Bears had it there to be taken. Seahawks took it, 19-16. Sam Darnold did the damage for Seahawks — 20/29, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Caleb Williams did the damage for Bears — 19/32, 209 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. Total yards: Seahawks 357, Bears 300.

Seahawks 35, Cardinals 14, and it was not that close. Sam Darnold did the damage for Seahawks — 13/16, 275 yards, 5 TD. Trey McBride moved the ball for Cardinals — 7 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Through the air: Seahawks 275, Cardinals 148.

Luca Santana: "San Francisco had every chance to stay in this — they outgained Seattle 469 to 409 and Purdy threw 4 touchdown passes — but 3 turnovers to none flipped a close game into a 22-point loss, and when you're asking your quarterback to beat a team that's not giving the ball away, you're asking too much." Daniel Keller: "Seattle's defense didn't have to earn this one—San Francisco beat itself into a 22-point hole by coughing it up 3 times while the Seahawks held serve at 0, and a team that had outgained its opponent decided to live and die by the pass anyway, 41 times."

A long afternoon for 49ers. Seahawks by 22. Sam Darnold was steady for Seahawks — 18/25, 363 yards, 6 TD. Brock Purdy was steady for 49ers — 20/41, 418 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Brock Purdy has now cleared 250 passing yards in 5 in a row. Total yards: 49ers 469, Seahawks 409.

Jordan Hayes: "Seattle got out-schemed on its own field. The Chargers went heavy to the run—Derrick Henry with 303 yards and 5 touchdowns—while the Seahawks kept passing 69% of the time, and that's the gap between 49 and 31 right there." Zoe Bell: "Sam Darnold threw for 344 yards and 2 touchdowns on 23 completions—efficient work that got swallowed whole by a defense that couldn't generate pressure and a run game that couldn't establish itself. When your quarterback has to win the game alone, you've already lost it."

Nobody wanted to play defence. Chargers won the shootout 49-31. Derrick Henry did the work on the ground for Chargers — 24 carries, 303 yards, 5 TD. Sam Darnold threw for Seahawks — 23/31, 344 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Make it 3 consecutive games past 100 for Derrick Henry. Through the air: Seahawks 344, Chargers 104.

Giveaways decided this one. Seahawks 51, Patriots 42. Drake Maye was steady for Patriots — 28/42, 509 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Sam Darnold threw for Seahawks — 20/29, 370 yards, 5 TD. Through the air: Patriots 509, Seahawks 370.