This week’s poll was primarily focused on the success of wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who was recently named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for the month of October. JSN currently leads the NFL in receiving yards with 819, obtaining 417 of them over the last month alone—and that was with a bye week mixed in.

Darnold and the offense actually got off to a hot start with two quick touchdowns in the first quarter that helped Seattle jump out to a 14-0 lead. From there, the Seahawks just held on for dear life. This game probably would have turned into a blowout win for the Seahawks if not for their four turnovers, which kept Houston in it.

The Washington Commanders are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, which has them at 3-5 to start the season. Going into their Week 9 matchup against the

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp didn't hold back on the second half turnovers in a 27-19 win over the Houston Texans.

How hard is it to win in the NFL after four turnovers? The Seahawks haven't done it often, but they did it versus the Texans. That and more in Four Downs.

Seahawks All Access takes you on the field and the sidelines with all the sights and sounds from the Seahawks' Week 7 win vs. the Houston Texans.

Sam Darnold continues to be an enigma in his journeyman NFL career. For example, not many NFL quarterbacks can put up 27 points on one of the league's best defenses and win a big Monday Night Football ... only to fall in the quarterback rankings.

The Seattle Seahawks have placed two key players, Julian Love and Eric Saubert, on IR ahead of Week 9 against the Washington Commanders

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 9 showdown between the Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks

Seattle's defense is strong, but no unit is perfect - and Lawrence knows just what they need to do to complete the picture.