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By Geoffrey C. Arnold, The Oregonian/OregonLive

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Quarterback Russell Wilson threw three touchdown passes and outdueled Patrick Mahomes and the Seattle Seahawks clinched a wild card berth after a 38-31 win over Kansas City Sunday night. Running back Chris Carson ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns as the Seahawks (9-6) returned to the playoffs after missing the playoffs last season.

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FOURTH QUARTER

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Seahawks have a second-and-11 from their 31.

Wilson to Baldwin on the left sideline for 8 yards. Third-and-3 from the Seattle 38. Wilson overthrows Baldwin at the 45. Baldwin had a step on the defender. Seahawks punt.

Kansas City start at their own 29.

Mahomes throws short middle to Hill, who gains 16. Williams off left tackle for 4 yards. Mahomes throws to Robinson on the right sideline for 6 yards. Mahomes short-hops a throw to Conley short left. Second-and-10. Williams off right guard for 7 yards. Third-and-3. Mahomes throws deep left sideline to Hill for 32 yards to the Seattle 4.

First-and-goal from the 4. Mahomes throws to Williams right. No go. Loss of 1. PENALTY. False start Kelce. Second-and-goal from the 10. Mahomes fires a pass to Benjamin over the middle in the end zone, but Griffin breaks up the pass. Third-and-goal. Mahomes being chased by Jefferson, throws to Benjamin, but he catches the football out of bounds in the back of the end zone.

Butker's 29-yard field goal is good. Seahawks lead 24-20 with 10:28 left.

Seahawks gain possession at their own 30.

Wilson finds Lockett over the middle for 25 yards to the Kansas City 45. Wilson, slips away from a sack by Bailey and runs up the middle for 25 yards. Unreal.

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Carson up the middle, spins away from tackler for 11 yards.

First-and-goal from the 8. Wilson throws for Baldwin back right corner of the end zone. Too far. Wilson on the option left, pitches to Davis. He gains 4. Third-and-goal from the 4. Wilson tries to find Brown at the back of the end zone, misses. PENALTY. Defensive holding on Smith.

First-and-goal at the 2.

TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS!

A scrambling Wilson finds Dickson, who dives to his left for the score. Seahawks take a 31-20 lead with 7:31 remaining.

Watch Wilson's throw to Dickson for the touchdown.

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Kansas City, trailing 31-20, starts at their own 25.

Fourth-and-1 for Kansas City at the Seattle 45.

Mahomes scrambles around right for 22 yards and a first down. Big play by the second-year quarterback. First-and-10 at the 23. Mahomes under pressure, throws incomplete short right. Mahomes throws short right to West for 12 yards. Mahomes scrambles right and threads the needle to find Robinson along the right sideline in the end zone for the touchdown.

Kansas City going to try for 2-point conversion. Mahomes fakes out a Jefferson in the backfield and easily runs up the middle for the score to make it 31-28 with 4:36 remaining.

Seahawks start at their own 25. They need to run the football and gain some first down to use plenty of clock.

Carson up the middle for 4 yards. Wilson throws a pass to Baldwin at the 44, but Baldwin drops the ball and being stripped. Third-and-6. Big, big play coming up. Wilson throws to Moore for 7 yards for a first down. Questionable spot for Moore, who is given forward progress for the line to gain.

Carson stopped for a 2-yard loss. Kansas City timeout with 3:04 remaining.

Wilson deep right Lockett along the sideline. Lockett somehow makes the catch. Just another unbelievable throw by Wilson. First and 10 at the Kansas City 29.

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Kansas City takes the ball at 40. With Janikowski injured, Dickson's drop-kick kickoff goes out of bounds.

Mahomes throws low and incomplete over the middle to Hill. Mahomes, stepping up in the pocket, again throws low to Conley over the middle. Incomplete. Third-and-10. Mahomes under pressure by the blitzing Seahawks, is forced to throw the football out of bounds. Kansas City must punt.

Seahawks take over at their own 31.

Carson up the middle, no gain.

End of the quarter

Wilson sacked by Jones for a 9-yard loss. Second-and-19 from the Kansas City 30.

