Seattle’s special teams cracked this game open inside the first seven minutes. Tory Horton’s 95-yard punt return — the longest in Seahawks franchise history — put New Orleans in a 14-0 hole before the Saints offense had registered a first down, and Sam Darnold’s 154.2 passer rating closed it out. The Seattle Seahawks beat the New Orleans Saints 44-13 at Lumen Field on September 21, 2025. Every player stat, the full box score, PFF grades, and snap counts from the Week 3 matchup are below.
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Game Information
Detail
Info
Date
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Venue
Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
Attendance
68,599
Weather
63°F, 84% humidity, 3 mph wind
Surface
Field Turf (outdoors)
Time of Game
3:01
Vegas Line
Seattle -7.0
Over/Under
41.5 (Over hit)
Referee
Alex Moore
Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
New Orleans Saints (0-3)
0
6
0
7
13
Seattle Seahawks (2-1)
21
17
6
0
44
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Scoring Play
NOR
SEA
1
9:48
SEA
Jaxon Smith-Njigba 12-yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick) — 6 plays, 55 yds, 2:32
0
7
1
7:31
SEA
Tory Horton 95-yd punt return (Jason Myers kick) — longest in franchise history
0
14
1
4:22
SEA
Kenneth Walker III 3-yd rush (Jason Myers kick) — set up by blocked punt
0
21
2
12:47
NOR
Blake Grupe 27-yd field goal — 16 plays, 65 yds, 6:35
3
21
2
11:18
SEA
Tory Horton 14-yd pass from Sam Darnold (Jason Myers kick) — 3 plays, 38 yds, 1:29
Jason Myers 56-yd field goal — 6 plays, 20 yds, 1:20
3
38
2
0:00
NOR
Blake Grupe 23-yd field goal — 7 plays, 69 yds, 1:29
6
38
3
11:29
SEA
Jason Myers 46-yd field goal — 7 plays, 37 yds, 3:31
6
41
3
4:39
SEA
Jason Myers 37-yd field goal — 11 plays, 46 yds, 5:12
6
44
4
14:53
NOR
Jack Stoll 13-yd pass from Spencer Rattler (Blake Grupe kick) — 11 plays, 80 yds, 4:46
13
44
Team Stats
Stat
New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
Total Yards
284
320
Total Plays
70
54
Yards per Play
4.1
5.9
Total 1st Downs
21
22
Passing 1st Downs
12
11
Rushing 1st Downs
4
7
Penalty 1st Downs
5
4
Net Passing Yards
205
233
Completions/Attempts
28/41
16/21
Yards per Pass Attempt
4.8
11.1
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Sacks – Yards Lost
2 – 13
0 – 0
Net Rushing Yards
79
87
Rushing Attempts
27
33
Yards per Rush
2.9
2.6
Red Zone (Scores/Att)
1-3
4-5
Red Zone TDs
1
4
Red Zone FGs
2
1
3rd Down Conversions
5/15 (33%)
3/9 (44%)
4th Down Conversions
0/2
0/0
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
1
Penalties – Yards
11 – 77
8 – 70
Time of Possession
32:16
27:44
Total Drives
12
11
Avg Yards per Drive
24.5
28.3
Avg Points per Drive
1.0
3.2
Total Touchdowns
1
4 (2 rush, 2 pass)
Return Touchdowns
0
1
Explosive Passes (15+ yds)
2 (36 yds total)
4 (135 yds total)
Yards on Deep Completions (20+ yds)
13
112
Explosive Runs (10+ yds)
0
3 (30 yds)
Total Pressures Allowed
26
10
Avg EPA per Play
-0.142
+0.125
Passing Stats
Box Score
Player
Team
Cmp
Att
Yds
TD
INT
Sacks
Lng
Rate
QBR
Spencer Rattler
NOR
28
39
218
1
1
2-13
21
83.1
51.3
Tyler Shough
NOR
0
2
0
0
0
0
—
39.6
3.5
Sam Darnold
SEA
14
18
218
2
0
0
45
154.2
98.1
Drew Lock
SEA
2
3
15
0
0
0
11
78.5
5.6
Sam Darnold’s 154.2 passer rating was the second-highest single-game mark in Seahawks franchise history, behind Russell Wilson’s perfect 158.3 against Detroit on October 28, 2018.
