Spokesman-Review
National Football League
Seattle 30, Minnesota 20
When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, November 4, 2012
Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Temperature: 60°
Head Official: Jerome Boger
Attendance: 67584

Seahawks 30, Vikings 20: Rookie Russell Wilson matched his career high with three touchdown passes and host Seattle snapped a two-game losing streak.

Wilson, who finished 16-of-24 for 173 yards, sandwiched a pair of first-half touchdowns to Golden Tate around a scoring toss to Sidney Rice to give Seattle (5-4) a 20-17 halftime lead en route to improving to a perfect 4-0 at home.

Marshawn Lynch had his third straight 100-yard game with 124 yards and a 3-yard touchdown run that gave the Seahawks a 27-17 lead late in the third quarter.

The Vikings (5-4) wasted a spectacular performance by running back Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 17 carries in falling for the third time in four games.

Second-year quarterback Christian Ponder had another rough outing for Minnesota, completing 11 of 22 passes for only 63 yards with zero touchdowns and one interception - his eighth pick in the last five games.

The Vikings got within 27-20 on rookie Blair Walsh's 55-yard field goal late in the third, but Steven Hauschka answered with a 40-yarder for Seattle with just under 6 1/2 minutes to play before Brandon Browner picked off Ponder less than a minute later.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Peterson's 144 yards - on 12 carries - in the first half was his career high for the opening 30 minutes and also gave him his franchise-record 31st 100-yard game. ... Wilson has nine touchdown passes and zero interceptions in Seattle's four home wins. ... Walsh's 55-yarder made him 5-for-5 on field goal attempts over 50 yards. He also has two of the three longest kicks in franchise history. ... Lynch had his fifth 100-yard game of the season, giving him 11 in his last 18 games.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Minnesota   Seattle
Adrian Peterson Player Marshawn Lynch
17 Attempts 26
182 Yards 124
10.7 Avg Yards 4.8
2 Touchdowns 1
74 Long 23
Receiving
Minnesota   Seattle
Jerome Simpson Player Sidney Rice
1 Receptions 4
14 Yards 54
14.0 Avg Yards 13.5
0 Touchdowns 1
14 Long 23
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Minnesota 287 243 44 2 2 0 1.0 0
Seattle 385 195 190 4 1 1 4.0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game at home against N.Y. Jets. The Seahawks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Vikings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.