Seahawks Pound Colts, NFL Roundup

By ESPN

It took a trio of relative unknowns to wake up the Seattle Seahawks.

J.D. McKissic took the second carry of his career 30 yards for a touchdown and Bobby Wagner scooped up Marcus Smith's forced fumble and rumbled 21 yards for a score in a 13-second span late in the third quarter, and the Seahawks beat the Indianapolis Colts 46-18 on Sunday night.

Justin Coleman added a 28-yard interception return for a TD in the first half and Seattle overcame a sleepy first 30 minutes from its offense to finally put away the Colts.

"It was a terrific night. It just took us a while again. ... We finally got going," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.

McKissic was once cut by Atlanta, but his athleticism earned him a spot in Seattle. Coleman was deemed expendable by New England and was acquired in a trade just before the start of the regular season. And Smith, who finished with 1 1/2 sacks, was a former first-round pick who was a bust with Philadelphia.

Their big plays turned boos that cascaded down at halftime with Seattle trailing 15-10 into cheers in a hurry. CenturyLink Field was left shaking after Wagner scooped up Smith's forced fumble against quarterback Jacoby Brissett and weaved through tacklers for Seattle's second defensive score and a 32-18 lead.

Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes and two interceptions, but his most important play was a 23-yard run in the third quarter to give Seattle an 18-15 lead. Adam Vinatieri pulled the Colts even at 18 as the Colts capitalized on Wilson's second interception. Graham dropped a catchable pass and it was intercepted by Malik Hooker , his third straight game with an interception.

But Seattle answered with a 75-yard drive that was capped by McKissic's touchdown sprint. Wilson added TD passes of 6 yards to Luke Willson and 27 yards to McKissic in the fourth quarter and the Seahawks outscored Indianapolis 36-3 in the second half.

"It's the same thing that always happens. Slow start out of the gate and for whatever reason we pick it up the third and fourth quarter," Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin said.

Seattle's win came appeared to come with a big blow in the final minutes when starting running back Chris Carson sustained a left leg injury. Trainers immediately placed an air cast on Carson's leg and he was carted off the field. Carroll said Carson's injury was significant.

Brissett threw an 18-yard strike to Donte Moncrief late in the first half to give the Colts the lead. Brissett was 16 of 29 for 157 yards and was sacked three times. The biggest play turned out to be Smith's sack, knocking the ball from Brissett's hands just before his arm moved forward as Seattle suddenly took a 14-point lead.

"They just outplayed us big time in the second half. We didn't do a good job of adjusting. That's on me," Indianapolis coach Chuck Pagano said. "We're a lot better than that, but it's going to be the same old song and dance if we don't get things cleaned up."

Sunday, October 1 Scoreboard

New Orleans 20, Miami 0

Buffalo 23, Atlanta 17

Cincinnati 31, Cleveland 7

Los Angeles Rams 35, Dallas 30

Detroit 14, Minnesota 7

Carolina 33, New England 30

New York Jets 23, Jacksonville 20 (OT)

Pittsburgh 26, Baltimore 9

Houston 57, Tennessee 14

Arizona 18, San Francisco 15 (OT)

Philadelphia 26, Los Angeles Chargers 24

Tampa Bay 25, New York Giants 23

Denver 16, Oakland 10

Seattle 46, Indianapolis 18

Monday, October 2 Schedule (Time Central)

Washington at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 5 Schedule (Time Central)

New England at Tampa Bay, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, October 8 Schedule (All Times Central)

Buffalo at Cincinnati, noon

New York jets at Cleveland, noon

Carolina at Detroit, noon

San Francisco at Indianapolis, noon

Tennessee at Miami, noon

Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants, noon

Arizona at Philadelphia, noon

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, noon

Baltimore at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Rams, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 7:30 p.m.