The Seahawks changed their quarterback setup for Week 7 when Drew Lock was inactive for Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs, pushing Jalen Milroe into the backup role behind Sam Darnold. Lock was listed as questionable on Friday with an elbow injury, but he still dressed and served as the emergency third quarterback.
That move landed on a night when the inactives list mattered immediately. Seattle arrived at Lumen Field with several players carrying question marks, and Nick Emmanwori, Uchenna Nwosu and DeMarcus Lawrence were all active after being listed as questionable on Friday. On the other side, L'Jarius Sneed and Cooper Macdonald were active for Kansas City, which was also without Jaylon Moore and Rashee Rice.
The quarterback change is the part that will shape how Seattle handles the game from the sideline. With Lock out of the active group, Milroe became the No. 2 option, while the veteran still had to be available in uniform as the emergency third quarterback. That is a narrow but meaningful difference for a game plan built around one healthy backup instead of two.
There was also a familiar absence on defense. Drake Thomas was out for the second week in a row with an ankle injury, and Tyrice Knight should figure to start again in a role similar to Week 6. That keeps Seattle’s linebacker picture steady even as other parts of the roster changed.
For the Chiefs, the Chiefs Depth Chart showed the impact of missing Jaylon Moore at right tackle and Rashee Rice at receiver. Seattle’s injury report produced the sharper roster twist, though, because Lock was close enough to suit up but not close enough to be active. What happens next for him beyond Week 7 is not clear, but for this matchup the answer was already set: Milroe backs up Darnold, and Lock watches from the edge of the game.
