The second defensive touchdown gave the Seahawks a 28-0 lead and stunned all onlookers because of how it mirrored Lawrence’s first. It also doubled his career defensive touchdowns in one half.
“I couldn’t believe D-Law got the second one,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. “I was like, ‘Holy crap, it’s him again.’ But the way he attacked the ball, T-Knight, is just great. We hadn’t forced any fumbles all year on defense and we had two today. It is consciousness. Just taking advantage of those opportunities was great.”
The plays characterized Seattle’s brand of football under Macdonald in 2025: Fast, aggressive, violent and often dominant. Arizona learned the hard way on what felt like a cloudy Sunday.
The Seahawks’ latest blowout of an opponent featured some of the usual suspects: receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba opened the scoring by catching a 43-yard touchdown pass from Sam Darnold less than five minutes into the game. Seattle’s defense held the opposition to 32 yards on its first two possessions, and because Lawrence came back, it had a 14-point lead before the offense took the field for its second drive.
This Sunday was a little different, though: The Seahawks built a 35-0 lead and prevailed despite Darnold’s three turnovers, perhaps the most ineffective showing in an NFL game this season. Smith-Njigba caught just four more passes for 93 total yards, Darnold attempted just 12 passes on the day and Seattle turned to its running game on 78 percent of its plays.
It was more than enough for one of the hottest teams in the NFL to pull off a win.
“I’m just thankful that DeMarcus Lawrence is on my team, to be honest,” Smith-Njigba said. “I grew up watching him on the Cowboys, so to get him, it’s an honor and I still can’t believe he’s on my team. But just thankful for a lot of great players we have.”
Those who were impressed by Seattle’s dominance of Washington in Week 9 were probably impressed with what they saw on Sunday. If the Seahawks continue at this pace, they could spend the first weekend of the postseason enjoying the luxury of a bye week.
“I think it’s a testament to what we built in training camp,” Lawrence said. “We’ve been working on this for a while and our young guys are stepping up, playing good ball… It’s good for us.”