The Seattle Seahawks dominated from start to finish Sunday night, stifling the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense and handing them their first loss of the 2026 season in a 20-3 victory at Lumen Field.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba starred for the Seahawks (4-3), catching nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. Sam Darnold completed 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards and a score, while Emanuel Wilson carried 24 times for 100 yards and a touchdown. Seattle controlled the game, amassing 410 total yards and 24 first downs while holding the ball for more than 35 minutes.
The Chiefs (5-1) managed just 213 total yards, including only 50 on the ground, and converted just 3 of 11 third downs. Patrick Mahomes finished 19-of-33 for 165 yards with one interception and a 58.3 passer rating. Kenneth Walker III, the reigning Super Bowl MVP who signed with Kansas City in the offseason and entered the game as the NFL’s leading rusher, was held to 36 yards on 14 carries (2.6 yards per attempt) in his return to Seattle, adding four catches for 21 yards.
Seattle took control in the second quarter. After Jason Myers’ 25-yard field goal made it 3-0, Ty Okada intercepted Mahomes on a pass intended for Jalen Royals. Darnold then found Smith-Njigba for a 28-yard touchdown to push the lead to 10-0. The Seahawks nearly added more before halftime but saw Darnold intercepted in the end zone by Nohl Williams, who returned it 64 yards. Harrison Butker’s 58-yard field-goal attempt as time expired fell short.
Myers added a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter to make it 13-0. Kansas City’s only points came on Butker’s 50-yard field goal late in the period. The Chiefs had a chance to cut further into the deficit early in the fourth, but Butker missed a 45-yard attempt. Wilson’s 21-yard touchdown run with 3:47 remaining sealed the 20-3 final.
The sole bright spot for Kansas City came from Travis Kelce, whose four receptions moved him past Marvin Harrison and Cris Carter into fifth place on the NFL’s all-time receptions list (1,104 career catches). The Chiefs were without receiver Rashee Rice (hamstring) and starting tackle Jaylon Moore (concussion protocol).
Seattle has now gone 36 consecutive games without allowing a 100-yard rusher, the longest active streak in the league. The win snapped a two-game Seahawks skid.
Kansas City travels to Denver next Sunday. Seattle hosts Chicago on Monday, Nov. 2.
