is a decided mismatch. He's listed at 6-7, while none of the Cardinals expected to regularly cover him are taller than 6-1.

"There really isn't much you can do with that, unless you put a D-end out there to cover him," Minter said. "I really don't know what to tell you. We try to scheme against it, but it's really our guys just manning up and making a play on it. And pray."

As AZCardinals.com's Kyle Odegard noted this week, the Cardinals struggled against tight ends in coach Bruce Arians' first two years at the helm but have been much improved this season. Browns breakout star Gary Barnidge caught a touchdown pass in the Cardinals' most recent game, but was held to 53 receiving yards.

Seahawks tight end Luke Willson chewed up the Cardinals in Seattle's 35-6 victory at University of Phoenix Stadium last year, catching three passes for 139 yards and two scores.

One issue: Despite the addition of Graham, Seattle is last in the league in red-zone efficiency and has just nine passing touchdowns, which ranks 25th in the league. That needs to change. So does the fact that Wilson has been sacked a league-high 31 times through nine weeks.