Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown, and the Seattle Seahawks handed the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season. Sam Darnold threw for 257 yards and a score for the Seahawks (4-3), who snapped a two-game skid. Emanuel had 24 carries for 100 yards and a TD.
Patrick Mahomes struggled, throwing for 165 yards with an interception for the Chiefs (5-1). Kenneth Walker III, the Super Bowl MVP for the Seahawks last season before signing with the Chiefs in the offseason, was held to 36 yards on 14 carries. Walker entered the night averaging a league-leading 133 yards per game, but the Seahawks shut him down, along with the rest of Kansas City’s offense.
The Chiefs had 213 total yards, 50 on the ground. Seattle have not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 36 games, the league’s longest current streak. The only bright spot for Kansas City’s offense was a milestone for Travis Kelce, who had four receptions to reach 1,104 for his career, moving past Marvin Harrison and Cris Carter for fifth in NFL history.
Michael Penix Jr threw three touchdown passes, Atlanta scored 13 points off four turnovers and the Falcons handed the San Francisco 49ers their first loss, 29-20. San Francisco were already thin at wide receiver before its offense faced additional limitations when running back Christian McCaffrey missed much of the first half with a thigh injury. Brock Purdy threw two interceptions, one of them by rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels.
Daniels also recovered a fumble by George Kittle. Penix threw scoring passes to Nick Muse, Kyle Pitts and Drake London as the Falcons snapped a two-game skid. Harrison Smith capped another dominant performance by Minnesota’s defense with the game-sealing interception, and the Vikings overcame another sluggish start to stay unbeaten with a 16-10 victory over the spiraling Indianapolis Colts.
Linebacker Blake Cashman led the onslaught of pressure on Daniel Jones all afternoon with 12 tackles, two sacks, four passes defensed and three quarterback hits as the Vikings improved to 6-0 despite minimal production from the offense. Jones went 13 for 122 for 108 yards and lost 44 yards on four sacks, and Spencer Shrader missed two field goals in the second half. Jake Bates made a 22-yard field goal as time expired to give the Detroit Lions (4-2) a 20-17 win over the Green Bay Packers (4-3).
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