Seahawks vs Chiefs game day guide: Sunday Night Football at Lumen Field

By Kyle Alm. Published 2026-10-18, updated 2026-10-26.

Final: Seahawks 20, Chiefs 3. Seattle held unbeaten Kansas City to one field goal, 213 yards and 11 first downs, and the Chiefs never reached the red zone; Kenneth Walker III ran 14 times for 36 yards in his return to Lumen Field. Sam Darnold went 20 of 28 for 257 yards and was not sacked, Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught nine passes for 150 yards and a 28-yard touchdown, and Seattle converted 11 of 16 third downs. Ty Okada intercepted Patrick Mahomes to set up the touchdown; Darnold was intercepted in the end zone before halftime, and Harrison Butker missed from 58 and 45 yards. Emanuel Wilson ran 24 times for 100 yards and the clinching 21-yard touchdown with 3:47 left. Seattle is 4-3 and Kansas City 5-1. The recap has what decided it; the guide below is as it stood on game day.

Updated Sunday morning, October 25, with the game-day line, the National Weather Service forecast, the club’s gate times and Kansas City’s Saturday roster moves. Saturday afternoon’s update added Seattle’s game statuses, Anthony Bradford’s activation, the practice-squad elevations and Saturday’s line; Saturday morning’s update added Irvin Charles’s promotion to the 53-man roster. Friday’s update added Kansas City’s game statuses, Seattle’s Thursday practice report and Friday’s line; Thursday’s added the first practice reports and Zach Charbonnet’s activation; Wednesday’s added the club’s uniform announcement; Tuesday’s added the dated line, Mike Macdonald’s Monday injury update and the TV and radio crews. Seattle is 3-3 after a 17-14 overtime loss at Denver and has ten days before this one. Kansas City comes to Lumen Field for Sunday Night Football 5-0, after beating the Chargers 22-6 at home on October 18, and with Kenneth Walker III, whom Seattle drafted in 2022, in a Chiefs uniform. Seattle wears its throwbacks. This page will be updated as the line, the injury reports, the forecast and the game-day details are published; anything the teams or the stadium have not announced yet is marked that way.

The basics

How to watch

NBC has Sunday Night Football, so the game is on KING 5 over the air in Seattle and on the live-TV streaming services that carry NBC. NBC’s Sunday night games also stream on Peacock, which needs a subscription, and NFL+ streams the game on phones and tablets. The Seahawks app carries the local radio call for listeners in the Seattle area. Mike Tirico calls the play-by-play on NBC with Cris Collinsworth as the analyst and Melissa Stark on the sideline. On Seattle Sports 710 AM and KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM, Steve Raible and Dave Wyman call the game with Jen Mueller on the sideline; nationally, Westwood One has Ryan Radtke and Mike Golic, and SiriusXM carries it on channels 85 or 192. Crews and channels are per the club’s how-to-watch post of Tuesday, October 20.

The line

As of Sunday morning, October 25, at 6:38 a.m. Pacific, DraftKings has Seattle by 3, with a total of 42.5 and a moneyline of Seattle -148, Kansas City +124, per ESPN’s game data, and VegasInsider’s consensus is the same; nothing moved overnight at DraftKings. The books are still split: BetMGM, DraftKings, Caesars, FanDuel and now Fanatics have Seattle -3, and Bet365 and Hard Rock have -2.5. The totals are 42.5 everywhere but Fanatics, at 42, and the Kansas City moneyline runs from +124 at DraftKings to +130 at Bet365, BetMGM and FanDuel. It opened Seattle by 3 with a total of 45.5. On Friday afternoon it was Seattle -2.5 at every book, and DraftKings’ Seattle moneyline has gone from -135 on Tuesday to -142 on Friday and -148 since Saturday. ESPN’s matchup predictor, a model and not a line, gives Seattle a 47.3 percent chance to win, against 46.8 on Tuesday. Both teams’ statuses are in (three out on each side, five questionable for Seattle and two for Kansas City), and the inactives at 3:50 p.m. can still move it. Our pick is in the Week 7 preview, and the Seahawks odds page carries the line for every game.

As with every game: Washington allows sports betting only in person at tribal casinos, and there is no legal online sportsbook in the state. We carry no sportsbook advertising, and the numbers are here because fans ask, not as advice.

