Monday Night Football Recap — Seahawks Rout Saints, 34-7
Russell Wilson threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, and the Seahawks dominated the New Orleans Saints, 34-7, in Seattle on Monday night. Seattle (11-1) rode a stifling defense and an efficient offense to a 27-7 halftime advantage and then coasted past New Orleans (9-3) in the second half.
The Seahawks secondary limited Drew Brees to 147 yards passing and one touchdown on the night. Seattle's Michael Bennett returned a fumble by the Saints' franchise QB 22 yards for a score in the first quarter to stake his team to a 10-0 lead it never relinquished.
Zach Miller caught five passes for 86 yards and a score for the Seahawks.