Overview

• Seattle raced to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter on a Sam Darnold-to-Jaxon Smith-Njigba touchdown, a 95-yard Tory Horton punt return and a blocked punt that set up another score.
• New Orleans yielded a franchise-record 38 points in the first half, undone by eight penalties and a series of special-teams errors.
• Darnold delivered an efficient outing with 14-of-18 passing for 218 yards and two touchdowns as the Seahawks scored on every possession through three quarters.
• Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler went 28-of-39 for 218 yards with one touchdown and one interception as protection issues and miscues derailed drives.
• The defeat drops New Orleans to 0-3 ahead of a road game against the undefeated Buffalo Bills.