The Seattle Seahawks gave Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs almost nothing Sunday night. No touchdowns. No red-zone possessions. No late comeback.
Seattle defeated Kansas City 20–3 at Lumen Field on October 25, ending the Chiefs’ undefeated start and snapping its own two-game losing streak. The Seahawks improved to 4–3, while Kansas City fell to 5–1.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba delivered another major receiving performance, and Emanuel Wilson supplied the rushing production Seattle needed. Mike Macdonald’s defense controlled the game throughout, holding an offense built around Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Kenneth Walker III to one field goal.
After consecutive losses, Seattle delivered a convincing response against an unbeaten opponent.
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Seahawks vs. Chiefs Final Score and Game Breakdown
Seattle built a 10–0 halftime lead, exchanged field goals with Kansas City in the third quarter and put the game away with Wilson’s fourth-quarter touchdown run.
The Seahawks finished with 410 total yards to Kansas City’s 213. Seattle also controlled possession for 35:51, converted 11 of 16 third downs and forced the Chiefs to spend much of the evening watching from the sideline. The Seahawks’ official postgame breakdown documented those advantages in a game Seattle controlled more thoroughly than the early scoreboard suggested.
Readers following RMR’s Seahawks coverage saw the opposite problem in Denver: a defense keeping the outcome available while offensive mistakes prevented Seattle from taking advantage.
Sunday, the offense sustained enough possessions to make the defense’s work count.
First Quarter: Seattle Keeps Kansas City Off the Scoreboard
Neither team scored in the opening quarter.
Kansas City had opportunities to establish itself early, moving into Seattle territory on each of its first three possessions. Those advances produced no points, according to the Chiefs’ official game recap, leaving the visitors without an early reward for their field position.
For Seattle, that mattered. The Seahawks avoided an immediate deficit and gave their offense time to settle into the game.
Kansas City could move the ball in stretches, but Seattle kept those possessions from becoming the kind of scoring drives that would force Darnold and the offense to chase the game.
Second Quarter: Jaxon Smith-Njigba Helps Build a 10–0 Lead
Jason Myers opened the scoring with a 25-yard field goal. Seattle later created separation when Darnold found Smith-Njigba for a 28-yard touchdown, giving the Seahawks a 10–0 advantage.
The Seahawks’ game highlights also showed Ty Okada intercepting Mahomes during the first half, another example of Seattle interrupting Kansas City’s attempts to find a rhythm.
Smith-Njigba’s touchdown came against single coverage on third-and-nine. Darnold recognized the matchup and delivered down the sideline, turning a difficult conversion into seven points.
Seattle had a chance to extend the lead before halftime, but Nohl Williams intercepted Darnold in the end zone and returned the ball to Seahawks territory. Harrison Butker’s ensuing 58-yard field-goal attempt fell short, preserving Seattle’s two-score lead.
The interception was an opportunity missed by Seattle. Its defense and Kansas City’s failed kick kept it from becoming a significant swing.
Third Quarter: Kansas City Gets Three Points, but Seattle Maintains Control
Myers added a 35-yard field goal to push Seattle ahead 13–0. Butker finally put Kansas City on the board with a 50-yard kick late in the third quarter.
Those scoring plays left the Chiefs down 13–3 entering the fourth, according to the game’s scoring summary, with Seattle still holding a two-possession advantage.
Kansas City remained close enough to threaten, but Seattle had prevented the offensive breakthrough that might have changed the evening.
The Seahawks did not need a spectacular third quarter. They needed to retain possession, avoid a major mistake and keep forcing Kansas City to work through long fields.
They accomplished enough of that to carry control into the final period.
Fourth Quarter: Emanuel Wilson Finishes the Chiefs
Kansas City’s last meaningful opportunity to reduce the deficit ended with another missed kick.
Mahomes led a drive to Seattle’s 27-yard line, but Butker missed the subsequent 45-yard field-goal attempt wide right. The Chiefs remained behind by 10 instead of making it a one-score game.
Wilson then delivered the finish.
His 21-yard touchdown run with 3:47 remaining extended Seattle’s lead to 20–3. Wilson finished with 100 rushing yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, plus one reception for 15 yards. The Seahawks’ official player statistics recorded the production Seattle needed from its backfield.
That closing possession was especially encouraging. Seattle gave its defense a comfortable margin and used the ground game to finish an opponent that had arrived undefeated.
Seattle’s Defense Takes Away Kenneth Walker III and Patrick Mahomes
Walker’s return to Lumen Field ended with 36 rushing yards on 14 carries. The Seahawks prevented him from supplying the explosive runs that had powered Kansas City’s early-season offense. Seattle’s streak without allowing an individual 100-yard rusher reached 36 games, including the postseason.
Mahomes finished with 165 passing yards on 33 attempts and one interception. Kansas City never reached the red zone, a first for its offense in a Mahomes start. The Seahawks’ defensive review detailed how completely Seattle restricted both parts of the offense.
Our assessment: stopping Walker prevented Kansas City from creating the favorable situations that make Mahomes even more difficult to defend.
Seattle made the Chiefs earn their advances, then repeatedly denied the next conversion or scoring opportunity. Kansas City finished with only 11 first downs and converted three of 11 third-down attempts.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba Delivers Another 150-Yard Performance
Smith-Njigba finished with nine receptions for 150 yards and a touchdown. His season totals reached 867 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns, continuing an exceptional start. The Seahawks’ receiver breakdown identified Sunday as his sixth 100-yard receiving performance in seven games.
The significance was how directly those catches supported Seattle’s ability to control possession.
Smith-Njigba gave Darnold a target who could win an important matchup even when Kansas City knew where the ball might go. His touchdown rewarded the quarterback for recognizing single coverage and taking the opportunity.
Darnold finished 20-of-28 for 257 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Seattle still left points available, particularly on the end-zone interception, but the passing game produced enough alongside Wilson’s rushing performance to support a decisive win.
FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM: How the Result Compared With the Market
The October 25 FanDuel snapshot cited in Action Network’s pregame coverage listed Seattle as a three-point favorite, with a 42.5-point total. The reported moneyline was Seahawks −154 and Chiefs +130.
Against those specific numbers, Seattle won outright and covered the spread. The combined 23 points finished comfortably below the listed total.
For readers following FanDuel, DraftKings or BetMGM, those comparisons describe the cited snapshot. They do not represent every operator’s closing prices.
Seattle’s defensive performance drove the result. Kansas City contributed only three points, leaving the game well below that published total despite the Seahawks’ late touchdown.
What the Win Means for the Seahawks
Seattle is back above .500 with a performance that gives the team something concrete to build on. The offense generated 153 rushing yards and sustained drives, while the defense prevented Kansas City from reaching the end zone. The Seahawks’ broader postgame assessment described their most complete performance of the season.
There is still work to do. Seattle could have turned more of its offensive production into points, and the end-zone interception showed that possession management remains important.
But this time, the Seahawks’ strongest individual performances supported one another. Smith-Njigba created passing opportunities, Wilson finished the game on the ground and the defense denied Kansas City a comeback.
What stood out most: shutting down Mahomes, stopping Walker or Wilson’s 100-yard night?
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