The Seattle Seahawks didn’t just beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. They knocked them out of the unbeaten club in convincing style, rolling to a 20-3 win and handing Patrick Mahomes and company their first loss of the season.
Kansas City came in as one of just two undefeated teams left in the NFL, but Seattle turned the matchup into a statement. The result snapped the Chiefs’ five-game winning streak and also ended the Seahawks’ two-game skid.
With San Francisco already falling to the Atlanta Falcons earlier in the day, the Chiefs and Vikings were the last undefeated teams standing before kickoff. After Seattle’s win, Minnesota is now the NFL’s only unbeaten team heading into Week 8.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a major part of Seattle’s control of the game, piling up nine catches for 150 yards and a touchdown. He kept giving the Seahawks chunk gains while Kansas City struggled to find any rhythm on offense.
Sam Darnold also delivered a strong outing for Seattle. He went 20 of 28 for 257 yards with a touchdown and an interception, helping the Seahawks stay on schedule and keep the pressure on throughout the afternoon. Seattle finished with 410 total yards and 24 first downs.
Kansas City, by contrast, had one of its roughest offensive games in the Mahomes era. The Chiefs managed only three points and just 11 first downs, their lowest total in any Mahomes start.
Mahomes finished 19 of 33 for 165 yards and threw an interception in a difficult night against Seattle’s defense.
Travis Kelce led the Chiefs with four catches for 44 yards even as the offense sputtered. He also moved into fifth place on the NFL’s all-time receptions list.
Seattle is now 4-3, while Kansas City drops to 5-1. More than the record change, though, the Seahawks showed they could go toe-to-toe with one of the league’s most dangerous offenses and shut it down.
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