The Seattle Seahawks (5-2) triumphed 27-19 over the Houston Texans (2-4) in a game that wasn't as close as the scoreboard indicated. Seattle struggled to get out of their own way, committing four turnovers -- their most in a game since 2020.

The Texans couldn't run or throw the ball effectively. The offensive line somehow looks worse than it did last season. The ballyhooed offensive system installed in the offseason seems worse than "Ask Madden"-the algorithm-based option to decide which play to run next in the iconic Madden NFL video game.

Houston's execution was particularly lacking in crucial situations. The team was a combined 3-for-19 on third- and fourth-down conversions and turned only one of its three red-zone tries into a touchdown, which came in the game's final minutes.

The Seattle Seahawks survived a rather sloppy and sluggish Monday Night Football showdown against the Houston Texans to the tune of 27-19. While it was ultimately a one score game, this was not nearly indicative of how uncompetitive it mostly was.

Next Gen Stats Insight for Texans-Seahawks (via NFL Pro): C.J. Stroud was 4 of 14 for 55 yards, a touchdown and an interception under pressure. On his TD pass to Woody Marks, he had eight seconds to throw.

In prime time, the Texans plunged to their most embarrassing loss of the season, a miscue-filled defeat that confirmed they're not among the NFL's elite.

After making a tackle in Monday night's win, Seahawks' receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba found himself encircled by Texans on Houston's bench and without his helmet.