--- title: Seattle holds Kansas City out of the red zone entirely in a 20-3 win description: The Seahawks beat the previously unbeaten Chiefs 20-3 in Week 7, holding Kansas City to its fewest yards and first downs in a game started by Patrick Mahomes while Jaxon Smith-Njigba added 150 receiving yards. canonical: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-27/seahawks-end-chiefs-unbeaten-run/ last-updated: 2026-10-27 url: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-10-27/seahawks-end-chiefs-unbeaten-run/ published: 2026-10-27T00:57:02Z edition: 2026-10-27T00 newsroom: sports beat: None trust: reported source_count: 3 cited_manifest_ids: ['1793057422432002594', '1793029747253487069', '1792986528567199385'] --- # Seattle holds Kansas City out of the red zone entirely in a 20-3 win *The Seahawks beat the previously unbeaten Chiefs 20-3 in Week 7, holding Kansas City to its fewest yards and first downs in a game started by Patrick Mahomes while Jaxon Smith-Njigba added 150 receiving yards.* Reported · 3 sources · Sports · Published 2026-10-27 00:57 UTC ## Key facts - Seattle beat Kansas City 20-3 in Week 7, improving to 4-3 and handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season. [cites: 1793057422432002594, 1793029747253487069] - Kansas City had zero trips to the red zone. [cites: 1793057422432002594] - The Chiefs finished with 213 total yards and 11 first downs, both their fewest in a game Mahomes has started. [cites: 1793057422432002594] - Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown, his sixth 100-yard game in seven games this season. [cites: 1793057422432002594, 1793029747253487069] - Seattle converted 11 of 16 third downs (68.8%), its highest rate since 1991. [cites: 1793057422432002594] ## No red-zone trips The Seattle Seahawks beat the previously unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs 20-3 in Week 7, improving to 4-3 and handing Kansas City its first loss of the season. [cites: 1793057422432002594, 1793029747253487069] The central number was zero. Kansas City did not reach the red zone once. The Chiefs finished with 213 total yards and 11 first downs, both their fewest in a game Mahomes has started, and three points, tied for their fewest in such a game. [cites: 1793057422432002594] Kansas City managed only eight offensive drives all night. Seattle's highlights included an interception of Mahomes by safety Ty Okada in the first half and a forced fumble by linebacker Derick Hall, and the Seahawks have now gone a franchise-record 36 games, postseason included, without allowing a 100-yard rusher. [cites: 1793029747253487069, 1792986528567199385, 1793057422432002594] > **From Synorb** — Ask what Synorb covers. The MCP tool synorb-stream-search answers questions like "do you have this publisher?" without using any Manifest allowance. [Connect and ask](https://synorb.com/connect/start) The run defense was part of a wider pattern of short-yardage control. Kenneth Walker III finished with 36 rushing yards, while tight end AJ Barner recorded three rushes for first downs, including a fourth-down conversion to finish the game, along with four catches for 42 yards. [cites: 1793057422432002594] ## Smith-Njigba keeps producing Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown, including a 28-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold. It was his sixth 100-yard game in seven games this season, and he leads the league with 867 receiving yards and eight touchdowns. [cites: 1793057422432002594, 1793029747253487069, 1792986528567199385] Per NFL Research, Smith-Njigba is one of only two players in the Super Bowl era to record at least 800 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns through seven games. [cites: 1793057422432002594] Seattle's ground game added to the control. Emanuel Wilson scored on a 21-yard touchdown run, and the Seahawks gained 153 rushing yards, their second-highest total this season. Seattle converted 11 of 16 third downs, a 68.8% rate that was its highest since 1991 and the highest by any team this season with at least 15 attempts. [cites: 1793057422432002594] The supporting plays filled in around the headline numbers. Darnold completed a 33-yard pass to Smith-Njigba, kicker Jason Myers converted a 25-yard field goal, and Rashid Shaheed returned a punt 32 yards, the kind of field-position plays that kept Kansas City starting from difficult spots all night. [cites: 1792986528567199385] ## Kansas City's brief openings Kansas City's defense produced one of the night's few stops for the visitors when cornerback Nohl Williams intercepted Darnold in the end zone. It did not turn into points, and the Chiefs' offense never found a sustained answer on third down, where Seattle's defense repeatedly forced punts. [cites: 1793029747253487069] Linebacker Nick Bolton briefly left the game with neck spasms before returning, a footnote to a night in which Kansas City's problems were structural rather than tied to a single absence. Seattle held the lead throughout and closed the game on its own terms. [cites: 1793029747253487069] ## What comes next Kansas City head coach Andy Reid took responsibility after the game, saying all three phases struggled and that the responsibility was his. Mahomes added that the takeaway was that a team that does not come ready to play gets beaten soundly in this league. [cites: 1793029747253487069] Kansas City now turns to a divisional showdown against the Denver Broncos this weekend, a game that will test whether the Week 7 performance was a one-off or the start of a longer problem for the Chiefs' offense. [cites: 1793029747253487069] ## What is still unresolved - Whether Seattle can repeat its third-down efficiency against its next opponent. - How Kansas City's offense responds against Denver in Week 8. - Whether Smith-Njigba's receiving pace holds across the full season. ## Decision card - **Useful for:** Professionals tracking how defenses contain Kansas City and how Seattle's offense sustains drives. - **Not for:** Readers looking for a full-season projection for either team. - **Compare against:** Seattle's other Week 7 numbers and Kansas City's next game against Denver. ## Provenance ledger | Manifest id | Title | Source | Claims used | Published | |---|---|---|---|---| | `1793057422432002594` | 12 Numbers of Note From The Seahawks' Dominant Week 7 Win Over The Chiefs | [nfl-news-seattle-seahawks](https://seahawks.com/news/12-numbers-of-note-from-the-seahawks-dominant-week-7-win-over-the-chiefs) | 1793057687632449980, 1793057687634462006, 1793057687635411552, 1793057687637886135, 1793057687642378456, 1793057687644918334, 1793057687648107066, 1793057687649469864, 1793057687638842352, 1793057687641852140, 1793057687640501217, 1793057687653410409, 1793057687645696571, 1793057687646514793, 1793057687651034472, 1793057687650253523 | 10-26 00:00 | | `1793029747253487069` | Chiefs Fall to Seahawks, 20-3, on Sunday Night Football | [nfl-news-kansas-city-chiefs](https://chiefs.com/news/chiefs-fall-to-seahawks-20-3-on-sunday-night-football) | 1793030115285469186, 1793030115297938111, 1793030115322130728, 1793030115304479320, 1793030115311445791, 1793030115335028540, 1793030115292729941, 1793030115328442883, 1793030115341187523 | 10-26 00:00 | | `1792986528567199385` | Full Highlights: Seahawks vs. Chiefs \| 2026 Week 7 | [nfl-news-seattle-seahawks](https://seahawks.com/news/2026-week-7-seahawks-vs-chiefs-full-highlights) | 1792987222621163131, 1792987222639020365, 1792987222625005393, 1792987222617716940, 1792987222619753678, 1792987222627256719 | 10-26 00:00 | ## Run these Manifests yourself Every Manifest cited here can be read in full with your own Synorb Key. 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