Seattle’s best.

When it comes to NFL stadiums and the size and sounds of the electric atmosphere in and around them, there isn’t a better place to play in the league than CenturyLink Field in Seattle. So says Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who will wrap up his 2018 season, and perhaps even his 15-year career, there when the team meets the Seahawks on Sunday.

“The noise and the venue, it’s hands down the best venue in football in my opinion,” Fitzgerald said on Thursday. “The atmosphere is unbelievable. It always has so much energy and passion. They have a great fan base and it makes for an exciting game to play. I’m looking forward to it. It will be great fun up there.”

Fitzgerald will be appearing in his 234th career game for the Cardinals, which will tie him with kicker Jim Bakken (1962-78) for the most games ever played for the franchise.

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With 14 receiving yards, Fitzgerald also will reach another milestone by compiling 2,000 career receiving yards against the Seahawks. Combined with his career totals against the 49ers (2,306) and Rams (2,098), it would tie him with Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with 2,000 or more yards against three different teams.

Two of Fitzgerald’s most memorable games have occurred at CenturyLink Field. One of them was painful and the other positive.

“After we lost in the Super Bowl, we went up there in coach (Ken) Whisenhunt’s last year (in 2012) and got beat 58-0,” Fitzgerald said. “That was like the second-most points against us in my career. That was terrible. That was a real tough one. But then the next year to go up and win in that place after taking a loss like that, it was one of my most favorite victories I’ve ever had.

“So I’ve had some good experiences and some not so fun experiences there.”

Though Fitzgerald said he hasn’t decided how much longer he might play or is this season could be his last, Cardinals offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said the receiver is still so talented that he could play for many more years.

“I believe so. I believe from an ability standpoint, there’s very few people that can do what Larry can do that are 25 years old and that’s just being honest,” Leftwich said. “When the ball comes in his direction and it’s time to make an actual play on the football, he’s one of the best to ever do it.”

When someone suggested to Leftwich that Fitzgerald doesn’t need to stick around too prove anything else to anyone, Leftwich disagreed, saying, “Yes he does. Kind of. That’s why they become this great.”

“He needed to do everything he needed to do. The great ones like this, they’re wired differently. They’re not like me and you. They’re a whole lot different and they need it. They need it. It’s not something they want to do; they need to do and that’s what makes those guys great.”

Told of those comments, Fitzgerald put a different spin on the conversation.

“I’ve dedicated my life to it,” he said. “I started playing tackle football at 6 years old on an 8-year-old team and this time of the year, this is all I’ve done. You dedicated your life to something, you put in so much time and effort, yeah. I wouldn’t say I need it, but I really enjoy it.

“To be able to get out of bed every day, nobody has to set an alarm clock for me. When my feet hit the ground, I know it’s time to go work. I’m excited about it and I understand this is something I’ve always wanted to do, so it’s a blessing.”

Peterson: Wilks will be back

He said he hasn’t talked to anyone in management or above, but Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson said he believes that beleaguered first-year head coach Steve Wilks will return next season even though there have been multiple reports that the team is planning to let him go following Sunday’s game in Seattle.

“I honestly think coach will be here next year,” Peterson said. “It’s been a tough season for us, but we all love coach. He’s a heck of a motivator, just the way he’s able to get guys going for games and the messages that he sends across. … Just everything about coach, he’s a man’s man.

“I definitely hope those speculations are false, but at the end of the day, that’s something that’s out my control. But as players, we’re planning to have coach back next year.”

Peterson said it isn’t fair for Wilks to shoulder all the blame for the team’s 3-12 record and overall poor play. He said Wilks has done everything within his power to keep putting players in the best possible position to have success, but the players haven’t lived up to their end of things.

“In our last road game at Atlanta, coach said he has to do a better job of putting guys in position, and I told coach after that, me as a leader and a captain, that I’m tired of hearing coach say that. Because at the end of the day, as men, we have to look at ourselves in the mirror and be able to step up to the challenge and want to do better for the football team. You’ve got to get tired of having your behind handed to you and it starts with you.”

PFWA awards

The local chapter of the Pro Football Writers Association named defensive end Chandler Jones as the recipient of the Lloyd Herberg MVP Award and safety Antoine Bethea and defensive tackle Corey Peters as the co-recipients of the Steve Schoenfeld Good Guy Award on Friday.

It’s the second consecutive year that Jones has won the award. The NFL leader in sacks a year ago with 17, he currently leads the Cardinals with 12 sacks through 15 games and is the first player in franchise history to record at least 11 sacks in three consecutive seasons.

Bethea and Peters were recognized for their professionalism in dealing with the media. Both were readily available to reporters, in good times and bad, and provided thoughtful and insightful answers.

The awards are named after two former Cardinals and NFL beat writers for The Arizona Republic. Herberg covered the Cardinals from the time they moved to Arizona in 1988 until 1994, when he died of cancer. Schoenfeld covered the NFL and the Cardinals from 1988 to the summer of 2000. He was killed by a hit-and-run driver in October of 2000.

Injury report

Defensive ends Markus Golden (ankle) and Benson Mayowa (back/neck) and tight end Ricky Seals-Jones (shoulder) did not practice Thursday. Safety Budda Baker (knee) and tight end Darrell Daniels (illness) were limited.

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