Wilson floats a pass to Baldwin, who makes a spectacular one-handed grab at the Kansas City 1. My goodness, these Seahawks receivers are just showing out tonight .

Watch

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TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS!!!!

Carson will not be denied, he bulls two Kansas City defenders in the end zone for the touchdown to give the Seahawks a 38-28 with 2:29 remaining.

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Second-and-10 from the Seattle 19. Mahomes scrambles up the middle from the 5. Mahomes scrambling left, throws out of bounds. Fourth-and-5

Butker on for a 32-yard field goal attempt. It's good. Seahawks lead 38-31 with 1:20 remaining.

Kansas City tries the onside kick. Butker's kick goes out of bounds. Seahawks get the ball at midfield with 1:20 remaining.

Seahawks kneels twice and go into victory formation. This one is in the books. Seahawks win and earn a playoff berth.

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THIRD QUARTER

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The Seahawks start at their own 25.

Carson running around left end, just fights his way for 15 yards. Carson jumping over defenders, up the middle, gains 4. Wilson, going play-action, forced to throw the ball out of bounds left. Third-and-6. Wilson throws short right to Vannett for 10 yards and a first down at the Kansas City 46.

Wilson, going play-action, finds Baldwin over the middle for 18 yards to the Kansas City 28. Davis up the middle for 4. Wilson finds Lockett for 7 . PENALTY. Holding on Fant. Second-and-16. Wilson fires to Lockett on the right side for 10 yards. Third-and-6.

Wilson is drilled by Ford for a 5-yard loss.

Janikowski for a 37-yard field goal. Missed it left. PENALTY. Roughing the kicker on Lucas. Hit Janikowski on his plant leg. Seahawks get a huge break. First-and-10 from the Kansas City 14.

Carson up the middle for 4. Wilson, flushed out of the pocket, throws too high for Baldwin at the back of the end zone. Third-and-6. Wilson connects with a leaping Moore, but he catches it out of bounds.

A limping Janikowski returns for a 28 -yard field goal attempt. It's good. Seattle leads 17-10 with 9:30 remaining.

Kansas City gets the football at their own 17.

Mahomes over the middle to Kelce for 23 yards. Mahomes to Williams on a screen pass left for 12 yards. Mahomes to Hill short middle for 11 yards. Mahomes to Williams on a screen pass right, no gain. Mahomes scrambles right for 7 yards. Third-and-3 at the Seattle 30. Mahomes fires a quick pass to Kelce over the middle 5 yards and a first down. Mahomes on the run, flings a pass to West over the middle at the 10 and he runs in for the touchdown.

Kansas City ties the score 17-17 with 5:18 remaining.

How Mahomes makes some of these throws is truly amazing. Mahomes is running left, but zings throws across his body to accurately find West.

Seahawks start at their own 25.

Carson up the middle for 6 yards. Carson goes over 1,000 yards for the season. Amazing story for a seventh-round pick. Carson off right guard for 10 yards. Wilson connects with a diving Baldwin right for 19 yards to the Kansas City 42. PENALTY. False start on Vannett. First-and-15 for the Seahawks.

Carson tries to go right, but he's stood up by Houston for 1-yard loss. Carson tries to go right again. Nothing. 2-yard loss. Third-and-17. Wilson, with all day, finally throws short left to Dickson at the 41 and Dickson rumbles for 18 yards and first down. A huge play.

Davis up the middle for 2.

TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS!

Wilson throws deep left for Baldwin, Baldwin makes a spectacular leaping catch and falls into a pylon for the touchdown. Seahawks retake the lead 24-17 with 45 seconds remaining.

What a catch. What a throw. Watch

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SECOND QUARTER

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Kansas City first-and-10 on their 41.

Williams up the middle for 6. Penalty. False start Kansas City. Second-and-9. Williams off right tackle for eight. Third-and-1 at midfield. Williams around right end for 8 yards for a first down at the Seahawks 29. Hill on a jet sweep around right end for 9. West gains 1. First down at the Seattle 19.

Mahomes short over the middle to Kelce and he takes the ball to the 2. Mahomes short right to Williams, he runs in untouched. Easy peasy. Touchdown. Kansas City takes a 10-7 lead with 11:21 remaining.

