Seahawks vs. Rams live updates: Seattle hosts Los Angeles in a battle for the NFC lead on 'TNF'

Nacua extends all the way up for a 27-yard gain. Outstanding throw and catch. Nacua is up to 168 yards receiving.

That's Mevis' first miss all season. The Rams' special teams have been a disaster tonight.

Third-and-4, away crowd in full force, and Stafford delivers an absolute dime to Terrance Ferguson for 29 yards. Add in a personal foul on Ty Okada, and Los Angeles is on the edge of field goal range.

What a wild turn of events. Jared Verse appeared to break up Darnold's pass, but upon review, it was a backward pass, and because Zach Charbonnet -- without really trying -- picked up the ball in the end zone, it's a fumble recovered for a game-tying score!

What a turn of events! In the last few minutes ...

• The Seahawks forced a three-and-out.
• Rashid Shaheed had a punt return TD.
• The Seahawks forced another three-and-out.
• Shaheed had a big run.
• Darnold to Barner for six!

Not so fast! Just when it seemed like the Rams might cruise to victory, they go three-and-out, and Shaheed brings the punt back 58 yards for a touchdown. Sam Darnold finds Cooper Kupp for the two-point conversion, and we have a one-score game.

He's the first Rams defensive lineman to do that in a game since Leonard Little in 2009.

That's Darnold's second interception and the Seahawks' third turnover of the game. Remember, Darnold threw four picks in the Week 11 game between these two teams, and Chris Shula & Co. have thoroughly flummoxed him again.

The Seahawks nearly jumped this one. Stafford knew better. It's not a "no look" pass per se, but he did have his shoulders face one way and his throw go the other to juke out a Seattle defender.

What a day for Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua. Stafford just lasered a deep ball to Nacua over the middle, and Nacua nearly took it the distance, eventually getting run down after a 58-yard gain.

Against one of the NFL's best defenses, on a short road week, without Davante Adams, Stafford and Nacua have connected on five of seven targets for 132 yards. This was one of Stafford's best throw of the night.

This has been by far the biggest difference between the two teams. Los Angeles can move the ball downfield through the air consistently. Seattle can't.

Josh Wallace read Sam Darnold like a book. The Seattle quarterback tried to squeeze a slant pass into Rashid Shaheed, but instead he found Wallace, who returned the ball all the way to the 1-yard line. Blake Corum bashed it in from there, and the Rams have now scored 10 points in about two minutes. Huge response after Seattle opened the half with a touchdown.

Just what the doctor ordered for Seattle. Kenneth Waker III started left, found a lane back to his right and took off for a 55-yard score. Huge run, and Seattle is back on top.

Prior to this, Walker's longest run this season was 31 yards.

Seattle has only run 20 plays to the Rams' 42, which is a big problem, but it has to find a way to get the NFL's leading receiver involved. Sam Darnold has thrown just six passes.

The Seahawks worked their way into field goal range just before the half, but Kam Curl dislodged the ball from Cooper Kupp, and Cobie Durant fell on the ball at the 1 and officially recovered in the end zone.

Brutal half offensively for Seattle.

On third-and-16, the Seahawks appeared to be willing to just try to get a few yards on a run up the middle and punt the ball back to Los Angeles. Instead, Walker III spun through one tackle and burst ahead for 17 yards. It's Seattle's first first down since the opening drive of the game.

Ferguson had his first touchdown wiped off due to an ineligible man downfield penalty. This time, there were no flags, and Matthew Stafford made no mistake finding his open tight end.

You can scroll down to see that we wondered about how Davante Adams' absence would impact the red zone defense, and so far, the answer is clear and obvious. Los Angeles has been inside the Seattle 10-yard line twice. It only has two field goals to show for it.

Sean McVay certainly isn't being shy. The Rams converted a fourth-and-5 with a great connection between Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua and then appeared to convert a fourth-and-goal from the 1, but it was waived off for ineligible man downfield.

Instead, they'll settle for a short Harrison Mevis field goal.

That's already three official fourth-down attempts by Los Angeles, two of which have been successful.

In Week 11, the Seahawks didn't score a touchdown against the Rams until there was 2:23 left in the fourth quarter. Tonight, they score on their first possession, with Zach Charbonnet capping a five-play, 61-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown.

It was the other running back, Kenneth Walker III, who had the biggest play on the drive, a 46-yard catch and run on a screen pass. The Seahawks have used play action on two of Sam Darnold's three throws, and it has worked well early.

Eight of the Rams' first 10 plays were runs, and the last one didn't work: Kyren Williams got stopped just short on fourth-and-1, and the Seahawks will take over with good field position.

Kyren Williams converts the fourth-and-1 inside his own territory. Love the aggressiveness and confidence from Sean McVay on the opening drive.

The Rams start with the ball on this rainy, windy night.

Without Adams, expect a ton of three-tight end looks from Los Angeles. The Rams have already run 213 plays with three tight ends on the field, by far the most in the NFL, and that might be their go-to look tonight.

Where Adams' absence could show up most is in the red zone. Adams' 12 red zone touchdowns are most in the NFL, and he is a huge weapon in short-yardage situations -- an area the Rams can sometimes struggle with otherwise. We'll see what Sean McVay has dialed up on a short week.

These are part of the "Rivalries" series. Although I'm still partial to Seattle's awesome throwbacks, these are pretty good!

Adams (hamstring) was doubtful, so him being ruled out is not a surprise. Braden Fiske (hamstring, questionable) is good to go, but it'll be worth keeping an eye on how much and how effectively he plays. Those were the only two players on Los Angeles' injury report.

Seattle rules out tackle Charles Cross earlier this week, and that is a big loss against the Rams' talented pass rush. Otherwise, the Seahawks' injury report was relatively clean, and that's reflected in their inactives.