At the stadium

Per the club’s gameday guide:

Every fan gets a throwback pom courtesy of AAA Washington, and John Tempesta of The Cult and Danny Carey of Tool are the guest drummers. The forecast is rain during the day and a chance of light rain through the game, around 53 to 55 degrees, so bring a rain shell.

What to bring. One clear tote or clear backpack up to 12 by 6 by 12 inches (a backpack with no more than two pockets), a one-gallon clear freezer bag, or a small clutch up to 4.5 by 6.5. Walker’s Lockers near the north and south entrances hold anything else. Medical and diaper bags go through the VIP gates or the club and suite entrances for inspection.

Paying. Lumen Field is cashless. If you only have cash, the cash-to-card kiosks by Section 131 in Olympic Hall, Section 103 on the main level and in the Event Center load $1 to $500 with no fee, though kiosk cards do not work at the Amazon Just Walk Out stands.

Getting there

Take the train. Link’s 1 and 2 Lines stop at Stadium and Chinatown/International District stations, and Pioneer Square station is a short walk. Sounder game trains are not running for this game, per the club’s gameday page, which asks fans to plan ahead and allow extra time.

Parking and tailgating. The North Lot and the Lumen Field Garage are sold by the season, so there is no single-game parking in either; the team points fans to SpotHero for the private lots around SoDo. Tailgating is not allowed anywhere on Lumen Field property. Our parking guide covers the lots and garages around the stadium.

Tickets

Season tickets are sold out. The club’s advice is to buy only through Seahawks.com or verified resale, and it names NFL Ticket Exchange, StubHub and SeatGeek. Our Chiefs ticket guide covers where to sit for this game and where to buy, and the seating chart guide explains the bowl. We do not show prices, because we have no live feed that keeps them true; check the seller for the all-in total.

Seahawks news going in

• 3-3 after Denver. Seattle lost 17-14 in overtime at Denver on Thursday night. It trailed 14-3 at halftime, tied it on George Holani’s touchdown run, Sam Darnold’s two-point pass to Rashid Shaheed and Jason Myers’ 34-yard field goal with three seconds left, and lost on a Wil Lutz field goal after Darnold’s second interception, in overtime. Seattle has lost three of four, all by three points or fewer. Darnold: “I just think it’s B.S. for me to keep turning the ball over.” The Week 6 recap has the rest.
• The season so far. Seattle beat New England 13-10 and won 31-7 at Arizona, lost 33-31 at Washington, beat the Chargers 30-23, lost 32-29 to the 49ers and lost 17-14 in overtime at Denver.
• The extra days. Mike Macdonald on having ten days before the Chiefs: “Oh, they’re incredibly valuable.” His main concern, he said, is “Why the ball’s in jeopardy so much on offense,” and “the quarterback is getting hit way too much.” Darnold was sacked five times at Denver, after five against the 49ers.
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Twelve catches for 134 yards at Denver, his fifth 100-yard game in six.
• Charbonnet back, Arroyo to injured reserve. On Thursday, October 22, Seattle activated running back Zach Charbonnet from the physically unable to perform list and placed tight end Elijah Arroyo, who hurt his shoulder at Denver, on injured reserve, per the club. Charbonnet was a full participant all week but was ruled out on Friday’s report. Macdonald: “We’re going along with the plan. The plan was to get a great week’s worth of work and see where we’re at, so we’re going to take it into next week.” Asked about a setback, he said, “No setback. If anything, it’s going as good as we could have hope it could go” (per the club).
• Charles up, Diggs to the practice squad. On Friday, October 23, Seattle signed receiver Irvin Charles off the practice squad to the 53-man roster and released cornerback Trevon Diggs, then signed Diggs to the practice squad; as a vested veteran he did not have to go through waivers, per the club. Charles played 15 special-teams snaps with one tackle in his Seahawks debut at Denver; Diggs, who signed in August, has appeared in three games this season.
• Bradford back, two elevated. On Saturday, October 24, Seattle activated right guard Anthony Bradford from injured reserve and waived receiver Montorie Foster Jr. to make room, and elevated linebacker Jimmy Ciarlo and defensive back Trevon Diggs from the practice squad, per the club. Bradford last played in Week 1; Macdonald on Friday: “It’s nice to get the starting five back together,” per the club.
• Injuries. On Friday’s report, per the club, Zach Charbonnet (knee), Drake Thomas (ankle) and Chazz Surratt (calf) are out; Thomas misses a second straight game and Surratt a fourth. Safety Nick Emmanwori (hip), new to the report Friday and limited, is questionable, as are outside linebackers DeMarcus Lawrence (knee) and Uchenna Nwosu (hip), both limited Thursday and Friday, quarterback Drew Lock (right elbow), limited all week, and outside linebacker Connor O’Toole (hamstring), limited Friday after two days out. Of Emmanwori, Macdonald said, “He just had a hip today, he’s going to be questionable.” Tyrice Knight, who started in Thomas’ place at Denver, gets another chance; Macdonald: “Tyrice has done a really nice job” (per the club). Anthony Bradford, Knight, Rashid Shaheed and Beau Stephens were full and have no designation. Rookie Jadarian Price, on injured reserve, is eligible to return after this game, per the club’s report on Macdonald’s Monday press conference.
• Practice squad. On Monday, October 19, Seattle signed fullback Jackson Acker and tight end Josiah Deguara to the practice squad and released running back Dontae McMillan and receiver Malick Meiga, per the club. On Wednesday, October 21, it signed linebacker Josh Ross, who played for Mike Macdonald in Baltimore and for Seattle in 2024, and released guard Evan Beerntsen; the club says Ross adds linebacker depth with Drake Thomas, Chazz Surratt and Tyrice Knight all on this week’s injury report (per the club).