Advanced Passing
Player
Team
Cmp%
Adj Cmp%
IAY/PA
CAY/Cmp
YAC/Cmp
Drop%
Bad%
Prss%
Avg Time to Throw
Spencer Rattler
NOR
71.8%
76.3%
8.1
4.1
3.6
2.6%
10.3%
14.0%
4.90s
Sam Darnold
SEA
77.8%
93.3%
8.8
11.1
4.5
0.0%
11.8%
16.7%
2.71s
Rushing Stats
Box Score
Player
Team
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Alvin Kamara
NOR
18
42
2.3
0
8
Kendre Miller
NOR
7
27
3.9
0
8
Spencer Rattler
NOR
2
10
5.0
0
5
Team
NOR
27
79
2.9
0
8
Kenneth Walker III
SEA
16
38
2.4
2
10
George Holani
SEA
10
27
2.7
0
8
Jacardia Wright
SEA
5
20
4.0
0
10
Jalen Milroe
SEA
1
3
3.0
0
3
Drew Lock
SEA
1
-1
-1.0
0
—
Team
SEA
33
87
2.6
2
10
Advanced Rushing
Player
Team
Att
Yds
TD
1D
YBC
YBC/Att
YAC
YAC/Att
Broken Tkl
Alvin Kamara
NOR
18
42
0
3
19
1.1
23
1.3
0
Kendre Miller
NOR
7
27
0
0
7
1.0
20
2.9
1
Spencer Rattler
NOR
2
10
0
1
10
5.0
0
0.0
0
Kenneth Walker III
SEA
16
38
2
4
13
0.8
25
1.6
2
George Holani
SEA
10
27
0
2
11
1.1
16
1.6
0
Jacardia Wright
SEA
5
20
0
1
12
2.4
8
1.6
1
Receiving Stats
Box Score
Player
Team
Tgt
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
YAC
Chris Olave
NOR
14
10
57
5.7
0
9
27
Juwan Johnson
NOR
8
6
51
8.5
0
21
28
Rashid Shaheed
NOR
6
4
42
10.5
0
15
7
Brandin Cooks
NOR
5
3
24
8.0
0
12
1
Jack Stoll
NOR
3
2
21
10.5
1
13
4
Alvin Kamara
NOR
2
1
14
14.0
0
14
16
Kendre Miller
NOR
2
2
9
4.5
0
5
18
Kevin Austin Jr.
NOR
1
0
0
—
0
—
—
Team
NOR
41
28
218
7.8
1
21
—
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA
6
5
96
19.2
1
45
20
Tory Horton
SEA
4
3
32
10.7
1
14
8
Cooper Kupp
SEA
3
2
31
15.5
0
23
15
AJ Barner
SEA
1
1
23
23.0
0
23
1
George Holani
SEA
2
2
15
7.5
0
11
17
Dareke Young
SEA
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
0
Eric Saubert
SEA
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
6
Kenneth Walker III
SEA
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
10
Elijah Arroyo
SEA
1
0
0
—
0
—
—
Team
SEA
20
16
233
14.6
2
45
—
Advanced Receiving
Player
Team
Tgt
Rec
Yds
TD
1D
ADOT
YBC/R
YAC/R
Drop
Drop%
Rate
Chris Olave
NOR
14
10
57
0
4
6.6
3.0
2.7
0
0.0%
78.6
Juwan Johnson
NOR
8
6
51
0
3
4.1
3.8
4.7
1
12.5%
91.1
Rashid Shaheed
NOR
6
4
42
0
2
11.3
8.8
1.8
0
0.0%
47.2
Brandin Cooks
NOR
5
3
24
0
1
17.0
7.7
0.3
0
0.0%
72.1
Jack Stoll
NOR
3
2
21
1
1
9.0
8.5
2.0
0
0.0%
126.4
Alvin Kamara
NOR
2
1
14
0
1
14.0
-3.0
17.0
0
0.0%
72.9
Kendre Miller
NOR
2
2
9
0
0
-4.5
-4.5
9.0
0
0.0%
85.4
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA
6
5
96
1
4
14.5
15.0
4.2
0
0.0%
158.3
Tory Horton
SEA
4
3
32
1
1
7.5
8.0
2.7
0
0.0%
137.5
Cooper Kupp
SEA
3
2
31
0
1
1.0
8.0
7.5
0
0.0%
100.7
AJ Barner
SEA
1
1
23
0
1
20.0
20.0
3.0
0
0.0%
118.7
George Holani
SEA
2
2
15
0
1
-0.5
-0.5
8.0
0
0.0%
97.9
Defensive Stats
New Orleans Saints Defense
Player
Pos
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
FF
FR
Pete Werner
LB
13
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
Demario Davis
LB
11
2
9
0
1
0
0
0
0
Nathan Shepherd
DT
5
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
Bryan Bresee
DT
4
0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
Cameron Jordan
DE
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Justin Reid
S
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Rumph II
DE
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Howden
S
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jonas Sanker
S
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jonathan Bullard
DE
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Terrell Burgess
S
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Carl Granderson
DE
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danny Stutsman
LB
