\-- That the Seahawks got two nearly identical strip-sack/fumble returns by the dudes, that was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.
\-- Games are not won or lost in the opening moments. But Garrett Williams was exactly where he needed to be on the opening drive, step for step with Jaxson Smith-Njigba as JSN went deep – only to fall (Williams said he stepped on Njigba's foot) and allow JSN to easily collect the 43-yard bomb for a TD.
"It's frustrating," Williams said. "You did the hard part. You put yourself in position to make a play on the ball and then you don't even get a chance to see how the play ends because you step on his foot. But at the end of the day, you either make the play or you didn't."
\-- The Seahawks did not have to pass a lot. Sam Darnold dropped back just 12 times. They had 198 yards rushing, their best performance of the season. (Darnold had the TD pass on the first drive, but that was in, and he threw an interception to rookie cornerback Denzel Burke.)
But for all the concern about Will Johnson and Max Melton being out – and this idea the Seahawks were going to go off – Seattle ended up with 178 passing yards, and 67 of those came on one broken-play catch-and-run by Cooper Kupp.
\-- The Cardinals struggled in short yardage against that brick-wall Seattle defensive line. They finally converted a third-and-1 in the second half on a 2-yard Bam Knight run, but three times before that when the Cardinals had one yard to get a first – twice on third down, once on a fourth down – the runs were denied.
\-- Coach Jonathan Gannon said there would be no lineup or staff changes after the loss.
\-- Running back Emari Demercado, thanks to a 55-yard run, had a career-best 104 scrimmage yards in the game – 64 on the ground, 40 receiving.
\-- Sunday was the first of at least four games quarterback Kyler Murray has to miss while on IR, and the fourth he has already missed with his foot injury. NFL.com reported that Murray's injury is not a Lisfranc injury but is a sprain that still has swelling. The report said the team originally believed the injury had a 3-to-4-week timetable, but it has not responded fully, and playing would risk reinjury.
\-- Backup QB Kedon Slovis came in late to play his first NFL snaps. His lone pass was incomplete.
\-- The last word comes from Williams. "Nobody came in here with even the thought of that situation being a possibility. But things happen. Now, it's what we are going to do moving forward."