Zach Charbonnet rushed for a career-high 91 yards and two touchdowns and the defense did the rest as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the visiting Miami Dolphins 24-3 on Sunday afternoon. DK Metcalf hauled in a 71-yard touchdown reception and Jason Myers kicked a 56-yard field goal for the Seahawks (3-0). Seattle's defense limited the Dolphins (1-2) to 205 yards of total offense.
Miami went 1-for-12 on third-down conversions and 0-for-3 on fourth down while committing 11 penalties for 85 yards. Skylar Thompson, who started at quarterback for Miami after Tua Tagovailoa was placed on injured reserve because of a concussion, completed 13 of 19 passes for 107 yards and was sacked five times. Thompson left the game with 9:35 remaining in the third quarter with a chest injury.
That meant the Dolphins had to turn to third-stringer Tim Boyle, who was signed off the practice squad. Boyle, playing for his fifth team in six seasons, was 7-of-13 passing for 79 yards. Boyle guided the Dolphins to a first-and-goal at the Seattle 3-yard line early in the fourth quarter, but the Seahawks made a goal-line stand and Miami turned the ball over on downs.
The Seahawks looked like they were going to turn the game into a rout when they took a 17-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. But a pair of turnovers and 11 penalties for 92 yards prevented them from extending their advantage until Charbonnet, starting for the injured Kenneth Walker III (oblique), scored on a 10-yard run with 4:55 remaining in .