Chiefs Visit 5-0 Seahawks in Week 7 Betting Spotlight
WHO:
The Guardian - Falcons rookie linebacker Kendal Daniels intercepted Brock Purdy and recovered a fumble by George Kittle.
The Guardian - Vikings linebacker Blake Cashman recorded 12 tackles, two sacks, four passes defensed and three quarterback hits against Indianapolis.
The Guardian - Detroit kicker Trey Smack missed two field goals against Green Bay.
The Guardian - Giants quarterback JJ McCarthy made his first start of the season and completed 20 of 28 passes for 252 yards; coach John Harbaugh had benched Jameis Winston.
The Guardian - Giants running back Cam Skattebo rushed for 124 yards on 17 carries, including a 42-yard run that set up the overtime winning score.
The Guardian - Bengals quarterback Lamar Jackson was sidelined; Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow threw four second-half touchdown passes.
The Guardian - Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson threw for 308 yards and ran for a touchdown; rookie receiver KC Concepcion caught eight passes for 129 yards.
Yahoo Sports - Kenneth Walker III was the Super Bowl LX MVP, and his game against Seattle was his first against his former team.
Arrowhead Pride - Seahawks first-round pick Jadarian Price was placed on injured reserve; running backs George Holani and Emanuel Wilson had not met Seahawks fans’ high expectations.
Fox News - David, the article’s author, said he had previously counted Kansas City out and described the Chiefs’ previous season as “old, disjointed, disinterested, and overall bad.”
Fox News - The Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks are the teams in the featured Sunday Night Football matchup; the article describes them as two of the previous three Super Bowl champions.
Fox News - Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had 1,309 passing yards, nine touchdowns and three interceptions in the season’s first five games. The article says he was returning from an ACL tear suffered late the previous season.
Fox News - Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III had six rushing touchdowns and was averaging about six yards per carry.
Fox News - Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold had 1,033 passing yards, seven touchdowns and seven interceptions.
Fox News - Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba had seven receiving touchdowns.
Arrowhead Pride - John Gilbert of Field Gulls, the Seahawks’ sister SB Nation site, answered five questions about Seattle.
Arrowhead Pride - Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said publicly he was not considering a quarterback change; Chiefs coach Andy Reid called Seattle’s defense “the best in the business.”
WHAT:
The Guardian - Seattle’s win snapped its two-game losing streak.
The Guardian - Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold completed the win with 257 passing yards and a touchdown; Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown.
The Guardian - Seattle’s victory improved its record to 4-3, while Kansas City’s first loss left the Chiefs at 5-1.
Seahawks.com - Seattle safety Ty Okada intercepted Patrick Mahomes, and linebacker Derick Hall forced a fumble by Mahomes.
Seahawks.com - Seattle running back Emanuel Wilson finished with 115 rushing yards; the Seahawks’ listed highlights also included his 21-yard touchdown run.
Seahawks.com - Seattle’s Rashid Shaheed returned a punt 32 yards; kicker Jason Myers made a 25-yard field goal.
The Guardian - Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass in Pittsburgh’s 16-10 win over New Orleans.
The Guardian - Jaylen Warren rushed for 101 yards in Pittsburgh’s victory.
The Guardian - Miami avoided an 0-6 start for the first time since 2019.
The Guardian - The 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey missed much of the first half with a thigh injury, and Purdy threw two interceptions.
The Guardian - Indianapolis fell to 2-5; Daniel Jones completed 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards and lost 44 yards on four sacks. Colts kicker Spencer Shrader missed two second-half field goals.
The Guardian - Green Bay’s three-game winning streak ended, and the Packers fell to last place in the NFC North.
The Guardian - Arizona lost its 10th consecutive home game.
The Guardian - Rams running back Blake Corum rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries; Las Vegas lost its fourth straight game and had 48 rushing yards on 17 carries.
The Guardian - Jets quarterback Geno Smith threw three touchdown passes and an interception; Miami coach Jeff Hafley earned his first win with the team.
The Guardian - Steelers linebacker Payton Wilson intercepted Tyler Shough in the red zone; New Orleans managed 18 rushing yards.
The Guardian - Giants defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux dropped a potential interception on second down in overtime.
The Guardian - Baltimore blew a double-digit second-half lead for the 10th time since the start of the 2022 season.
The Guardian - Browns receiver Harold Fannin Jr. made a 36-yard catch-and-run that set up the winning field goal; Cleveland earned its fifth win in six games.
The Guardian - Tampa Bay running back Bucky Irving rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Baker Mayfield returned after missing three games with a dislocated right thumb, completing 11 passes for 64 yards.
Seahawks.com - Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold and had receptions of 33 and 28 yards during the game.
Seahawks.com - Seattle linebacker Leonard Williams tackled Kenneth Walker III for a loss; George Holani ran for 12 yards while forcing two missed tackles.
