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Jacksonville came in hot and the Duval crowd came in louder, but Seattle packed the earplugs and the explosives. The Seahawks outlasted the Jaguars 20–12 in a chippy, field-position slugfest that smashed the under and swung on a couple of red-zone stands and one big play after another from the visitors. All week the chatter was about Trevor Lawrence’s fantasy upside after that Monday night stunner over the Chiefs, but Seattle flipped the script at EverBank. (sbnation.com)

Give a game ball to the air show. Sam Darnold: 16/27, 295 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT played point guard to perfection, ripping the middle of the field and keeping it clean. His co-star? A flat-out heater from Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 8 catches, 162 yards, 1 TD, including a gorgeous 61-yard strike in the second quarter that turned the tide and put Seattle ahead for good. Sprinkle in some vintage route artistry from Cooper Kupp: 2 grabs, 40 yards, TD and a pair of Jason Myers boots (including a 53-yarder before halftime), and that was the recipe.

The Jags had answers in bursts — an early dart to Brian Thomas Jr. (8 for 90, TD), then a fourth-quarter rip to Tim Patrick (26-yard TD) — but special teams miscues (a missed PAT and a failed two-point try) kept them chasing. Meanwhile, Seattle’s front turned EverBank’s grass into quicksand: seven sacks and wave after wave of heat from Byron Murphy II, DeMarcus Lawrence, Uchenna Nwosu and friends. When Jacksonville threatened late, Darnold found TE AJ Barner (3 for 71) for a 61-yard catch-and-run, and the Seahawks bled the clock with a goal-line grind that left the Jags out of time and out of luck.

Big Dill of the Game: Jaxon Smith-Njigba — eight catches, a house-call from 61, chain-movers all day, and the loudest plays in a tight one. That’s a star turn, folks. This is Dillon “Big Dill” Smith signing off from Big Dill Sports — where ballin’ is a big dill.