The Kansas City Chiefs offense looked absolutely horrendous in Week 7, scoring a measly 3 points in a 20-3 loss to our Seattle Seahawks. What really drops jaws, though, is this: Patrick Mahomes, the guy who carves up defenses for fun, didn’t even get his team into the red zone or the end zone all night against Seattle. That’s a gut punch no Mahomes-led team has *ever* taken before tonight, marking a shocking first for the two-time MVP.
Mahomes Met His Match In The Emerald City
Mahomes’ numbers were brutal, straight up. He finished with just 165 yards on 19 of 33 passing, posting the fifth-lowest marks of his entire career for passing yards per attempt (5) and passer rating (58.3). Think about that for a second: a historically bad night for one of the game’s best. This was only the second time Kansas City has been held to three or fewer points with Mahomes at quarterback. The last time? Another Week 7, back in 2021, a 27-3 loss to the Titans. To twist the knife even more, the Chiefs totaled the fewest yards and first downs of any game Mahomes has ever started. Sure, he was without two top wideouts in Rashee Rice (hamstring) and Tyquan Thornton (dislocated ankle), plus his starting right tackle Jaylon Moore (concussion), but Mahomes himself admitted they’ve produced more in similarly tough spots. This was a complete and utter failure from kick-off to the final whistle right here in Seattle.
Reid’s Frustration And Costly Chiefs Mistakes
Even Chiefs head coach Andy Reid couldn’t sugarcoat it. He was at the podium after the game, looking frustrated, and pointed directly to one key factor: “You got to keep yourself out of third-and-long situations. You’ve got to do better on first and second down. We can do better. We had some penalties in there also that got us going in the wrong direction. Got to take care of those.” He’s not wrong. The Chiefs’ opening drive saw a third-and-7 conversion wiped clean by an illegal shift on Travis Kelce, killing all momentum. Later in the first half, two incompletions set up a third-and-10, and their screen pass to Emmett Johnson went nowhere. Mahomes couldn’t dig them out either. He threw a second-down interception in Seattle territory that looked totally avoidable and fumbled on a third-down play, missing the pressure, which killed another promising possession. At one point in the first half, he was 7/14 with an interception and a paltry 63 yards, including five straight incompletions.
Seattle’s Defense Shut Down The Explosive Plays
Mahomes himself reflected on the game, acknowledging the Seahawks’ defensive performance. “In order to have success in this league, you got to be able to sustain drives, and we weren’t able to do that,” he said. “And obviously they contained the explosive plays. So it’s stuff we have to continue to get better at. You can’t have those mistakes versus this defense.” That’s the key right there, isn’t it? Our defense didn’t just bend, it didn’t break. It *contained* them. They kept a notoriously explosive offense from finding *any* long gains. This wasn’t just a win, it was a statement. The Seahawks defense made a two-time MVP look like a rookie, and the 12s at Lumen Field ate it up. What a performance by the boys in green and blue!
This article was created with AI assistance and published under Seattle On Tap’s editorial standards. See our Editorial Policy.
Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
Leave a Reply