Seahawks begin at their own 25.

Carson up the middle, no gain. Wilson throws sideline pass to Moore right side. Broken up by Ward. Third-and-10. Wilson scrambles up the middle and stumbles down a half-yard short of the line to gain. Seahawks must punt. A miscalculation by Wilson. If he takes another step and then goes down, it's a first down.

Kansas City, who has scored on their last two possessions, get the ball on their own 20. Seahawks defense needs a stop or this could get ugly for Seattle.

Mahomes to Hill on the slant left for 15 yards. PENALTY. False start Kansas City.

Williams gets spun around by Jordan and loses the football. Reed recovers at the Kansas City 23.

Here's the play.

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Seattle gets the sudden turnover.

Carson around left tackle and gains 9. Carson up the middle for 7 yards for a first-and-goal at the 5. Carson takes the pitch left, taken down in the backfield by Ford for a 3-yard loss. Second-and-goal from the 8. Carson up the middle for 4.

Uh-oh. Left guard J.R. Sweezy is down and this doesn't look good. Sweezy is up and limps off the field. He's replaced by D.J. Fluker. Pocic moves to left guard and Fluker is at right guard.

Wilson rolls right throws, the football was deflected and incomplete. PENALTY. DPI on Ward trying to cover Baldwin in the end zone. Ball spotted at the 1 and first-and-goal. That's a very close call. The Seahawks will take it.

Kansas City challenges the call. A review, ruling stands. Carson off left guard, no gain. Had legs knocked from under him. Second-and-goal from the 1.

TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS!!!

Wilson fakes to Carson left. Lofts a short pass to Vannett at the goal line and the tight end scores. Seahawks regain the lead 14-10 with 5:25 remaining.

Here's the scoring play

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Kansas City takes over at their own 25.

Williams up the middle for 5 yards. Williams, legs churning, powers for 4. Third-and-1. Williams tries to go off right tackle, he's stuffed by Clark for no gain. Fourth down. Kansas City punts.

Seattle gets the ball at their own 9 with 3:02 remaining.

Carson up the middle for 1. Carson, up the middle, fight his way for 11 yards and a first down. Two-minute warning.

Wilson to Lockett on the right side for 19. Wilson tries to connect with Lockett. Incomplete. PENALTY. DPI on Ward. Ball spotted on the Kansas City 45. Wilson scrambling left, throws incomplete. Second-and-10 with 1:30 remaining.

Wilson escapes a sack and runs up the middle for seven yards. Third-and-3 from the Kansas City 38, with 52 seconds remaining. Wilson dumps the football off the Dickson, but he loses 2. Fourth-and-4 from the Kansas City 39. Pete Carroll decides to punt.

Kansas City gets the ball at their 13 with 43 seconds remaining in the half. Kansas City has one timeout.

Williams runs off right guard for 17 yards. Timeout Kansas City with 27 seconds remaining. First-and-10 at the 30. Mahomes throws incomplete over the middle. Mahomes connects with Conley over the middle at the Seattle 46, but Coleman punches the ball out and the fumble is recovered by Seahawks.

Wilson takes a knee and the half ends.

Seahawks will get the football to start the second half.

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FIRST QUARTER

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The Seahawks won the coin toss and deferred to the second half.

Kansas City will begin their first series on their own 25.

Hill on the jet sweep left and he gains 8 yards. Mahomes pass is knocked down by Wright, who is starting tonight after dealing with a knee injury. Third and 2 from the 33. Mahomes on the run right, throws to Robinson at the Seattle 20, broken up by Griffin. Seahawks force a three-and-out.

Seahawks start at their own 22.

Carson goes left for 1 yard. Carson off left guard for 1. Third-and-8. Penalty. More penalties for the Seahawks. Third-and-13. Wilson scramble straight up the middle, he gains 19 for a first down at the 38. Wilson floats pass to Baldwin down the left sideline, overthrow. Second-and-10.

Wilson scrambling to his right out of the pocket, finds Baldwin on the right sideline for 16 yards. Carson running to his left, gains 17 while tiptoeing on along the left sideline. Carson, off right tackle, gains 6. Davis, going off left tackle, breaks a couple of tackles for a gain of 10 to the Kansas City 13. Davis up the middle for 3. McKissic around the right corner, gains 6 and leaps to the 4. Third-and-inches.

