Seahawks' defense shines as Sam Darnold leads offense over Texans in home victory

The Seattle Seahawks defended their home turf on Monday Night Football dominating the Houston Texans on the way to a - win Seattle improved to - on the season while the Texans fresh off a bye week fall to - Sam Darnold and the Seahawks offense got off to a roaring start in the first quarter scoring two touchdowns on their first three drives as Zach Charbonnet and Jaxon Smith-Njigba detected pay dirt once again this season CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMMeanwhile C J Stroud and the Texans offense couldn t get a single thing going all night against this dynamic Seahawks defense The first four drives for Stroud ended in punts with no more than five plays ran in any of them Surprisingly both teams went into halftime with a one-score championship as the Texans were able to convert on two field goals before the second quarter clock hit zero to make it - RAVENS STAR JAIRE ALEXANDER CONFRONTS TEXANS ROOKIE AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN BLOWOUT LOSSThen in the second half accident struck for the Seahawks when Darnold was strip-sacked by Will Anderson Jr in the end zone and the ball was recovered by the Texans for a much-needed touchdown The two-point try was unsuccessful but at - the match was within reach if Houston could figure something out on defense However Darnold led the Seahawks to another field goal in the third quarter and Stroud turned the ball over on downs which led to this tournament getting out of hand The fourth-down try was on Houston s own -yard line and Darnold flipped the field with a -yard pass to Smith-Njigba to get in the red zone A sparse plays later Charbonnet added another short run for a points to make it - The Texans defense kept trying to keep their association in the battle including their fourth turnover of the event as Derek Stingley Jr intercepted Darnold But even when the Texans were at Seattle s -yard line they were unable to points a touchdown as the Seahawks defense remained relentless But Stroud was certainly able to get a red zone trip that ended up with a touchdown as he located running back Woody Marks to make it - It wasn t enough time for Houston though as the Seahawks got the job done in the end Looking at the box tally Smith-Njigba had yet another -plus-yard championship tallying eight catches for yards with his touchdown to lead the championship And while Charbonnet scored the two touchdowns Kenneth Walker III added yards on carries on his birthday For the Texans Nico Collins left the tournament early with a head injury finishing with only four catches for yards on targets It was tight end Dalton Schultz picking up the slack with nine catches for yards Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter