- Everybody owes an apology to DeMarco Murray (14/115/1). Largely written off, the veteran Titans back broke the game open with a 75-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, a feat that surprised a general public expecting Derrick Henry (13/54) to be crowned as the team's unquestioned workhorse. The second-year back spent much of the game watching from the sideline. It's worth noting that Seattle's much-ballyhooed defense was gashed for 196 yards on the ground after allowing the Niners to blast away for 159 yards in Week 2.
- What to make of Seattle's offense? After an ugly -- and, frankly, boring -- start on Sunday, Russell Wilson leaned on a monster game from star wideout Doug Baldwin (10/105/1) to keep the Seahawks alive and kicking. With no hint of a ground game, Wilson threw for a career-high 364 yards with completions of 46, 36, 34, 27, 26 and 22 yards. Still, it was concerning to watch Wilson running for his life behind a messy offensive line and trying to complete passes with defenders dragging him to the ground. Wilson nearly led a magical comeback -- pulling the Seahawks within six points with 1:50 to play -- but it was too much to ask. It doesn't help that Seattle's once-epic ground game, with 69 yards at 3.1 yards per carry on Sunday, simply cannot impose its will in 2017.
- Sunday marked a decisive step forward for Marcus Mariota, who was asked to make plays in obvious passing situations. He did just that on a well-blocked, 55-yard, catch-and-run scoring strike to Rishard Matthews before later unfurling a perfect touchdown pass down the sideline to rookie tight end Jonnu Smith. Mariota (20-of-32 passing with 225 yards and two scores) is a fascinating, lightning-quick scrambler, which sometimes overshadows how pretty of a passer he is inside an offense that saw him spread the ball to eight separate targets.
- Richard Sherman was somehow penalized three times on one play. The All-Pro Seahawks cover man was initially flagged for pass interference on a first-half snap that saw Mariota picked off by Kam Chancellor. Sherman was then flagged for holding on Chancellor's return, which prompted the fired-up cornerback to rip off his helmet and jaw at the official, netting an unsportsmanlike conduct call that helped set up Tennessee's first field goal.
- Sherman wasn't done causing chaos, flying helmet-to-helmet into Mariota on a scramble by the quarterback midway through the second quarter. The refs were busy again, calling Sherman for unnecessary roughness. After the late hit generated a crowded scuffle between Seahawks and Titans players, game officials also flagged Seattle's Sheldon Richardson and Tennessee's Taylor Lewan and Quinton Spain for unnecessary roughness calls. With two offsetting dead-ball fouls from either team, the entire snap was nullified, allowing the Titans to forge on for a second Succop field goal.
- One of Sunday's most exciting plays -- a long, blazing punt return score by fascinating Titans rookie Adoree' Jackson -- was nullified by a flag. It doesn't take away from how special Tennessee's first-rounder has looked as a return threat.