The Seattle Seahawks scored 38 points before halftime — the second-most in a single half in franchise history — and finished off the New Orleans Saints 44–13 on September 21, 2025, at Lumen Field. Sam Darnold completed 14 of 18 passes for a 154.2 passer rating, the second-highest single-game mark in Seahawks history, while rookie Tory Horton accounted for two touchdowns including a 95-yard punt return, the longest in club history. The Saints dropped to 0–3 under first-year head coach Kellen Moore with their seventh consecutive loss dating to the 2024 season.
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Final Score and Game Details
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
Detail
Date
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Venue
Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance
68,599
Broadcast
CBS
Kickoff
3:05 p.m. CT
Referee
Alex Moore
Scoring Summary
Quarter
Time
Score
Play
Drive
Q1
9:48
SEA 7–0
Jaxon Smith-Njigba 12-yd pass from Sam Darnold (Myers kick)
6 plays, 55 yds, 2:32
Q1
7:31
SEA 14–0
Tory Horton 95-yd punt return (Myers kick)
—
Q1
4:22
SEA 21–0
Kenneth Walker III 3-yd rush (Myers kick)
2 plays, 11 yds, 0:28
Q2
12:47
SEA 21–3
Blake Grupe 27-yd FG
16 plays, 65 yds, 6:35
Q2
11:18
SEA 28–3
Tory Horton 14-yd pass from Sam Darnold (Myers kick)
3 plays, 38 yds, 1:29
Q2
7:42
SEA 35–3
Kenneth Walker III 1-yd rush (Myers kick)
4 plays, 76 yds, 1:52
Q2
1:29
SEA 38–3
Jason Myers 56-yd FG
6 plays, 20 yds, 1:20
Q2
0:00
SEA 38–6
Blake Grupe 23-yd FG
7 plays, 69 yds, 1:29
Q3
11:29
SEA 41–6
Jason Myers 46-yd FG
7 plays, 37 yds, 3:31
Q3
4:39
SEA 44–6
Jason Myers 37-yd FG
11 plays, 46 yds, 5:12
Q4
14:53
SEA 44–13
Jack Stoll 13-yd pass from Spencer Rattler (Grupe kick)
11 plays, 80 yds, 4:46
Passing Stats
Seattle Seahawks — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Sam Darnold
14/18
218
12.1
2
0
0–0
98.1
154.2
Drew Lock
2/3
15
5.0
0
0
0–0
5.6
78.5
Team
16/21
233
11.1
2
0
0–0
—
143.6
Darnold’s 154.2 passer rating in this game ranked second in Seahawks history behind Russell Wilson’s perfect 158.3 against Detroit on October 28, 2018. Three games into his Seattle tenure, Darnold had completed 70.3 percent of his passes with four touchdowns and two interceptions.
New Orleans Saints — Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Spencer Rattler
28/39
218
5.6
1
1
2–13
51.3
83.1
Tyler Shough
0/2
0
0.0
0
0
0–0
3.5
39.6
Team
28/41
205
5.3
1
1
2–13
—
79.1
The loss dropped Rattler to 0–9 as an NFL starter. His first career win did not come until Week 5 of the 2025 season.
Rushing Stats
Seattle Seahawks — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Kenneth Walker III
16
38
2.4
2
10
George Holani
10
27
2.7
0
8
Jacardia Wright
5
20
4.0
0
10
Jalen Milroe
1
3
3.0
0
3
Drew Lock
1
–1
–1.0
0
–1
Team
33
87
2.6
2
10
New Orleans Saints — Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Alvin Kamara
18
42
2.3
0
8
Kendre Miller
7
27
3.9
0
8
Spencer Rattler
2
10
5.0
0
5
Team
27
79
2.9
0
8
Receiving Stats
Seattle Seahawks — Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
5
6
96
19.2
1
45
Tory Horton
3
4
32
10.7
1
14
Cooper Kupp
2
3
31
15.5
0
23
AJ Barner
1
1
23
23.0
0
23
George Holani
2
2
15
7.5
0
11
Eric Saubert
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
Dareke Young
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
Kenneth Walker III
1
1
12
12.0
0
12
Elijah Arroyo
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
16
20
233
14.6
2
45
Smith-Njigba played through an illness after being listed questionable. The performance brought him to 29 catches for 323 yards through three weeks of the 2025 season. Horton’s 14-yard touchdown reception was his second career score; he had caught his first TD the previous week at Pittsburgh.
New Orleans Saints — Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Chris Olave
10
14
57
5.7
0
9
Juwan Johnson
6
8
51
8.5
0
21
Rashid Shaheed
4
6
42
10.5
0
15
Brandin Cooks
3
5
24
8.0
0
12
Jack Stoll
2
3
21
10.5
1
13
Alvin Kamara
1
2
14
14.0
0
14
Kendre Miller
2
2
9
4.5
0
5
Kevin Austin Jr.
