The Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks got into a scuffle in the fourth quarter of the Week 7 game on Monday night.
The scuffle happened after an interception by cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.
As the Texans cornerback went out of bounds during the play, he stiff-armed Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, knocking his helmet off.
The two went all the way to the bench and both teams got into a bit of a scuffle as a result. Check out video of the exchange below.
Both teams getting chippy after Derek Stingley Jr.'s INTpic.twitter.com/eJQyoO5Hxf
— Underdog NFL (@UnderdogNFL) October 21, 2025
Here's a close-up of JSN ending up on the bench. Look at the official, who put his body on the line to protect Smith-Njigba. Just hilarious.
Shoutout to this referee for protecting Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the bench: pic.twitter.com/hbtgxrBqFn
— Arye Pulli (@AryePulliNFL) October 21, 2025
After the play was over, Stingley was flagged for unnecessary roughness, which set the Texans' offense back 15 yards following the huge play that keeps the Texans alive.
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