The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New York Jets 26-21 last week in a milestone game for nose tackle Jarran Reed — his 100th regular-season appearance for the franchise.

The victory gave the Seahawks a one-game lead in the NFC West. At 7-5 with five weeks remaining in the regular season, Seattle has a one-game lead on the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams and a two-game cushion on the San Francisco 49ers.

To keep that lead, the Seahawks will need to win Reed’s 101st game with Seattle.

The Seahawks play the Cardinals at 3:05 p.m. CST Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Seattle has won its past three games, and the middle victory came against the Cardinals 16-6 on Nov. 24.

Arizona lost three of its first four games in 2024, winning the only one in which it produced more than 300 yards in total offense. The Cardinals have failed to gain at least 300 yards in only one game since – the loss to the Seahawks.

Sacked 21 times in 12 games this season, Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray endured a season-high five of those sacks against Seattle. Reed shared a sack with Leonard Williams, who had 2.5 in the game.

“I think we made some progress on stopping the run early on in the downs to get them pushed back a little bit for us to be able to rush,” Reed said. “And I think when we did rush, we rushed well collectively together.”

Reed became the second Alabama alumnus to play in 100 regular-season games with the Seahawks, joining running back Shaun Alexander.

“It means a lot,” Reed said of the milestone. “I’m doing something right. Hopefully, I can keep doing something right. I really didn’t even notice it until I think my mom had said something. We were just talking on the phone. I was like, dang, that is a lot, especially for an organization. I’m blessed. I’m just thankful to be here that I can keep doing something right to keep me around. I was to keep it that way.”

Forty-two players who played at Alabama have appeared in 100 regular-season games with one franchise. Reed and four other players in that group are currently playing with their 100-game franchise. The others are Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly and Washington Commanders defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne.

Unlike those four players, Reed hasn’t spent his entire NFL career with a single team. A second-round draft pick of the Seahawks in 2016, Reed played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 and the Green Bay Packers in 2022 before returning to Seattle.

“I knew I was coming back,” Reed said. “In my opinion, I always say I felt like I shouldn’t have left. But like a bunch of learning curves, man, you live to learn. It was good to go play for two other organizations. I played for two other great coaches. Now I’m playing for my fourth great coach.”

The former Alabama players who have appeared in at least 100 regular-season games for an NFL franchise include:

Arizona Cardinals: E.J. Junior 111, Rashad Johnson 100.

Atlanta Falcons: Julio Jones 135.

Baltimore Ravens: Jarret Johnson 143, Marlon Humphrey 112.

Buffalo Bills: Chris Mohr 159, Cornelius Bennett 129.

Carolina Panthers: Kris Mangum 126.

Chicago Bears: John Mangum 105, Eddie Jackson 100.

Cincinnati Bengals: John Copeland 107, Andre Smith 104.

Cleveland Browns: Ozzie Newsome 198.

Dallas Cowboys: Lee Roy Jordan 187.

Denver Broncos: None. The leader is Kareem Jackson with 69 games.

Detroit Lions: None. The leader is Steve Mott with 76 games.

Green Bay Packers: Bart Starr 196, Don Hutson 116.

Houston Texans: Kareem Jackson 134.

Indianapolis Colts: Barry Krauss 136, Jon Hand 121, Ryan Kelly 118.

Jacksonville Jaguars: None. The leader is Cam Robinson with 91 games.

Kansas City Chiefs: Derrick Thomas 169.

Las Vegas Raiders: Ken Stabler 130.

Los Angeles Chargers: Woodrow Lowe 164.

Miami Dolphins: Bob Baumhower 130, Tony Nathan 123, Dwight Stephenson 114, Don McNeal 110.

Minnesota Vikings: None. The leader is David Palmer with 84.

New England Patriots: John Hannah 183, Dont’a Hightower 117.

New Orleans Saints: Roman Harper 124, Mark Ingram 123.

New York Giants: Howard Cross 207.

New York Jets: Marty Lyons 147, Joe Namath 136, Richard Todd 102.

Philadelphia Eagles: None. The leader is Jess Richardson with 97.

Pittsburgh Steelers: Deshea Townsend 183.

San Francisco 49ers: None. The leader is Larry Roberts with 89.

Seattle Seahawks: Shaun Alexander 119, Jarran Reed 100.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Washington 100.

Tennessee Titans: Derrick Henry 119.

Washington Commanders: Chris Samuels 141, Daron Payne 111, Jonathan Allen 107.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.