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Seahawks Hand Chiefs First Loss, 20⁠–⁠3

The Seattle Seahawks limit the Kansas City Chiefs to 213 yards and a field goal, and Kansas City never reaches the red zone

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards for Seattle, including a 28-yard touchdown from Sam Darnold that made it 10–0 with 1:44 left in the first half. Darnold threw for 257 yards.

Emanuel Wilson ran 24 times for 100 yards and clinched the game with a 21-yard touchdown run with 3:47 left.

Patrick Mahomes completed 19 of 33 passes for 165 yards with an interception. Kansas City never reached the red zone, the first time that has happened in a Mahomes start.

Kenneth Walker III, who left Seattle for Kansas City after being Super Bowl MVP, had 36 yards on 14 carries. Harrison Butker missed a 45-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

Seattle converted 11 of 16 third downs and ended a two-game losing streak.

"Listen, all three phases we struggled, so we've got to do better, and that's my responsibility," Kansas City coach Andy Reid said.

The Seahawks are 4–3, and the Chiefs are 5–1.

The Seattle Seahawks limited the Kansas City Chiefs to 213 yards and a field goal and beat them 20⁠–⁠3, the first loss of the season for Kansas City.

Neither team scored in the first quarter. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold that made it 10⁠–⁠0 with 1:44 left in the first half. Smith-Njigba finished with nine catches for 150 yards, and Darnold threw for 257 yards.

The teams traded field goals in the third quarter. Emanuel Wilson ran 24 times for 100 yards and clinched the game with a 21-yard touchdown run with 3:47 left.

Patrick Mahomes completed 19 of 33 passes for 165 yards with an interception. The Chiefs never reached the red zone, the first time that has happened in a Mahomes start. The Seahawks said the 213 yards and 11 first downs were the fewest for Kansas City with Mahomes starting.

Kenneth Walker III, who left Seattle for Kansas City after being Super Bowl MVP, had 36 yards on 14 carries against his former team. Harrison Butker missed a 45-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

Seattle converted 11 of 16 third downs and ended a two-game losing streak.

"Listen, all three phases we struggled, so we've got to do better, and that's my responsibility," Kansas City coach Andy Reid said.

The Seahawks are 4⁠–⁠3, and the Chiefs are 5⁠–⁠1.

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