After Pete Carroll received a contract extension Sunday that should keep him in Seattle for the rest of his career, the Seahawks did something they’d never done in their head coach’s 11 years on their sideline.
And it wasn’t a good “something.”
Seattle’s defense entered as the 32nd-ranked unit in the league in terms of yardage allowed per game, and then got spanked on the scoreboard, 44-34, Sunday by Josh Allen and the Bills in Orchard Park. That figure represents the most points allowed by Seattle during the Carroll era.
“I don’t recognize that game. We haven’t seen us look like that,” said Carroll, whose extension reportedly runs through 2025. “It’s a game I don’t have any place in my brain for. … They made it look easy.
“It was such an out-of-character game across the board that I don’t even recognize us.”

The Seahawks (6-2) lost for the second time in three weeks following a 5-0 start, with Russell Wilson throwing five interceptions in the two defeats. He was sacked five times Sunday, and one of his two picks came in the Buffalo end zone with Seattle trailing 14-0 in the first quarter.

“We battled, we just have to be cleaner. We still had a great chance to win the game, despite it all,” Wilson said. “Despite that it wasn’t our best game. We scored a lot of points, did some good things, but we also did some bad things.”

Allen enjoyed another terrific day, completing 31 of 38 pass attempts for 415 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for a fourth-quarter score to put the Bills up 41-20.

Buffalo coach Sean McDermott also revealed that Allen’s grandmother died Saturday night, calling him “mentally tough” for his starring performance.

“As a whole team, we took care of business today,” Allen said. “We had three or four forced turnovers, and any time you win the turnover battle by that much, you’re going to have success.

“Sitting here at 7-2, we’re excited about what we can and how we can play, but we understand seven wins doesn’t get you into the playoffs.”

Here we go again, with the “catch” or “not-a-catch” explanations, with an iffy replay decision contributing to Indianapolis’ 24-10 loss to Baltimore.
With the Colts (5-3) leading 10-7 in the third quarter, backpedaling Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters was credited via replay review with an interception of Philip Rivers, even though he didn’t appear to have full control of the ball before it was knocked free. The play initially was ruled an incomplete pass, but was overturned after Baltimore coach Jim Harbaugh threw the challenge flag.
NFL senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron said there was “clear and visual evidence” that Peters controlled the ball and [took] three steps” before fumbling.
Rivers disputed that explanation, calling the rules determining a catch “really jacked up,” and he described those making those decisions as “somebody that’s sitting back, watching this, who probably hasn’t thrown a football in his life.” Rivers added that no one watching who’s played football “thought it was a catch, including the guy who dropped it.”
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Of course, Peters disagreed.
“I thought it was an interception,” he said. “I kind of went over and asked Philip Rivers if he thought it was a pick. He didn’t think so, but that was a hell of a job by Coach.”
Lamar Jackson’s 9-yard TD run with 11:08 to go in the fourth quarter gave the Ravens (6-2) a 21-10 lead and an NFL record of 31 consecutive games with at least 20 points.
Rivers finished with 227 passing yards, leaving him three behind Dan Marino (61,361) for fifth on the all-time list.

The Chargers also found yet another painful way to lose, as they had a go-ahead touchdown on the final play of regulation overturned by replay in a 31-26 loss to Las Vegas (5-3).
Rookie quarterback Justin Herbert’s 4-yard fade to tight end Donald Parham initially was ruled a touchdown but the play was overturned to an incomplete pass because Parham didn’t control the ball before going out of bounds.
The Chargers also lost on the final play one week ago against Denver on Drew Lock’s 1-yard TD pass to KJ Hamler.

First-time NFL starter Garrett Gilbert and the sliding Cowboys nearly upended unbeaten Pittsburgh, but Ben Roethlisberger’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Eric Ebron with 2:14 remaining moved the Steelers to 8-0 with a 24-19 victory in Dallas.
Gilbert, replacing healthy fill-in Ben DiNucci following injuries to Dak Prescott and Andy Dalton, completed 21 of 38 for 185 yards with a touchdown pass to rookie CeeDee Lamb and one interception for the Cowboys (2-7).

