Seahawks the lead for good when he returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a score - and his head coach called it.

"Sheed (Rashid Shaheed) returned the first play for a touchdown," Kupp said. "Defense gave us a bunch of short fields and we just stopped making the little mistakes. We were able to finish in the red zone and it's all small things, just small things. And then obviously being put in some really good positions there as well."

Seattle’s special teams also showed up huge with Nick Emmanwori blocking a field goal following Darnold’s INT, while Rashid Shaheed opened the 2nd half with a 100-yard kick return for his first Seahawks touchdown.

The Seahawks had five takeaways against the Vikings and three against the Falcons. They have three defensive touchdowns and 21 total takeaways on the season. Seahawks rookie Nick Emmanwori, who had the best game of his career thus far on Sunday, isn't shying away from bold claims about the dominant unit.

Rashid Shaheed returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, Seattle’s defense came up with three turnovers and the Seahawks beat the hapless Atlanta Falcons 37-9.

The Atlanta Falcons are taking on the Seattle Seahawks at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. FOX 5 Sports' Olivia Whitmire joins Judayah Murray live on FOX LOCAL with some updates on player injuries and the likelihood the Dirty Birds will win.

Several Seahawks players, including defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna, have been claimed off waivers in recent weeks.

Daryl Johnston praised Sam Darnold's poise and decision-making after leading the Seattle Seahawks to a win over the Atlanta Falcons.