Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker struggles against Seahawks in Seattle return

SEATTLE (AP) — Kenneth Walker III and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs stumbled Sunday night against the Seattle Seahawks.

Walker, who came into the matchup against his former team with an NFL-leading 665 yards rushing, was held to 36 yards on 14 carries, with four receptions for 21 yards in a 20-3 loss where the Seahawks dominated in nearly every phase of the game.

Walker played the first four seasons for the Seahawks and was making his first start back in Seattle after signing a four-year, $43 million contract with the Chiefs in the offseason.

Walker was the Super Bowl MVP this past February after rushing for 135 yards in Seattle’s 29-13 win over the New England Patriots. But salary-cap considerations led Seattle to let Walker leave, much to the chagrin of the fanbase as the Seahawks' running game has struggled while Walker has gotten off to a career-best start with the Chiefs.

Walker’s outstanding start to the season played a crucial part in the Chiefs' 5-0 record coming into Sunday, as he averaged a league-best 133 yards per game and 6.3 yards per attempt. But Walker had no room to run against the Seahawks' defense, which came into the game giving up just 237.3 yards per game, lowest in the NFL.

On Sunday, Walker averaged 2.6 yards per rush.

“We know what type of running back was coming in here, but we don’t allow people to run through our defense,” Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV said.

Walker gained just eight rushing yards in the second half, and his longest run went for seven yards. After the game he didn't speak to the media.

“We have to help him,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. “I think that’s the biggest thing is when they put so many eggs in that basket of stopping the run game, we have to play the play-action game and the movement game to be able to throw the ball. If we’re not proving that, they’re going to continue to put those guys up at the line of scrimmage, and that’s hard for the run game.”

While Walker struggled, he was far from the only issue for Kansas City. The Chiefs came in with a league-high 414 yards per game average, and the Seahawks held them to 213 total yards.

Mahomes passed for a season-low 165 yards while going 19 for 33, with one interception.

“All three phases struggled,” coach Andy Reid said. “So we’ve got to do better, and that’s my responsibility. I take full responsibility for this. We’ve got to play better as a team. A tough place to play, but this is all part of it. They’re a good football team, and they played well. My hat goes off to them.”

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Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III (9) runs to the locker room after a loss to his former team the Seattle Seahawks at an NFL football game in Seattle, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Rio Giancarlo)

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III (9) walks to the locker room after a loss to the Seattle Seahawks at an NFL football game in Seattle, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Rio Giancarlo)

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III (9) runs to the locker room after a loss to his former team the Seattle Seahawks at an NFL football game in Seattle, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Rio Giancarlo)

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III (9) runs the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker II is brought down by Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV (13) during the second half of an NFL football game in Seattle, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian security forces arrested three men Monday for an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church that killed nine people and wounded more than two dozen.

The Public Security Directorate said the three suspects were arrested following a dawn shootout and that all three were wounded. No members of the security forces were injured in the dawn operation in Karak, south of Jordan’s capital, Amman. Karak is home to a minority Christian population.

The attack on the Greek Orthodox Church in Karak took place Friday during a funeral. Three men were reported to have taken part in the attack.

There was still no claim of responsibility, and no armed group has been accused of the attack.

Jordan's Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya identified the three men as those responsible for the attack.

“The security services have fulfilled their duties, resulting in the capture of those who carried out this terrorist act,” he said in a phone interview with state TV Al-Mamlaka. “They put up fierce resistance against the security forces, but were ultimately subdued and taken into custody, having sustained severe injuries.”

He added that there “are three individuals involved; they were identified early on in the wake of the terrorist incident, and the security services employed all the means at their disposal to apprehend them.”

King Abdullah II directed authorities to respond with “an iron fist” against what he called the outlaws of Islam and anyone attempting to undermine the unity of the Jordanian people.

Armed Jordanian police officers patrol near mourners during the funeral of victims killed in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Relatives mourn as they hold a framed portrait of a victim killed in an attack on a Greek Orthodox church during a funeral ceremony in Karak, Jordan, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)