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Alontae Taylor
CB
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Isaac Yiadom
CB
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Quincy Riley
CB
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Jonah Williams
DE
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Isaiah Stalbird
LB
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Seattle Seahawks Defense
Player
Pos
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
INT
FF
Josh Jobe
CB
11
9
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Ty Okada
S
9
7
2
0.5
0
0
1
0
0
Ernest Jones
LB
7
3
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
Tariq Woolen
CB
6
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Drake Thomas
LB
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mike Morris
DI
5
3
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
Tyrice Knight
LB
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Leonard Williams
DE
4
2
2
0.5
0
0
2
0
0
Derion Kendrick
CB
4
1
3
0
0
3
0
1
0
Coby Bryant
S
3
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Byron Murphy II
DT
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D’Anthony Bell
S
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Derick Hall
LB
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brady Russell
FB
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jarran Reed
NT
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
Jerrick Reed II
S
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chazz Surratt
LB
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Boye Mafe
LB
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Pass Rush (PFF)
New Orleans Saints
Player
Pos
Pressures
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
Rush Snaps
PR%
Bryan Bresee
DI
4
0
1
3
16
25.0%
Chris Rumph II
ED
2
0
0
2
5
40.0%
Cameron Jordan
ED
1
0
0
1
15
6.7%
Davon Godchaux
DI
1
0
1
0
9
11.1%
Isaiah Stalbird
LB
1
0
0
1
2
50.0%
Jonah Williams
DI
1
0
1
0
5
20.0%
Carl Granderson
ED
0
0
0
0
9
0.0%
Jonathan Bullard
DI
0
0
0
0
7
0.0%
Demario Davis
LB
0
0
0
0
4
0.0%
Seattle Seahawks
Player
Pos
Pressures
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
Rush Snaps
PR%
Byron Murphy II
DI
5
1
0
4
31
16.1%
Derick Hall
ED
4
0
0
4
18
22.2%
DeMarcus Lawrence
ED
3
0
0
3
27
11.1%
Leonard Williams
DI
3
1
0
2
26
11.5%
Boye Mafe
ED
2
0
0
2
20
10.0%
Jarran Reed
DI
2
0
0
2
23
8.7%
Tyrice Knight
LB
2
0
0
2
8
25.0%
Uchenna Nwosu
ED
2
0
0
2
10
20.0%
Derion Kendrick
CB
1
0
0
1
2
50.0%
Ty Okada
S
1
0
0
1
4
25.0%
Coverage (PFF)
New Orleans Saints Coverage
Player
Pos
Tgts
Rec Allowed
Yds Allowed
TD
INT
PBU
When-Targeted Rate
Pete Werner
LB
4
4
69
0
0
0
118.8
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB
3
2
59
1
0
0
149.3
Justin Reid
S
3
3
29
0
0
0
146.5
Demario Davis
LB
3
3
28
0
0
0
105.6
Alontae Taylor
CB
3
2
31
0
0
1
100.7
Fadil Diggs
ED
1
1
9
0
0
0
104.2
Isaac Yiadom
CB
1
1
8
0
0
0
100.0
Seattle Seahawks Coverage
Player
Pos
Tgts
Rec Allowed
Yds Allowed
TD
INT
PBU
When-Targeted Rate
Ty Okada
S
7
6
69
1
0
1
147.3
Josh Jobe
CB
10
6
39
0
0
1
68.3
Tariq Woolen
CB
6
3
28
0
0
0
63.2
Coby Bryant
S
6
3
11
0
0
1
56.3
Drake Thomas
LB
3
3
20
0
0
0
94.4
Derion Kendrick
CB
3
1
6
0
1
2
0.0
Ernest Jones
LB
3
2
18
0
0
0
82.6
Tyrice Knight
LB
2
2
13
0
0
0
93.8
Pass Blocking (PFF)
New Orleans Saints Pass Blocking
Player
Pos
Block Snaps
Pressures Allowed
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
PR%
Asim Richards
T
44
6
0
0
6
13.6%
Kendre Miller
HB
5
1
0
0
1
20.0%
Torricelli Simpkins III
G
45
3
0
0
3
6.7%
Erik McCoy
C
43
2
1
0
1
4.7%
Cesar Ruiz
G
45
2
0
0
2
4.4%
Kelvin Banks Jr.