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
28
41
218
7.8
1
21
Team Stats
Stat
New Orleans
Seattle
Total Yards
284
320
Passing Yards (Net)
205
233
Rushing Yards
79
87
Total Plays
70
54
Yards per Play
4.1
5.9
1st Downs
21
22
— Passing
12
11
— Rushing
4
7
— Penalty
5
4
3rd Down Efficiency
5/15 (33.3%)
3/9 (33.3%)
4th Down Efficiency
0/2
0/0
Red Zone (Scores/Att)
1/3
4/5
Turnovers
1
1
— Fumbles Lost
0
1
— Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Penalties
11 for 77 yds
8 for 70 yds
Sacks–Yards Lost
2–13
0–0
Time of Possession
32:16
27:44
Total Drives
12
11
Defensive / ST Touchdowns
0
1
Defensive Stats
Seattle Seahawks — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Josh Jobe
11
9
0
0
1
0
Ty Okada
9
7
0.5
0
0
1
Ernest Jones IV
7
3
0
1
0
0
Riq Woolen
6
5
0
0
0
0
Drake Thomas
5
4
0
0
0
0
Mike Morris
5
3
0
1
1
1
Tyrice Knight
5
3
0
0
0
0
Leonard Williams
4
2
0.5
0
0
2
Derion Kendrick
4
1
0
0
3
0
Coby Bryant
3
3
0
0
2
0
Byron Murphy II
3
2
1
1
0
1
DeMarcus Lawrence
2
2
0
0
0
0
Brady Russell
2
2
0
0
0
0
Jerrick Reed II
2
2
0
0
0
0
D’Anthony Bell
2
2
0
1
0
0
Eric Saubert
2
1
0
0
0
0
Derick Hall
2
1
0
0
0
0
Jarran Reed
2
0
0
0
0
2
Chazz Surratt
1
1
0
0
0
0
Boye Mafe
0
0
0
0
0
1
Team
77
53
2
4
7
8
Derion Kendrick recorded his second interception in as many games while logging a team-high three passes defensed. Claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams roughly a month before this game, Kendrick was starting at cornerback in place of injured All-Pro Devon Witherspoon.
New Orleans Saints — Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Pete Werner
13
7
0
0
0
0
Demario Davis
11
2
0
1
0
0
Nathan Shepherd
5
1
0
1
0
0
Justin Reid
4
4
0
0
0
0
Cameron Jordan
4
2
0
1
0
0
Chris Rumph II
4
2
0
0
0
0
Bryan Bresee
4
0
0
0
0
1
Jonas Sanker
3
2
0
0
0
0
Jordan Howden
3
1
0
0
0
0
Jonathan Bullard
2
2
0
0
0
0
Isaac Yiadom
2
2
0
0
0
0
Alontae Taylor
2
2
0
0
1
0
Danny Stutsman
2
2
0
0
0
0
Carl Granderson
2
1
0
0
0
0
Terrell Burgess
2
1
0
0
0
0
Jack Stoll
1
1
0
0
0
0
Velus Jones Jr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
Quincy Riley
1
1
0
0
0
0
Kool-Aid McKinstry
1
1
0
0
1
0
Jonah Williams
0
0
0
0
0
1
Isaiah Stalbird
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team
67
35
0
3
2
2
Special Teams Stats
Punt Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Tory Horton (SEA)
3
114
38.0
95
1
Rashid Shaheed (NO)
1
40
40.0
40
0
Horton fielded the Kai Kroeger punt at his own 5-yard line and ran 95 yards untouched. Chazz Surratt blocked out Kroeger to open the lane. The return stands as the longest punt return in Seahawks franchise history.
Kick Returns
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Dareke Young (SEA)
2
92
46.0
60
0
Kendre Miller (NO)
8
182
22.8
26
0
Kicking
Player
FG (Made/Att)
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Jason Myers (SEA)
3/3
100.0%
56
5/5
14
Blake Grupe (NO)
2/3
66.7%
27
1/1
7
Myers connected from 56, 46, and 37 yards. Grupe made from 27 and 23 yards and missed from 52.
Punting
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Michael Dickson (SEA)
2
92
46.0
0
1
47
Kai Kroeger (NO)
5
243
48.6
0
0
61
One of Kroeger’s punts was blocked by Seattle. The blocked punt set up a 2-play, 11-yard drive capped by Kenneth Walker III’s first touchdown of the game.
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Derion Kendrick (SEA)
1
0
0
Fumbles
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
George Holani (SEA)
1
1
0
Pete Werner (NO)
0
0
1
Quincy Riley forced the Holani fumble; Werner recovered for New Orleans.
Injuries
Seattle — Out: Devon Witherspoon (CB), Julian Love (S), Nick Emmanwori (S), Zach Charbonnet (RB). Fullback Robbie Ouzts left with an ankle injury and did not return.
New Orleans — In-Game: Safety Justin Reid was evaluated for a concussion in the first half and returned. Cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry was injured during the first quarter.
The Saints ran 16 more offensive plays than Seattle and finished just 36 yards behind in total offense, yet trailed 38–6 when the third quarter began. Eleven penalties for 77 yards, a blocked punt, a 95-yard return conceded, and one red zone touchdown from three attempts produced a deficit that made the final score an inevitability long before Jack Stoll caught Rattler’s 13-yard pass in the fourth quarter to put New Orleans on the board in the end zone.
Sources: AP Wire, ESPN, CBS Sports, NewOrleansSaints.com, Seahawks.com, Pro Football Reference
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