Chiefs news going in

• 5-0. Kansas City beat Denver 31-10 in Week 1 and Indianapolis 33-30 in Week 2 at home, then won 24-10 at Miami and 30-27 at Las Vegas. It had a bye in Week 5 and beat the Chargers 22-6 at home on October 18. Per the club, it is the AFC’s only unbeaten team (Chiefs recap).
• Kenneth Walker III. The running back Seattle drafted in 2022 is on the Chiefs’ roster and wears No. 9. He ran for 128 yards and two touchdowns against the Chargers and leads the NFL with 665 rushing yards, per the club (10 quick facts). Andy Reid after the game: “He’s a stud. I mean, he knows how to run the ball, and knows how to set up runs.” October 25 is his first game at Lumen Field as an opponent.
• Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are both on the Chiefs’ roster this season.
• Chiefs injuries. On Kansas City’s Friday report, tackle Jaylon Moore (concussion), receiver Rashee Rice (hamstring, knee) and running back Brashard Smith (hamstring) are out; Moore and Rice did not practice all week, and Smith was limited Thursday and did not practice Friday. Linebacker Cooper McDonald (knee) and cornerback L’Jarius Sneed (knee) are questionable. Travis Kelce (ankle), who played through the injury against the Chargers per the club, was limited all week and has no designation, and Patrick Mahomes (knee) was full all week. Left tackle Josh Simmons (back) went on injured reserve on Thursday, per the Seahawks’ report post.
• Saturday moves. On Saturday, October 24, Kansas City placed running back Brashard Smith, already ruled out, on injured reserve, activated linebacker Cooper McDonald (questionable, knee) from injured reserve, signed running back Jaydn Ott to the active roster and elevated receiver Justin Watson from the practice squad. On Friday it signed receiver Andrew Armstrong from the practice squad to the active roster and running back Nate Carter to the practice squad, per the Chiefs’ transactions page.
• More to come. Both teams’ inactives, 90 minutes before kickoff, go on the injury report when the clubs post them.

The short version

Sunday, October 25, 5:20 p.m. Pacific, on NBC (KING 5) and Peacock, and on the radio on 710 AM and 97.3 FM. Kansas City is 5-0 and Seattle 3-3 after an overtime loss at Denver, Walker comes back to Lumen Field in a Chiefs uniform, and Seattle wears its throwbacks. Seattle is a 3-point favorite (DraftKings and the VegasInsider consensus, Saturday, October 24). Charbonnet, Thomas and Surratt are out for Seattle; Moore, Rice and Brashard Smith for Kansas City. Gates open at 3:30 p.m., inactives come at 3:50, and rain is likely, so bring a shell. Season tickets are sold out; buy through Seahawks.com or verified resale, and take Link to Stadium Station (no Sounder game trains tonight).

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