The Washington Commanders beat the Seattle Seahawks 33-31, as Marcus Mariota remained unbeaten as a starter against Seattle. The Seahawks turned the ball over three times, struggled to run and allowed key third-down conversions; a kickoff out of bounds also gave Washington good1?
Sam Darnold threw a late pick-six while Seattle was driving for a potential go-ahead score. At 24-24, Seattle had stopped Washington on third down, but a penalty on AJ Finley extended the drive and the Commanders went on to kick a field goal. The writer calls the flag pivotal but says officiating was not the reason Seattle lost.
The article says Seattle's safety depth was exposed while Julian Love was unavailable with a calf injury. Jadarian Price was put on a short leash after an early fumble, his second in three games.
