Toronto Star
· collected 2026-10-05 · by Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press
The Seattle Seahawks got their rebound win, but it was far from perfect.
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it → get → win
Emanuel Wilson caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score as the Seahawks handed the Los Angeles Chargers a fourth straight loss to start the season with a 30-23 victory on Sunday.
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Seahawks → catch → Sunday
Sam Darnold threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns for the defending Super Bowl champions, who are 3-1 after bouncing back from last week’s 33-31 loss to the Washington Commanders.
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who → throw → Commanders
But Darnold was also intercepted once and sacked three times.
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Darnold → intercept → ?
The Seahawks had 14 penalties for a franchise-record 150 yards and they let the Chargers get back in it after leading 27-6 in the third quarter.
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Chargers → have → quarter
“We’re really grateful for where we’re at right now and excited to move forward,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said.
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Macdonald → ’re → where
“But we also understand that we have definitely a lot of room for improvement with our operation, how we take care of the football and obviously the penalties are something we need to address.”
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we → understand → football
Wilson rushed for 81 yards on 21 carries and caught three passes for 39 yards.
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Wilson → rush → yards
The backup running back, a four-year pro in his first season with the Seahawks, was thrust into a greater role when rookie Jadarian Price was placed on injured reserve on Saturday after aggravating a chest injury during practice.
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Price → thrust → practice
Justin Herbert threw for 189 yards a touchdown and two interceptions for the Chargers (0-4).
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Herbert → throw → Chargers
He has been intercepted six times this season and sacked 12 times, including four for 35 yards on Sunday.
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He → intercept → Sunday
The only team to reach the playoffs after a four-loss start is the 1992 San Diego Chargers.
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team → reach → start
That squad started 0-4, then beat Seattle 17-6 on Oct. 4 and went on to finish 11-5 and win AFC West.
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squad → start → West
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said he has hope.
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he → say → hope
“What I saw from our players, that will, that never say die attitude that they have,” Harbaugh said.
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Harbaugh → see → that
“I mean, it’s throughout the team.
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it → mean → team
The game was chaotic at the start with both teams giving up early turnovers.
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teams → give → turnovers
Seattle’s Drake Thomas intercepted Herbert’s attempted pass to Oronde Gadsden on the Chargers’ opening play.
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Thomas → intercept → play
Then on Seattle’s first play from scrimmage, Darnold’s pass intended for Wilson was intercepted by Tuli Tuipulotu, giving the ball back to the Chargers.
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pass → intend → Chargers
Los Angeles’ drive ended with Cameron Dicker’s 40-yard field goal.
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drive → end → goal
According to Sportradar, it was the first game since at least 1991 when both teams threw interceptions on their opening play from scrimmage.
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teams → accord → scrimmage
Derius Davis muffed a punt return and it was recovered by Seattle’s Connor O’Toole.
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it → muff → O’Toole
On the next play, Darnold hit Wilson with a 23-yard touchdown pass to put Seattle up 7-3.
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Darnold → hit → Seattle
“Man, it was just like Moses parting the red sea,” Wilson said.
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Wilson → part → sea
“Everybody got in the blocks.”
Rashid Shaheed’s 28-yard scoring run made it 13-3 midway through the second quarter.
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it → get → quarter
Jason Myers’ extra point attempt went wide right, breaking a streak of 80 consecutive converted PAT dating to 2024.
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attempt → go → 2024
Ernest Jones intercepted Herbert again on a pass intended for Ladd McConkey and returned it 20 yards.
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Jones → intercept → it
Wilson capped Seattle’s next series with an 8-yard touchdown run.
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Wilson → cap → run
The Chargers closed the gap with Dicker’s 39-yard field goal before halftime that made it 20-6.
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it → close → halftime
Los Angeles finished the half with just 92 yards of total offense.
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Angeles → finish → offense
The Seahawks opened the second half with Darnold’s 6-yard TD pass to Tory Horton, extending the lead to 27-6.
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Seahawks → open → 27
The Chargers have allowed 24 or more points in each of their first four games.
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Chargers → allow → games
The Chargers showed life with Herbert’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Kimani Vidal.
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Chargers → show → Vidal
After a field goal by Seattle, Omarion Hampton ran for a 2-yard touchdown and Dicker added a 36-yarder to pull the Chargers within 30-23 with 2:14 to go.
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Dicker → run → 2:14
Los Angeles got the ball back with 1:42 to go, but Herbert was sacked and fumbled, and Seattle recovered to end it.
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Seattle → get → it
There were plenty of penalties for both teams
It wasn’t just the Seahawks that got hit with penalties, the Chargers had 16 penalties for 130 yards.
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Chargers → be → yards
Darnold said he expects those mistakes to diminish with time.
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mistakes → say → time
“Obviously you don’t want the penalties, but as we continue to play these games and continue to get this season going, I feel like our guys on both sides of the ball, special teams, too, we’ll continue to get better,” he said.
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he → want → ball
CB Donte Jackson left in the first quarter with a hamstring injury.
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Jackson → leave → injury
... T Joe Alt left in the second quarter with a neck injury and didn’t return.
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Alt → leave → injury
…and 2 more, not listed.
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