The Arizona Cardinals lost on Sunday in Week 12 on the road to the Seattle Seahawks in a 16-6 game. With the loss, the Cardinals fell out of first place despite being tied with Seattle with a 6-5 record.

Thanks to coach Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks' defensive turnaround has them back atop the NFC West. Here's what the national media is saying about Seattle.

The Seattle Seahawks’ defense put forth a dominant showing versus their NFC West rival Arizona Cardinals in Sunday’s crucial 16-6 Week 12 victory. Mike Macdonald’s defense was firing on all cylinders early. It turns out they set the tone during the opening half of Sunday’s triumph.

Arizona floundered an opportunity to separate itself from the rest of the NFC West, but the team still believes it can reach its goals this season.

The Seahawks have now strung together consecutive positive performances from the defense, and Macdonald hopes that momentum can carry as the team moves forward into December. Seattle is riding a two-game win streak for the first time since the team began the season 3-0.

The Arizona Cardinals came out of the bye week and suffered their first loss in over a month, falling 16-6 to the Seattle Seahawks on the road. They saw their four-game winning streak snapped, they fell out of first place in the NFC West and out of the NFC playoff picture,