Seahawks overcome stubborn Texans, create three-way tie atop the NFC West

SEATTLE -- Not everything was atrocious for Seattle sports fans connected Monday night.

While the Mariners fell conscionable abbreviated of their first-ever World Series appearance, the Seattle Seahawks took attraction of concern astatine Lumen Field, beating the Houston Texans 27-19. The Seahawks' defence held Houston to 254 yards and sacked C.J. Stroud 3 times, helping them flooded 4 turnovers. Meanwhile, Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught a touchdown walk portion moving backmost Zach Charbonnet ran for 2 much scores.

Here are the astir important things to cognize from Monday nighttime for some teams:

Seattle Seahawks (5-2)

Moments earlier kickoff connected Monday, the Seahawks had franchise legends Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas raised the ceremonial 12 emblem astatine Lumen Field. And past their defence turned successful a show that would marque the Legion of Boom proud.

The Seahawks harassed C.J. Stroud, sacking him 3 times, intercepting him erstwhile and holding the Texans' backmost to nether a 50% completion complaint (23-for-49). Their loaded walk unreserved and typically beardown tally defence were capable to support Houston's discourtesy retired of the extremity portion until precocious successful the 4th fourth contempt Seattle again playing short-handed successful the secondary, with Devon Witherspoon and Julian Love some inactive.

Seattle's discourtesy got different immense crippled from Smith-Njigba, who caught 8 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown, but it turned the shot implicit 4 times and converted lone 2 of 14 times connected 3rd down.

This nighttime belonged to the defense, whose dominance helped Seattle amended to 5-2 heading into the bye. The Seahawks are disconnected the remainder of the week, but they whitethorn not beryllium idle with the Nov. 4 commercialized deadline approaching and a imaginable commercialized spot successful their backmost pouch successful cornerback Riq Woolen, who isn't portion of their semipermanent plans. The Seahawks are expecting Witherspoon (and Love) backmost aft the bye, which could springiness them much state to determination Woolen and, depending connected what they get successful return, perchance amended what is already 1 of the champion defenses successful the NFL.

What to marque of the QB performance: Sam Darnold has done an fantabulous occupation this play of avoiding sacks and antagonistic plays successful general, but helium didn't bash that Monday night. With the Seahawks backed up adjacent their ain extremity enactment successful the 3rd quarte...