TOUCHDOWN SEAHAWKS!

Carson looks like he's stopped at the 3, but uses a second and third effort to bull his way into the end zone. The Seahawks take a 7-0 lead with 8:55 remaining.

Here's Carson's bulldozing touchdown run.

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Kansas City takes their second possession at their own 25 and trailing 7-0.

Williams, tightroping along the left sideline, gains 25 to midfield. Mahomes throws short right to Williams for 7. Mahomes, buying time in the pocket, overthrows Kelce short left. Third-and-3. Toss left to Williams, he gains 7 for the first down at the Seattle 36.

Mahomes throws deep to Kelce, overthrows the wide open tight end in the end zone. That should've been a touchdown. Mahomes, chased by Clark right, throws incomplete to Harris. Third-and-10. Mahomes throws too high for Hill along the right sideline.

Butker on for a 54-yard field goal attempt. Butker draws it through and Seattle leads 7-3 with 6:34 remaining.

The Seahawks will start from their own 25.

Carson up the middle for 2. Carson again up the middle for 4. Third-and-4. Wilson short right to Brown for 9 yards and a first down at the Seattle 41. Wilson throws deep left. Lockett and cornerback Steven Nelson bump. DPI on Nelson, ball spotted on the Kansas City 33.

Wilson, under pressure, throws football at the feet of Davis on a screen left. Davis off right tackle for 4 yards. Third-and-6 at the Kansas City 28. Wilson throws a dart right to Baldwin on a quick slant for 10 yards and a first down. Seattle 4-for-4 on third downs so far.

Davis up the middle for 3 yards. Wilson escapes the initial rush, but he's swarmed for 3-yard loss. Wilson, under pressure again, scrambles right and throws ball away. Fourth-and-10.

Janikowski on for a 36-yard field goal attempt. Nope. Hits right upright. Good drive comes up empty. Seahawks can't afford to give away points against Kansas City. They're going score plenty of points.

Kansas City takes over on their own 26.

Mahomes pressured and sacked by Dion Jordan for a 8-yard loss. Williams up the middle for 5. Third-and-13. Mahomes slides up in the pocket, finds COnley over the middle for 18 yards.

End of the quarter

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The Seattle Seahawks get a second chance to secure a playoff berth and a win will earn them a wild card spot. Kansas City is trying to secure home field advantage in the AFC, they are currently the top-seed in the conference.

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The Seattle Seahawks blew their first chance to clinch a playoff berth when they lost to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 15. The Seahawks get another opportunity, but they'll face a much tougher opponent in Kansas City on Sunday Night Football (5:20 p.m. PT/8:20 p.m. ET, KGW-8, NBC or try FuboTV (free trial).

You can watch the live stream of the game on nbcsports.com/live, verizonwireless.com, playstationvue, AppleTV or SlingTV.

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The Seahawks (8-6) played a sloppy game with 14 penalties for a franchise-record 148 yards, resulting in a shocking 26-23 loss in overtime to the San Francisco 49ers. The offense played very well, with Russell Wilson throwing two touchdown passes. Wilson has thrown 18 touchdown passes and two interceptions in his last eight games.

Kansas City (11-3) suffered a heartbreaking 29-28 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, losing after the Chargers successful 2-point conversion in the final seconds of the game. Wide receiver Mike Williams caught the two touchdown passes, with the second one coming with eight seconds remaining in the game.

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You can get the latest score and stats from the game in the box score provided above and here's everything you need to know in order to watch the Seahawks vs. Kansas City game:

What: Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City

When: Sunday, Dec. 23, 5:20 p.m. PT/8:20 p.m. ET

Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA

TV: KGW-8, NBC

Watch online: You can watch the live stream of the game on nbcsports.com/live, verizonwireless.com, playstationvue, AppleTV, SlingTV or FuboTV (free trial).

FuboTV is a paid affiliate of Advance Local Media LLC. Advance Local Media LLC may receive compensation if you access the FuboTV service through the link above.

--Geoffrey C. Arnold | @geoffreyCarnold