T
45
1
0
0
1
2.2%
Juwan Johnson
TE
8
0
0
0
0
0.0%
Jack Stoll
TE
3
0
0
0
0
0.0%
Seattle Seahawks Pass Blocking
Player
Pos
Block Snaps
Pressures Allowed
Sacks
Hits
Hurries
PR%
Jalen Sundell
C
18
2
0
1
1
11.1%
Anthony Bradford
G
21
2
0
1
1
9.5%
Abraham Lucas
T
21
1
0
0
1
4.8%
Grey Zabel
G
21
1
0
0
1
4.8%
Charles Cross
T
18
0
0
0
0
0.0%
AJ Barner
TE
4
0
0
0
0
0.0%
Special Teams
Kick Returns
Player
Team
Returns
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Kendre Miller
NOR
8
182
22.8
26
0
Dareke Young
SEA
2
92
46.0
60
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
Returns
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Rashid Shaheed
NOR
1
40
40.0
40
0
Tory Horton
SEA
3
114
38.0
95
1
Horton’s 95-yard return in the first quarter was the longest punt return in Seahawks franchise history. Chazz Surratt’s block on punter Kai Kroeger cleared the lane.
Kicking
Player
Team
FGM
FGA
Pct
Long
XPM
XPA
Pts
Blake Grupe
NOR
2
3
66.7%
27
1
1
7
Jason Myers
SEA
3
3
100%
56
5
5
14
Grupe’s miss came on a 52-yard attempt in the second quarter.
Punting
Player
Team
Punts
Yds
Avg
Long
In 20
Blocked
Kai Kroeger
NOR
5
243
48.6
61
0
1
Michael Dickson
SEA
2
92
46.0
47
1
0
PFF Initial Grades
Top Offensive Grades — Game
Rank
Player
Team
Pos
PFF Grade
Snaps
1
Sam Darnold
SEA
QB
92.7
39
2
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
SEA
WR
91.5
28
3
AJ Barner
SEA
TE
80.5
31
4
Tory Horton (Rookie)
SEA
WR
78.1
28
5
Dareke Young
SEA
WR
76.9
16
Top Defensive Grades — Game
Rank
Player
Team
Pos
PFF Grade
Snaps
1
Mike Morris
SEA
DI
86.9
18
2
Derion Kendrick
SEA
CB
84.0
57
3
Jarran Reed
SEA
DI
82.4
39
4
Coby Bryant
SEA
S
78.9
67
5
Chris Rumph II
NOR
ED
77.2
28
Snap Counts
New Orleans Saints — Offense
Player
Pos
Snaps
Pct
Kelvin Banks Jr.
T
73
100%
Torricelli Simpkins III
G
73
100%
Cesar Ruiz
G
73
100%
Asim Richards
T
73
100%
Spencer Rattler
QB
70
96%
Erik McCoy
C
70
96%
Juwan Johnson
TE
66
90%
Chris Olave
WR
62
85%
Rashid Shaheed
WR
54
74%
Alvin Kamara
RB
54
74%
Brandin Cooks
WR
51
70%
Jack Stoll
TE
23
32%
Kevin Austin Jr.
