The Seattle Seahawks played one of the most dominant defensive games of this or any season as they crushed the Chiefs, 20-3. Those lowly three points don't begin to tell the story of how savage the Dark Side was in Week 7. A lot of defenders saw their stock soar in this game.
I'll say right now, I'll accept zero excuses from Chiefs fans (or NFC West rivals) that Kansas City was missing their top two wide receivers. The Seahawks are missing their top two running backs, their starting fullback, and also missed their starting quarterback for two games. Despite that, Seattle's three losses have been by a total of eight points. The Chiefs' mighty offense got punked, no notes.
When I said earlier, no notes, I lied. We have them anyway. Lots and lots of notes. The Chiefs never reached the red zone on Sunday. That was the first time that's happened since Patrick Mahomes got his first career start. The stats at the half: Ken Walker III only had 28 yards. The total KC offense generated (using that term loosely) 96 yards. Like the Seattle defense, we're just getting started.
Seattle Seahawks Dark Side defense was full of shooting stars
Here's one more incredible stat from Sunday's game. Okay, a set of incredible stats that make it all the more... incredible. Note: "in the Super Bowl era" covers 59 years. Mankind was two years away from setting foot on the moon, the Beatles hadn't released Sgt. Pepper, and John Schneider hadn't even been born. The Seahawks themselves weren't even a dream yet.
The Chiefs are the only NFL team in the Super Bowl era to have a game with:
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 26, 2026
no 10+ yard rushes
no 20+ yard passes
no red-zone drives
no touchdowns
multiple missed field goals
I'd say that's a pretty dominant performance. Remember, coming into this contest - okay, it wasn't a contest - the Chiefs were in the top 10 in third-down conversions and fourth in scoring. This wasn't the 2026 version of some random Browns team. K9 was leading the league in rushing, and Mahomes was still one of the NFL's best. Not as good as Chris Collinsworth's fantasy, but still good.
Nick Emmanwori
To be clear, all 12s know this name. In what I'm certain is no longer the current vernacular, he is him. It can't be current, because I've heard it. Also currently heard throughout the NFL: Emmanwori's footsteps. The problem is, everyone hears them too late. He was all over the field and hurried Mahomes into the pass that ended up in Ty Okada's hands. He is The Problem.
Derick Hall
He had just three tackles, but that's not his role. His job is disruption, with occasional annihilation, and he fulfilled that perfectly against the Chiefs. One of those tackles was for a loss, but he made much bigger plays. He sacked Mahomes, forcing the fumble, which shut down one of KC's only legitimate drives and held them to a field goal. He added two QB hits, killing another drive. Nasty.
Tyrice Knight
Psssttt... let's all agree we won't tell Knight he's supposed to be a rotational piece of the defense. Like virtually everyone on this Seahawks team, he's completely bought into Mike Macdonald's concept that it takes all 70 on the roster to win. He had eight tackles, one for a loss, and was key to shutting down K9 and making him as effective as - oh, I don't know - Eddie Lacy?
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