Seahawks (7-3) at Titans (1-9)
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Coming off a tough loss to the Rams, the Seahawks visit the lowly Titans in Nashville on Sunday morning eyeing a rebound performance. Follow along for live updates.
Running back Kenneth Walker III and guard Grey Zabel, who were questionable entering Sunday, will both play, but linebacker Ernest Jones IV is inactive.
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8:39 am
Ernest Jones IV inactive; Kenneth Walker III, Grey Zabel active at Titans
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Seahawks vs. Titans: How to watch, keys to the game and prediction
8:22 am
Seahawks place WR Tory Horton on injured reserve
8:21 am
How Seahawks are boosting Sam Darnold after his first rough game
8:20 am
Seahawks tight end AJ Barner developing as pass catcher
KEY UPDATE
| 8:39 am
Ernest Jones IV inactive; Kenneth Walker III, Grey Zabel active at Titans
Starting middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV is among Seattle’s six inactive players for Sunday’s game at Tennessee while dealing with a knee injury.
That means Seattle will not have either of its opening-day starting inside linebackers as Tyrice Knight is also out with a concussion suffered against the Rams.
That will leave Drake Thomas and possibly Patrick O’Connell as the starting inside linebackers against Tennessee.
Also inactive for Seattle are linebackers Jared Ivey and Connor O’Toole, offensive lineman Mason Richman and quarterback Jalen Milroe.
Milroe, who has not been active since Oct. 5 against Tampa Bay, will serve as the emergency quarterback.
That means that guard Grey Zabel and running back Kenneth Walker III, who had each been listed as questionable heading into the game, are active and will play.
Zabel suffered a knee injury near the end of Sunday’s 21-19 loss at LA that initially appeared as if it could be serious. But tests on Monday revealed no significant damage and he was able to practice on a limited basis late in the week.
Jones suffered his knee injury against the Washington Commanders on Nov. 2. He sat out the Arizona game when Knight and Thomas handled the ILB duties and returned to play last week against the Rams.
But he saw decreasing time in practice this week and coach Mike Macdonald said on Friday that Jones was still dealing with getting past the injury.
The injury is not related to what caused Jones to have knee surgery following the 2024 season.
Fullback Robbie Ouzts, who had also been listed as questionable after missing two practices earlier in the week for personal reasons, is also active and will play.
—Bob Condotta
KEY UPDATE
| 8:23 am
Seahawks vs. Titans: How to watch, keys to the game and prediction
On paper, this is the perfect “get well” game for the Seahawks following last Sunday’s crushing, 21-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
The Seahawks again go on the road, where they had won 10 in a row before last weekend. They face a 1-9 Tennessee Titans team that is playing for interim coach Mike McCoy, is last in points scored (14.3 per game) and 30th in points allowed (27.3).
The Seahawks have fond memories of Nashville after spending four days there for joint practices and some team bonding a year ago August. Many players said this week that the joint practices helped the team form tighter relationships.
But the NFL was built on the legend of “Any Given Sunday,” as the Seahawks are well aware.
“Obviously, it’s the NFL, so you’re going to get everyone’s best shot,’’ Seahawks tight end AJ Barner said. “But we’ve got to handle business and get back on track. So it’s just like any other game, and we’re excited about it. It’ll be nice to get back on the road and start that streak back up.”
Let’s take a closer look at the matchup.
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—Bob Condotta
KEY UPDATE
| 8:22 am
Seahawks place WR Tory Horton on injured reserve
The Seahawks placed rookie receiver Tory Horton on injured reserve Saturday, meaning he will have to miss the next four games, including Sunday’s matchup at Tennessee.
Horton has missed the last two games with a shin injury. The Seahawks did not fill his spot on the 53-man roster.
Horton, a fifth-round pick out of Colorado State, had five TD receptions and a punt return for a TD in eight games before being injured. Recently acquired Rashid Shaheed has filled his role as the third receiver and punt returner.
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—Bob Condotta
KEY UPDATE
| 8:21 am
How Seahawks are boosting Sam Darnold after his first rough game
RENTON — At this point of the year, after all the offseason workouts, OTAs, training camp and more than two months of the regular season, Sam Darnold knows he has the support of the Seahawks locker room.
That being said, it’s still nice to hear the support every once in a while. And when it’s an emphatic statement like the one linebacker Ernest Jones IV made after the Seahawks lost to the Rams last Sunday in support of his quarterback, it’s even more meaningful.
“When things you know don’t necessarily go the way that I want them to, especially on game day, the reason that it sucks for me is because I feel like I’m letting those guys down. And I feel like a lot of the guys in the locker room feel the same way,” Darnold said Thursday. “That energy and those things that he said meant a lot to me, for a guy to have my back like that.”
In case you missed it, Jones had some emphatic words — punctuated with an expletive — after Darnold suffered through a four-interception nightmare in last Sunday’s 21-19 loss to the Rams.
The gist of what Jones suggested was if you’re behind the Seahawks, you need to be behind Darnold. And if you believe otherwise or want to take shots at the quarterback, well, Jones had some choice words for you.
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—Tim Booth
KEY UPDATE
| 8:20 am
Seahawks tight end AJ Barner developing as pass catcher
RENTON — AJ Barner played in 45 games in college and before last week had appeared in another 26 NFL games since being drafted by the Seahawks.
And over those 71 combined games, Barner had never seen double digits next to his name under the column of “receptions” until last Sunday when he caught a career-high 10 passes in the loss to the Rams.
“I’m at the point now where it’s like, I’m just going to go play and if the ball’s thrown to me 10 times, I’m going to catch it 10 times. If it’s thrown to me one time, I’m going to catch it one time,” Barner said. “I’m just going to contribute however I can to help us win.”
Barner’s development as a pass catcher — and occasionally lining up under center as a short-yardage runner — has been one of the surprising developments of this season for the Seahawks.
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—Tim Booth
Seattle Times sports staff.