Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cody White catches a short pass from quarterback Sam Darnold and takes it for a gain of 21 yards during Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers makes a 33-yard field goal in the first half of Sunday's Week 13 matchup with the Vikings at Lumen Field.

Though the Vikings only needed about a yard to move the chains, O’Connell dialed up a play-action pass, asking a lot of rookie quarterback Max Brosmer, who was making the first start of his career. It proved to be a disaster of epic proportions that cost the Vikings in an embarrassing 26-0 loss to the Seahawks.

The Seattle Seahawks' defense looks good enough to carry them to a Super Bowl. However, there are troubling clouds hanging over Seattle's offense, which is beginning to live up to all the doom-and-gloom predictions we saw this past offseason.

SEATTLE — Ernest Jones IV returned an interception 84 yards for the first touchdown of his career, one of five takeaways by the Seahawks’ dominant defense, and Seattle blanked the Minnesota Vikings 26-0 on Sunday for its first shutout victory in more than a decade.

The absence of star left tackle Christian Darrisaw played a role in the Vikings’ inability to move the ball against the Seahawks. The drop off from Darrisaw to reserve left tackle Justin Skule is immense, and it made life much harder for Brosmer whenever he dropped back to pass.

Seattle nose tackle Brandon Pili hits Minnesota Vikings' Blake Brandel for hitting Seahawks teammate Josh Jobe late in a play in the fourth quarter of their NFL game Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, at Lumen Field in Seattle.

The Seahawks offense struggled throughout the afternoon, but it didn’t matter one bit when the defense held the Vikings off the scoreboard.

Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV was named the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the 26-0 win over the Vikings.

Seattle is No. 1 again thanks to a ridiculous defensive performance and a shocking upset loss for Los Angeles at Carolina.

After watching the Week 13 tape on the Seahawks, they need to respond to the Vikings blitz-happy approach- which the Falcons are likely to continue.