In a wild game, full of big plays and costly mistakes from both teams, the Seahawks staged a memorable comeback to force overtime against the Rams on Sunday. In the extra period, however, a fourth-and-1 rush attempt was successful on Seattle’s first drive, and the Rams responded by driving the length of the field for the game-winning touchdown to secure a 26–20 victory.

Here are six quick reactions to Sunday’s loss, which drops Seattle’s record to 4-5 heading into the bye week:

1. Once again, turnovers and penalties proved extremely costly for the Seahawks.

A common theme in Seattle’s losses this season has been an excess of turnovers and costly penalties, and Sunday’s loss to the Rams was no different.

Most notably, Geno Smith was intercepted three times, including two deep in the red zone, one of which was returned 103 yards for a touchdown that put the Rams ahead 20-13. The interceptions weren’t entirely Smith’s fault: The first one slipped out of Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s hands and should have been a catch. The second, which was returned for a score, was inaccurate because Smith’s arm was hit as he threw it. In the third, the Seahawks seemed to have a pretty legitimate complaint that intended target AJ Barner was held up — but whatever the reason for the turnovers, they still had a huge impact on the game.

With those three interceptions, the Seahawks have now turned the ball over 11 times in five losses, including multiple turnovers in four of those five games. And while Smith fought his way to an impressive game-tying campaign and finished his day with 363 yards and three touchdowns, it wasn’t enough to overcome the damage caused by the turnovers.

As for penalties, the Seahawks called 12 for 95 yards, and many of them had significant effects on the game, including two defensive penalties, an illegal contact and a rough call on the passer, with which the Seahawks vehemently disagreed. , which extended a Rams scoring streak after apparent third-down stops and two holding calls that negated long completions to Jaxon Smith-Njigba.