The Seattle Seahawks beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday night, holding Kansas City to 213 yards and 11 first downs, NBC Sports reported.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. Sam Darnold went 20 of 28 for 257 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Key numbers

  • Patrick Mahomes was 19 of 33 for 165 yards and an interception. It was the first game he started without a trip to the red zone, according to NBC Sports.
  • Kansas City went 3 of 11 on third down. Harrison Butker missed field goals from 58 and 45 yards.
  • Seattle gained 410 yards and went 11 of 16 on third down.
  • Travis Kelce had four catches for 44 yards and moved to fifth on the NFL's all-time receptions list.

"Our backs were against the wall," Smith-Njigba said, according to ESPN. He leads the NFL with 867 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.

NFC West picture

Seattle is 4-3 and Kansas City is 5-1, ESPN reported. The 49ers, at 6-1 after losing 29-20 in Atlanta, still lead the division. Seattle hosts the Bears next Monday.