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Seattle's Offense Saw More Of Its Pass Catchers Making Plays In 31-17 Win

The Seahawks’ offense is “designed to get the ball to everybody,” and Seattle saw the success of that on Sunday.

Sep 14, 2025 at 06:11 PM

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Ari Horton

Seahawks.com Writer

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PITTSBURGH—For the first time since Week 14 of the 2023 season, the Seahawks scored a touchdown on their opening drive. And that touchdown went to rookie Tory Horton, whose first NFL target and catch, also ended up being his first career NFL touchdown.

"It was awesome," Cooper Kupp said of the touchdown. "He didn't even seem that excited coming off the sideline. He was barely even smiling. So, I don't know what that was all about. A little shook or something."

As Horton would put it, it's not that he wasn't excited but, "You get kind of used to that touchdown feeling because we rep it so much at practice. So, you know, that play coming alive in the game, that's something that we repped over and over at practice."

Coach Mike Macdonald emphasized the importance of what Horton has been doing in practice.

"He's been doing it all camp. That's why we train the way we train, You're in a tough atmosphere, but we're executing like we do on an OTA number three. We're trying to have the same mentality. And he's done it consistently. So, I'm happy for him."

Even though he may not have seemed excited, the rookie said it was a "surreal moment."

His first touchdown comes a week after not being targeted once and Macdonald, saying every week can't be the "Jax show," referring to Jaxon Smith-Njigba's performance in Week 1, where he accounted for more than 50 percent of the receptions.

Sunday's win was a much different story, with six different pass catchers recording at least one reception. Smith-Njigba led the way again with eight receptions for 103 yards, Kupp with 90 yards on seven catches, Horton with two receptions, 32 yards and a touchdown, Elijah Arroyo caught two passes for 31 yards, AJ Barner had a touchdown and 26 yards on two receptions and Kenneth Walker III caught one pass for 13 yards.

"That's kind of what I was trying to get at last week," Macdonald said. "This offense is designed to get the ball to everybody. And I felt like it did that today. And we're on our way on that front."

Smith-Njigba, who led the team in receiving yards and receptions said Sunday's offensive performance was, "Huge for us. We have threats all around the field. It just needed some time for them to come alive and here they are. Excited for these guys. Excited for Tory. And Coop is always going to be there for us. I feel great taking the field with those guys."

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