The Guardian - Atlanta beat San Francisco 29-20, ending the 49ers’ undefeated start; Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes, and the Falcons scored 13 points off four turnovers.
The Guardian - Minnesota defeated Indianapolis 16-10 to remain unbeaten at 6-0; Harrison Smith intercepted a pass to seal the win.
The Guardian - Detroit beat Green Bay 20-17 on Jake Bates’s 22-yard field goal as time expired.
The Guardian - Denver defeated Arizona 30-16; Bo Nix scored on a 62-yard run, and RJ Harvey scored on a 52-yard screen pass.
The Guardian - The Los Angeles Rams beat Las Vegas 35-21 after taking a 28-3 second-quarter lead; Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes.
The Guardian - Miami beat the New York Jets 28-25 for its first win of the season; Malik Willis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score.
The Guardian - Pittsburgh defeated New Orleans 16-10 in the NFL’s first regular-season game in France; Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass.
The Guardian - The New York Giants beat Houston 27-21 in overtime on Devin Singletary’s 30-yard touchdown run.
The Guardian - Cincinnati beat Baltimore 35-13; Joe Burrow threw four second-half touchdown passes.
The Guardian - Cleveland beat Tennessee 27-24 on Andre Szmyt’s 32-yard field goal as time expired.
The Guardian - Tampa Bay defeated Carolina 43-13; the Buccaneers ran for 258 yards and forced four turnovers.
Seahawks.com - Seattle linebacker Tyrice Knight tackled Kenneth Walker III for a loss; safety Ty Okada intercepted Patrick Mahomes; linebacker Derick Hall forced a fumble by Mahomes.
Seahawks.com - Rashid Shaheed returned a punt 32 yards, and kicker Jason Myers made a 25-yard field goal.
Seahawks.com - Seattle running back Emanuel Wilson scored on a 21-yard touchdown run and finished with 115 rushing yards.
Seahawks.com - Seattle’s AJ Barner had three runs in the game.
Seahawks.com - Seattle’s Matty Beniers, a Kraken center, was the pregame flag raiser.
The Guardian - Seattle defeated Kansas City 20-3, handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season and improving the Seahawks to 4-3.
The Guardian - Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown; Sam Darnold threw for 257 yards and a touchdown.
The Guardian - Emanuel Wilson carried 24 times for 100 yards and a touchdown.
The Guardian - Patrick Mahomes threw for 165 yards and an interception. Kansas City had 213 total yards, including 50 rushing yards.
The Guardian - Kenneth Walker III gained 36 yards on 14 carries after entering the game averaging a league-leading 133 rushing yards per game.
The Guardian - Seattle extended its streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher to 36 games, the longest active streak in the NFL.
The Guardian - Travis Kelce’s four receptions brought his career total to 1,104, moving him past Marvin Harrison and Cris Carter into fifth in NFL history.
Yahoo Sports - Walker had one fewer than his career high of nine total touchdowns and led the league in rushing yards and yards per attempt entering Week 7.
Yahoo Sports - Walker signed a three-year deal with Kansas City this offseason reportedly worth up to $45 million.
Yahoo Sports - Sam Darnold’s completion percentage was 60.4%, touchdown rate 4.7%, yards per attempt 6.9, and interception rate 4.7%; Yahoo reported the interception rate was a career high.
Yahoo Sports - Seattle rookie Jadarian Price was placed on injured reserve with a chest injury, and Zach Charbonnet was working his way back from an ACL injury suffered last season.
Heavy NFL - Drew Lock’s elbow injury prompted Seattle to change its backup quarterback for the game, opening the spot for Jalen Milroe.
Arrowhead Pride - Seattle’s opponents scored touchdowns on drives of 21 and 43 yards for Washington, and 18 and 11 yards for San Francisco; the Commanders also returned an interception for a touchdown, while the 49ers scored a defensive touchdown after Seattle fumbled in its own end zone.
Arrowhead Pride - Seattle running backs did not score a rushing touchdown until Week 4.
Arrowhead Pride - Darnold’s $100.5 million contract was signed in free agency ahead of the 2025 season.
Heavy NFL - Seattle changed its backup quarterback for the Chiefs game: Drew Lock’s elbow injury opened the door for Jalen Milroe.
Fox News - Seattle lost 17-14 in overtime to Denver; Sam Darnold threw an interception in overtime.
Fox News - Seattle’s three wins came against New England, Arizona and the Los Angeles Chargers. The article said New England used Drew Lock after Darnold left early, Arizona was mediocre, and the Chargers had not won.
