Seahawks, Sam Darnold exorcise demons vs. Rams
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Trailing by 16 points in the fourth quarter, the Seattle Seahawks rallied to force overtime, with Sam Darnold finding tight end Eric Saubert for a two-point conversion and a 38-37 victory over the visiting Seattle Seahawks on a wet night at Lumen Field on Thursday.
At that point Darnold had thrown two interceptions and no touchdowns and was getting mercilessly mocked on Twitter for not the first time in his career. Even Seahawks great Bruce Irvin joined in.
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The Seahawks quarterback turned the Thursday Night Football game around for Seattle to flip the NFC West standings upside down.
Darnold was unraveling, and Rams players were laughing. "They thought it was over," Ernest Jones IV said. But Seattle got the last laugh.
When Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback Sam Darnold has been at his best this season, he's had no peer among NFL starters. Darnold has carried over his lethal deep ball from Minnesota, in addition to a searing accuracy on tight window throws and generally aggressive instincts.
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold passes a 4-yard touchdown to wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba reels in a 17-yard loft from quarterback Sam Darnold. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Cooper Kupp reels in a brilliant 21-yard pass from quarterback Sam Darnold.
Even with some blips on the radar recently, Sam Darnold's first season with the Seattle Seahawks is being positively received by other organizations in the NFL.
When quarterback Sam Darnold threw his second interception of Thursday night's game against the Rams while down 16 points in the fourth quarter, it looked like he was on his way to the kind of result that has helped define his last two seasons.
Los Angeles Rams cornerback Josh Wallace secures his first NFL interception off Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold.