SEATTLE (AP) — Ahead of the season, Ernest Jones IV set a goal of finishing the year with six interceptions.

With six games left, the Seahawks linebacker already has a career-high four picks, including the one he returned 85 yards on Sunday for the first touchdown of his career. That was the first of five takeaways by Seattle’s dominant defense as the Seahawks blanked the Minnesota Vikings 26-0 for their first shutout victory in more than a decade.

“I was so tired,” Jones said of his TD run. “Luckily the next drive, I think, was a short one. But it was worth it.”

The Vikings were shut out for the first time since Green Bay beat them 34-0 on Nov. 11, 2007. Seattle’s most recent shutout win was 26-0 over Chicago on Sept. 27, 2015.

This one was a mismatch, with the Seahawks (9-3) going ag

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