Big Ben finished with 306 passing yards and three TDs for the Steelers, who are 8-0 for the first time in franchise history.

Gilbert moved the Cowboys to the Pittsburgh 23-yard line in the closing seconds, but his pass intended for Lamb was broken up by Minkah Fitzpatrick at the goal line as time expired.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 372 yards and four TDs, including a 2-yarder to Tyreek Hill with 7:40 remaining, and the Chiefs (8-1) held on for a 33-31 win over Carolina (3-6).
Running back Christian McCaffrey totaled 151 yards from scrimmage in his first game since Sept. 20, but Panthers kicker Joey Slye pushed a long-enough 66-yard field-goal try wide right as time expired.
Mahomes also completed his 100th TD pass in his 40th NFL game, breaking Dan Marino’s league record of 44 games.
“I think you’re seeing the best of him right now,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said of Mahomes, who has 25 TD passes and one INT through nine games.

In addition to Washington quarterback Kyle Allen suffering a dislocated ankle against the Giants, Lions signal caller Matthew Stafford left Sunday’s loss to Minnesota after taking a hard hit by two Vikings defenders in the fourth quarter. Stafford, who was activated off the COVID-19 reserve list Saturday, told reporters after the game that he cleared concussion protocol.
Other injuries: Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell (calf), Colts tight end Jack Doyle (concussion), Chiefs defensive end Taco Charlton (fractured lower leg) and tackle Mike Remmers (rib), Texans running back David Johnson (concussion) and left guard Senio Kelemete (concussion) and linebacker Brennan Scarlett (arm), Lions cornerback Jeff Okusah (ankle), Viking tight end Irv Smith (leg), Titans tight end MyCole Pruitt (knee), Bears cornerback Sherrick McManis (hand).

Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa outlasted Cardinals counterpart Kyler Murray to post his second NFL win in as many starts, 34-31, at Arizona. Tagovailoa was 20-for-28 for 248 yards and two scoring throws, and Jason Sanders nailed a tiebreaking 50-yard field goal with 3:30 remaining for surging Miami (5-3). Murray finished with 283 passing yards and 106 on the ground and accounted for four touchdowns (three passing) for Arizona (5-3). … Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns, including a 51-yarder to receiver Olamide Zaccheaus, as Atlanta (3-6) won its third in four games under interim coach Raheem Morris, 34-27, over Denver (3-5). … Texans receiver Will Fuller recorded a TD reception in his sixth straight game, the longest active streak in the league, and J.J. Watt recorded his 100th career sack in Houston’s 27-25 win over Jacksonville. … Jaguars rookie quarterback Jake Luton (304 yards) threw a 73-yard TD pass to D.J. Chark for his first NFL completion. … Vikings running back Dalvin Cook had over 200 scrimmage yards for the second straight game (206 rushing, 46 receiving) as Minnesota improved to 3-5 with a 34-20 win over Detroit (3-5). … Titans receiver A.J. Brown had four catches for 101 yards with a 40-yard TD grab as Tennessee (6-2) sent Chicago to its third straight loss, 24-17, in Nashville.

1. Josh Allen, Bills QB
Allen shredded the Seahawks D for 415 passing yards and three TDs and added his fifth rushing score of the season in Buffalo’s 44-34 win over Seattle.
2. Dalvin Cook, Vikings RB
Cook makes the list for the second straight week, rushing for a career-high 216 yards and two touchdowns in Minnesota’s 34-20 win over Detroit.

3. Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins QB

Tua is 2-0 as an NFL starter, leading Miami to its fourth straight win overall with 248 passing yards and two TDs in a 34-31 win over Arizona.

“Nobody that’s played any amount of football or that has been around the game, watched that and thought it was a catch, including the guy who dropped it. … But somebody that’s sitting back, watching this, probably hasn’t thrown a football in his life, gets to call it.”

— Colts quarterback Philip Rivers on a questionable replay call on an interception by Marcus Peters during Baltimore’s 24-10 win over Indianapolis.

— Drew Loftis