Arrowhead Pride - John Gilbert said Walker had the lowest running-back success rate on Seattle’s roster in each season there and consistently ranked in the league’s bottom half in stuff rate, though his stuff rate improved each year.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert said Seattle last allowed an opponent to rush for more than 100 yards in Week 8 of the 2024 season; Walker had rushed for 100 yards in six of his last eight games, counting the 2025 postseason.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert said Darnold had thrown for 4,153 yards and 35 touchdowns through Week 17 of 2025, but was sacked 11 times and threw one touchdown over the final two games of his Vikings career.
Fox News - Kansas City was 5-0; Seattle was 3-3 and had lost three of its previous four games, each by three points or fewer.
Arrowhead Pride - Seattle committed 10 turnovers in those three losses. Opponents scored on short touchdown drives, and the Seahawks also conceded a pick-six and a defensive touchdown after a fumble in their end zone.
Arrowhead Pride - Darnold threw four interceptions during Seattle’s two-game losing streak. Seattle was tied or leading in the fourth quarter of all three losses but failed to score in key situations, according to Gilbert.
Arrowhead Pride - Seattle ranked first in total defense, allowing 237 yards per game. Gilbert said the defense’s run-stopping creates third-and-long situations for pressure and disguised coverage.
Arrowhead Pride - Walker had 665 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns through five games. Gilbert said Walker’s departure from Seattle was unlikely to be avoided because of his market value, and described his signing with Kansas City as “an absolute home run.”
Arrowhead Pride - Seattle first-round pick Jadarian Price was on injured reserve; Zach Charbonnet spent the first six weeks on the PUP list. Gilbert said Charbonnet’s return and improved ball security from Darnold could help Seattle.
Fox News - The article’s author picked Kansas City to win and recommended betting half a unit on the Chiefs and half a unit on the under.
WHERE:
Fox News - The game is at Seattle’s Lumen Field. Seattle’s only home loss was against the 49ers.
Arrowhead Pride - The matchup is in Seattle; Gilbert cited a two-or-more-time-zone difference between the teams’ home cities in his prediction.
WHEN:
Yahoo Sports - Kickoff was set for 8:20 p.m. ET at Lumen Field.
Fox News - The matchup is scheduled for Sunday Night Football in Week 7; Seattle had extra rest after playing on Thursday the previous week.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert predicted Kansas City would win by double digits.
WHY:
Arrowhead Pride - John Gilbert said Charbonnet’s absence likely hurt Seattle’s red-zone scoring because Charbonnet had been disciplined and productive in the red zone.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert said Darnold often struggles under pressure, and attributed Seattle’s offensive issues partly to his glute injury, Anthony Bradford’s injury, and the absence of Charbonnet and Walker.
Fox News - The article said Kansas City’s bye week had already passed and suggested the Chiefs might lose games later in the season because late-season bye weeks provide more opportunity to heal injuries.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert said Walker’s market value made it unlikely Seattle would retain him; he also said Walker’s tendency to bounce runs outside rather than consistently follow the system contributed to his uneven production.
Fox News - The article argued the under made sense because Seattle had the league’s best passing defense and Kansas City’s defense had been strong against the run.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert attributed Seattle’s offensive difficulties partly to Darnold’s apparent incomplete recovery from a glute injury, a right-guard injury to Anthony Bradford, and the absences of Walker and Charbonnet.
HOW:
The Guardian - Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell kicked three field goals in the 16-10 win over New Orleans.
The Guardian - Denver recorded 12 quarterback hits and three sacks against Arizona; a 76-yard touchdown drive helped secure its win.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert said offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak used gap runs for Walker at a higher rate than he had for any running back during his coordinator career, then increasingly called for Walker to run behind zone blocking over the season.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert said Seattle’s defense aims to stop the run and force third-and-long, then use pressure or disguised coverages; he compared its approach to Steve Spagnuolo’s Chiefs defense, with less blitzing and more unpredictability.
Arrowhead Pride - Gilbert said Seattle’s 2025 offense used 12- and 13-personnel formations to encourage defenses to load the box, creating one-on-one receiver matchups. He said the Rams’ approach in Week 11 was to match Seattle based on down and distance instead of personnel.
Seattle handed Kansas City its first loss, winning 27-20 to improve to 4-3 and snap a two-game skid. Sam Darnold threw for 257 yards and a touchdown, while Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a score. Seattle’s Ty Okada intercepted Patrick Mahomes, and Derick Hall forced a fumble; Kenneth Walker III, the Super Bowl LX MVP, scored six rushing touchdowns this season. Atlanta ended San Francisco’s unbeaten start with a 29-20 win, scoring 13 points off four turnovers. Minnesota stayed unbeaten at 6-0, beating Indianapolis 16-10, while Detroit edged Green Bay 20-17 on a last-second field goal. The Giants beat Houston 27-21 in overtime, and Cincinnati defeated Baltimore 35-13 as Joe Burrow threw four second-half touchdowns. Cleveland, Miami, Pittsburgh, Denver, the Rams and Tampa Bay also won.