WR
22
30%
Kendre Miller
RB
20
27%
Mason Tipton
WR
9
12%
Treyton Welch
TE
4
5%
Luke Fortner
OL
3
4%
Tyler Shough
QB
3
4%
New Orleans Saints — Defense
Player
Pos
Snaps
Pct
Jonas Sanker
S
53
93%
Demario Davis
LB
53
93%
Justin Reid
S
52
91%
Alontae Taylor
CB
52
91%
Pete Werner
LB
42
74%
Bryan Bresee
DT
40
70%
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB
40
70%
Nathan Shepherd
DT
35
61%
Carl Granderson
DE
34
60%
Cameron Jordan
DE
34
60%
Davon Godchaux
DT
32
56%
Chris Rumph II
DE
28
49%
Jonah Williams
DE
25
44%
Isaac Yiadom
CB
24
42%
Fadil Diggs
ED
23
40%
Jonathan Bullard
DE
19
33%
Quincy Riley
CB
18
32%
Terrell Burgess
S
8
14%
Isaiah Stalbird
LB
6
11%
Danny Stutsman
LB
4
7%
Jordan Howden
DB
4
7%
Seattle Seahawks — Offense
Player
Pos
Snaps
Pct
Grey Zabel
G
57
100%
Abraham Lucas
T
57
100%
Anthony Bradford
G
53
93%
Jalen Sundell
C
39
68%
Charles Cross
T
39
68%
Sam Darnold
QB
39
68%
AJ Barner
TE
31
54%
Cooper Kupp
WR
31
54%
Kenneth Walker III
RB
30
53%
Tory Horton
WR
28
49%
Elijah Arroyo
TE
28
49%
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR
28
49%
Eric Saubert
TE
26
46%
George Holani
RB
20
35%
Jake Bobo
WR
19
33%
Josh Jones
OL
19
33%
Olusegun Oluwatimi
C
18
32%
Drew Lock
QB
18
32%
Dareke Young
WR
16
28%
Robbie Ouzts
FB
14
25%
Brady Russell
FB
7
12%
Jacardia Wright
RB
5
9%
Jalen Milroe
QB
1
2%
Seattle Seahawks — Defense
Player
Pos
Snaps
Pct
Ty Okada
S
73
100%
Tariq Woolen
CB
72
99%
Coby Bryant
S
67
92%
Josh Jobe
CB
67
92%
Ernest Jones
LB
67
92%
Derion Kendrick
CB
57
78%
Byron Murphy II
DT
51
70%
DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
45
62%
Leonard Williams
DE
45
62%
Tyrice Knight
LB
43
59%
Jarran Reed
NT
39
53%
Drake Thomas
LB
36
49%
Derick Hall
LB
35
48%
Boye Mafe
LB
29
40%
Uchenna Nwosu
LB
20
27%
Mike Morris
DE
18
25%
D’Anthony Bell
S
15
21%
Jared Ivey
LB
12
16%
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB
6
8%
Jerrick Reed II
S
6
8%
Notable Absences
Seattle played without CB Devon Witherspoon, S Julian Love, S Nick Emmanwori, and RB Zach Charbonnet. FB Robbie Ouzts left in the first half with an ankle injury and did not return. Saints safety Justin Reid was evaluated for a concussion during the first half but cleared and returned to play.
The 38 points Seattle put up in the first half were the most New Orleans had conceded in a single half since giving up 38 in the second half of a 62-7 loss to Atlanta in September 1973. Spencer Rattler’s 28-of-39, 218-yard afternoon dropped his career record as an NFL starter to 0-9, and the Saints’ losing streak stretched to seven consecutive games dating to the previous season. Sam Darnold needed 18 dropbacks to finish with the second-highest passer rating in a single game in Seahawks franchise history. Seattle moved to 2-1.
Cornelia Lindqvist is a Swedish-American sports journalist with 4 years of experience covering professional athletics. She previously worked at Sports Illustrated before joining Newzire. Cornelia reports on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, international football, and cricket, covering game results, roster moves, trade deals, playoff standings, and player statistics. Her sports analysis background helps readers understand the strategies and numbers behind wins and losses.
