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Sam Darnold threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Tennessee Titans 30-24 Sunday for their fifth win in six games. Darnold bounced back with a clean game after being picked off four times last week.
Each week during the season nfl.com writer Nick Shook ranks and re-ranks every NFL quarterback in tiers. For most of the season, Shook has had Seahawks quarte
One experienced NFL coach feels the Seattle Seahawks' 21-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams was a firm reminder of the limitations for quarterback Sam Darnold.
Despite Sunday's turnover-fest, Darnold is 2nd in the NFL in total EPA (expected points added) after avoiding a sack. As you can see from the chart (courtesy of FTN) he trails only Carolina's Bryce Young in that category.
In recent weeks, the Seahawks' turnover deluge has spiraled out of control, with Sam Darnold’s four-interception day in Week 11 highlighting the recent giveaway issues.
Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL odds: Seahawks by 13 1/2. Against the spread: Seahawks 8-2, Titans 4-6. Series record: Seahawks lead 11-8. Last meeting: Seahawks beat the Titans 23-20 on Dec. 24,
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold dropped a bold statement about Seattle's "unacceptable" turnover rate after ugly Week 11 outing vs. Rams.
They kinda did, and I don’t mean by three safeties. Until variance — a punt return, a pivotal and peculiar no-call-timeout-penalty sequence, and a garbage time score fueled by fourth-down funny business — set in and calmed the score down to a 30-24 victory.