The 2026 Seattle Seahawks absolutely laid down the law, delivering a brutal 20-3 shellacking to the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs! Forget what you thought you knew about this team, because on the same day the 49ers got thumped by Atlanta, our Hawks finally, finally played a complete game, looking utterly dominant in those beautiful throwback jerseys.
Defense Brought the BOOM to K.C.
All season long, we’ve been talking about this defense carrying the squad while the offense sputtered, and against Kansas City, they were nothing short of elite. We still had a goofy Sam Darnold pick before halftime, sure, but seriously, who cares when the defense is playing like THAT? They shut down former Seattle RB Kenneth Walker III, holding him to a measly 36 yards rushing. Walker was one of the league’s leading rushers, but our boys gave him no room to bounce outside. They muzzled K9, period.
And Patrick Mahomes? Harassed all game long. The defense only got one sack, but they kept him to a quiet 19/33 for just 165 yards passing and a single interception. The Chiefs never even sniffed the red zone. Never! That defensive performance was exquisite, a true masterpiece, and Coach Mike Macdonald deserves all the bows. Seriously, Nick Emmanwori is a cheat code. His stats don’t even tell half the story. The dude was everywhere, rushing the passer, dropping into coverage. His pressure on Mahomes directly led to Ty Okada’s interception, and later, he went toe-to-toe with speedster Xavier Worthy on a deep ball and stayed with him step for step, forcing an incompletion. The kid is only 22, missed all of training camp, and he’s only going to get better. That’s a terrifying thought for the rest of the NFL.
Darnold Dropping Dimes, JSN Going OFF
Okay, yeah, that interception was rough, we gotta get that out of the way. But aside from that, Sam Darnold was dropping dimes and making huge plays with his legs, converting key first downs. Those two deep throws to Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Absolutely beautiful. If he keeps playing like this, the Seahawks are gonna stack up a lot more wins this season.
And Jaxon Smith-Njigba? The guy is literally unstoppable. He reeled in 9 catches for a ridiculous 150 yards and a touchdown, including those two huge deep balls and a bunch of crossers over the middle. Major credit to Brian Fleury for designing ways to get JSN open, and to Darnold for finding him. The run game also finally showed up big, putting up 153 yards on the ground and over 400 total yards of offense! Emmanuel Wilson ran hard, hitting the 100-yard mark on 24 carries and punching in a game-clinching late touchdown. George Holani even picked up a key third down conversion. The mini bye was definitely good to the Seahawks.
What’s Next for the Emerald City?
There is one thing to keep an eye on: Rashid Shaheed injured his knee and didn’t play in the second half. That’s definitely something we’ll need to monitor, but with JSN playing like he is, he’ll still get his. The good news is reinforcements might be on the way for the run game, with Zach Charbonnet potentially making his season debut in Week 8, and Jadarian Price also coming back soon. After a dominant performance like this, where offense and defense finally clicked against a top-tier team, the 12s have a whole lot to look forward to. This felt like the team we knew they could be all along, and it’s about time the rest of the league started taking notice.
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Originally reported by Field Gulls.
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