The Seattle Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday at Lumen Field, holding Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs without a touchdown. Sam Darnold threw for 257 yards and a touchdown, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a score for Seattle.
The Seahawks pulled away with 13 unanswered points in the second quarter, a Jason Myers field goal followed by Darnold’s 28-yard touchdown strike to Smith-Njigba, and never trailed. Mahomes finished 19 of 33 for 165 yards with an interception, and Travis Kelce led Kansas City with four catches for 44 yards as the Chiefs offense managed only 213 total yards.
Key Moments: How Seattle Beat Kansas City 20-3
Seattle scored on three of its first four possessions that reached the board. Myers opened the scoring with a 25-yard field goal with 8:22 left in the second quarter, and the Seahawks extended the lead to 10-0 when Darnold found Smith-Njigba for a 28-yard touchdown with 1:44 remaining before halftime.
Myers added a 35-yard field goal early in the third quarter to push the lead to 13-0. Kansas City finally got on the board when Harrison Butker connected from 50 yards with 1:42 left in the third, cutting the deficit to 13-3. Seattle answered in the fourth quarter when Emanuel Wilson capped the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown run at the 3:47 mark, extending the margin to the final 20-3.
Seattle controlled the clock and the chains, converting 11 of 16 third-down attempts compared to Kansas City’s 3 of 11. The Seahawks also out-gained the Chiefs 410 yards to 213 and ran 69 offensive plays to Kansas City’s 50.
Top Performers
Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards with a touchdown and an interception, posting a 96.9 passer rating. Wilson carried 24 times for 100 yards and the clinching touchdown, while Smith-Njigba’s 150-yard, nine-catch performance paced all receivers.
Mahomes threw for 165 yards on 19 of 33 passing with an interception. Kenneth Walker III led Kansas City’s ground game with 36 yards on 14 carries, and Nohl Williams intercepted Darnold for the Chiefs’ lone takeaway, returning it 65 yards. Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV led all defenders with nine tackles, and Derick Hall recorded the game’s only sack.
What It Means
Seattle improved to 4-3 and sits second in the NFC West behind San Francisco, which is 6-1. Kansas City fell to 5-1 but remains atop the AFC West, one game ahead of Denver at 5-2. The loss was the Chiefs’ first of the season and snapped a stretch in which their offense had avoided being shut out of the end zone until Sunday.
The Seahawks defense held Kansas City scoreless in red zone attempts, a factor that limited the Chiefs to Butker’s long field goal as its only points.
What’s Next
The Seahawks and Chiefs both return to action next week, with Seattle looking to build on its division positioning behind the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City aiming to shore up its lead atop the AFC West following its first loss of the season. https://totalapexsports.com/kenneth-walker-seahawks-return/”>Chiefs vs Seahawks preview
covering Kenneth Walker III’s return to Seattle.Kansas City will also continue monitoring its offensive line situation after placing left tackle Josh Simmons on injured reserve earlier this month, along with defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott’s absence from the lineup.
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