After winning four straight games to take first place in the NFC West, the Seahawks were hoping for a big win in prime time against another NFC playoff contender. Instead, the Packers jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back on their way to a 30-13 win at Lumen Field. Making matters worse, quarterback Geno Smith left the Seahawks’ game early with a knee injury, hurting their comeback chances and, depending on the severity of the injury, raising concerns about their playoff hopes going forward.

Here are five quick reactions to Sunday’s loss, which dropped Seattle’s record to 8-6:

1. A bad night was made worse by Geno Smith’s injury.

Things were already going badly for the Seahawks when the game took a turn for the worse late in the third quarter. Geno Smith, who had been under pressure most of the evening, took a low blow on a pass. Smith first limped to complain about the lack of a flag for a low blow, then sat on the field to receive treatment from team doctors and athletic trainers.

It was announced that Smith’s return was questionable due to a knee injury, and Smith did not return to the game, with Sam Howell ending that drive and playing the fourth quarter in his most significant playing time as a Seahawk.

With Smith sidelined and the Seahawks having to play a one-dimensional come-from-behind offense, the Seahawks took the lead three times on their next two possessions before taking advantage of a Packers turnover and the resulting short field to score their only touchdown of the game game, a 24-yard run by Zach Charbonnet.

Howell was in difficult circumstances with the Seahawks having to play so much passing and was under a lot of pressure. He completed five of 14 pass attempts for 24 yards and one interception.

2. The Seahawks’ defense settled down in the second half, but not before the Packers took a big lead.

The Seahawks’ defense entered Sunday’s game with flying colors after playing very well in five straight games, the last four of which were wins, but that unit had a tough time with the Packers’ offense in the first half.

Green Bay opened the game with a 63-yard touchdown drive and scored on all four possessions in the first half to build a 20-3 halftime lead. In the first half, the Packers gained 235 yards and 15 first downs while averaging 7.6 yards per play, and running back Josh Jacobs rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries while adding 38 receiving yards on three catches .

The Seahawks settled down on defense after halftime, allowing just one field goal on Green Bay’s next six possessions, while the other five resulted in a punt, punt, fumble, punt and turnover on downs. Unfortunately, the offense, which was without a starting quarterback for much of the second half, was unable to get back into the game, and a late interception gave the Packers a short field that they were able to turn into their only touchdown of the second half.

The Packers totaled just 134 yards in the second half and were 2 for 8 on third down after going 3 for 4 in the first half, but given the damage they did in the first half as well as the Seattle’s inability to get much going on offense meant that the defense’s turnaround in the second half wasn’t enough to change the outcome of the game.